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Software Development, version 3.0

Use SSH to Forward Multiple Protocols to Multiple Machines

Let’s say you have a half-dozen machines at work you want to log into. Instead of setting up a remote forwarding connection from each of those machines, you can have the connection from your main machine perform multiple forwardings instead of just one. This even works if some of the machines don’t support ssh.

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Open an SSH Tunnel in Four Seconds or Less

As I mentioned in a previous post on ssh configuration, your config file can specify a variety settings for each server. In fact, the Hosts you use don’t even have to exist! Consider the following snippet in your ~/.ssh/config.

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Use Local SSH Forwarding to Reduce the Number of Manual Hops

Local port forwarding is the same as remote port forwarding but works in the opposite direction. An example is the clearest way to explain…

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How to Use SSH Remote Port Forwarding to Set Up Secure Tunnels

Ssh tunneling can be a bit mind bending at first, but it’s simple when you get used to it.

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