[ale] Using ~/.ssh/config Better?

[James Sumners]

The only thing that came to mind immediately is tunnels. So I did a
quick search to see how one would configure a tunnel in their config
file. I came upon [1] which details it exactly. [1] also looks to have
some more answers for your question. Anway, here's how to setup a
tunnel in your config:

==============
Host myTunnel
  # The tunneling host
  Host ssh.example.com
  Port 22

  # Forward your local port to some remote port over the tunnel
  LocalForward localhost:4443 supersecret.com:443
==============

Then you open https://localhost:4443/ in a web browser on your local
machine and get the page at supersecret.com over your SSH tunnel.

[1] -- http://magazine.redhat.com/2007/11/27/advanced-ssh-configuration-and-tunneling-we-dont-need-no-stinking-vpn-software/
[1] -- http://tinyurl.com/c7lejq

On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 9:13 AM, JD <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:
> Besides using key-based authentication with this
> file, are there other uses or tricks that I could be using with this
> file to further simplify ssh, sftp, scp, rsync, rdiff-backup and other
> ssh-based connections?



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