UNIX

HTTP forwarding through multiple gateways

tom — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:59:18 +0200

In my little writeup about SSH tunneling I have provided an introduction to using the SSH local and remote port forwarding features, with an emphasis on remote port forwarding useful for X tunneling. Here's a complete example of local port forwarding, useful for tunneling HTTP through multiple gateways.

More robust remote X tunneling

tom — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:28:44 +0100

Running remote X applications is extremely common in the UNIX world of remote administration. Using ssh -X to log in to a remote system and launch graphical programs there is easy and convenient. However, it does not always work. This article describes a method that will work in case ssh -X won't do.