Re: Binding ssh to a loopback address

Thanks for the explanation ! that works !

cp

Darren Tucker wrote:

> CP Lim wrote:
>
> > I was trying to forward a remote port to one at
local (but not 
> > 127.0.0.1) by doing :
> >
> > ssh -b 127.0.0.2 -L80:localhost:80 remotehost
>
>
> That's a local forward, but what you're describing
is a remote 
> forward.  I'm assuming the command is correct  but
the description is 
> wrong (since you also said it works w/out the -b.
>
> Anyway, that command will try to bind the client's
end of the SSH 
> connection to 127.0.0.2, so what you're trying to do
is make an SSH 
> connection from 127.0.0.2 to your remotehost. 
Sending the connection 
> out 127.0.0.2 won't go anywhere (hence the "no route
to host" error).
> What you need to do is this:
>
> ssh -L 127.0.0.2:80:localhost:80 remotehost



                
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