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An SSH tunnel allows forwarding any traffic over the SSH protocol. This is used to secure the transmission or allow data to be exchanged where network restrictions are in place.

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How to make an SSH tunnel publicly accessible?

Referring back to this question, I am executing the below via OpenSSH (Client: Mac OS X 10.6 | Server: Linux Mint), however the port that is being tunneled is not working publicly: ssh -R 8080:localhost:80 -N root@example.com The purpose is so the…
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List open SSH tunnels

I use a lot of SSH tunnels to various servers on my linux machine (for tunnelling to databases, web servers etc) and it would be really handy to view a list of current open tunnels via a shell script. I can identify local connections via a grep on…
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Differences between ssh -L to -D

I'm trying to understand the differences between ssh -L to -D. Is there anything else except for that -D is SOCKS only? Thanks!
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Automatic SSH tunneling from Windows

I'm trying to set up a Windows computer to always have two SSH tunnels to my Linux server. Currently, I'm using PuTTY to open the two SSH tunnels: I log in to the server in PuTTY, leave it minimized, and never touch it. This works well, except when…
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SSH access to office host behind NAT router

I would like to access the ssh port of my office linux host from home. Unfortunately the host is located behind a NAT router. So, the IP address is not publicly available. There is however access to another internet host (Server) which is…
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SSH Reverse socks tunnel

ssh -D can make a socks port at local machine, which pass the traffic to the remote, then to other places. ssh -L port:host:hostport, listen port at local machine, pass the traffic to "host:hostport" from the point of view of the remote machine. ssh…
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SSH as socks proxy through multiple hosts

Can the following be achieved with SSH. There are three machines involved: A. My local machine at home B. The SSH gateway server at school C. A workstation in a lab, only reachable through B I want to setup a SOCKS proxy. I want to be able to surf…
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How secure is an SSH tunnel or connection?

I have often advised people to use an SSH tunnel to secure their browsing on open WIFIs or in other insecure situations. I was recently asked by a friend how secure a SSH tunnel is after I had suggested SSH tunneling. I stumbled a bit and reiterated…
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How do I SCP a file through an intermediate server?

I'm using Ccygwin on WinXP (with the bash shell). I want to SCP a file from my localhost to a remote machine -- host2. However, I can only SSH to an intermediate machine -- host1, and then from there SSH to host2. (Note, I ccan't access host2…
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Setting up ssh config file with id_rsa through tunnel

I've been struggling to set up a valid configuration to open a connection with a second machine, passing through another one, and using an id_rsa (which requests me a password) to connect to the third machine. I've asked this question in another…
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Is there a sshuttle equivalent for windows - ssh tunneling for windows

I have been using sshuttle on my linux desktop for a long time to circumvent the restrictions of vietnamese ISPs. However I wonder if there's a similar easy to use software for windows? Something that can redirect all/selected traffic through a ssh…
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SSH tunnel on Windows 10 to Linux Samba

I know This question has been asked a few times already but I think my problem might be slightly different. Maybe I'm not understanding the fundamentals of the issue. I have a Linux Samba share that I would like to ssh tunnel and use from Windows.…
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How to determine the port allocated on the server for a dynamically bound openssh reverse tunnel?

When creating reverse tunnels on recent versions of OpenSSH, a remote port of 0 can be given to bind any available port: -R [bind_address:]port:host:hostport ... If the port argument is `0', the listen port will be dynamically allocated on the…
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VSCode SSH with multiple hops

I'd like to edit code on a remote machine. The VSCode SSH extension offers this feature, but I can only get it to work for a single hop. Here's what I've tried so far: Click on 'Remote Explorer' in VSCode sidebar Click + for 'Add Target' Enter the…
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How can I resume a large scp file transfer when using port forwarding?

I have a machine a couple of hops away, and I need to set up port forwarding in order to transfer files. Edit: To be clear, the multiple hops are needed in order to access the remote machine. From my machine, I set up a VPN, where I can access…
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