[SLUG] making SSH port forwarding externally available

2001-09-13 Thread Sonam Chauhan
Hello Sluggers: To workaround a local network misconfiguration, I am port forwarding a local port to a remote machine using ssh. This works for my local loopback address: 'localhost', but I would like to make the tunnel accessible to another person at work. (he doesn't use Linux but need to

Re: [SLUG] making SSH port forwarding externally available

2001-09-13 Thread Malcolm Tredinnick
On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 12:51:45PM +1000, Sonam Chauhan wrote: To workaround a local network misconfiguration, I am port forwarding a local port to a remote machine using ssh. This works for my local loopback address: 'localhost', but I would like to make the tunnel accessible to another

Re: [SLUG] making SSH port forwarding externally available

2001-09-13 Thread Andre Pang
On Fri, Sep 14, 2001 at 12:51:45PM +1000, Sonam Chauhan wrote: i.e.: If I do a ssh -f -N -L 1234:remote:1234 remote , then telnet localhost 2323 establishes a connection to 'remote' via the ssh tunnel, but telnet my_machine_IP 2323 doesn't. from the ssh(1) manpage: -g Allows

Re: [SLUG] making SSH port forwarding externally available

2001-09-13 Thread Sonam Chauhan
from the ssh(1) manpage: -g Allows remote hosts to connect local port forwarding ports. The default is that only localhost may connect to locally binded ports. that's what you're after :) Excellent - That works great. Thanks Andre. I missed