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Port forwarding with SSH

Problem

You want to forward all traffic from a port on your box, to another host/port combination.

Problem	Solution	Example	Reference	Recommended
ssh -x -g -L 8081:www.example.com:8080 localhost Don't forget, if you need to open LINUX (FC4) firewall, do this (as root): vi /etc/sysconfig/iptables # add following line then save, exit -A RH-Firewall-1-INPUT -m state –state NEW -m tcp -p tcp –dport 8081 -j ACCEPT /etc/init.d/iptables restart

Port forwarding with SSH

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