[wplug] SSH bouncing.

Brian Sammon wplug-list at brisammon.fastmail.fm
Thu Aug 26 11:07:56 EDT 2004


> Step 1:
> Build and SSH session from my laptop to a "common" internet server.
> "ssh -R 2048:wizej:22 mydomain.com" -> Login-> Now I have a shell
> session on the "internet" server.
> 
> Step 2:
> Remote technician who wants to help ssh's into the same "internet" box.
> "ssh tech at mydomain.com" ->Login -> Now he is logged into the same box as
> I am.
> 
> Step3:
> Remote technician now will 'bounce' back through my original tunnel.
> "ssh -p 2048 localhost" ->Login with account created on laptop ->The
> remote technician now has a shell session on the system.

Tunneling SSH over SSH -- cute.
BTW, I think you can combine step 2 and step 3.
>From the outside machine, I think he can do "ssh -p 2048 mydomain.com" and get 
right into the laptop.





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