Once upon a time, WipeOut <wipe_out@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > Quite simple really.. I usually need to map at least 3 ports to work > across the ssh link on each of the servers I am accessing.. So the > command line would end up being something like this.. > > ssh -Cg -L xx:<ip>:xx -L yy:<ip>:yy -L zz<ip>:zz <server name> So create a section in your ~/.ssh/config: Host <server name> Compression yes GatewayPorts yes LocalForward xx <ip>:xx LocalForward yy <ip>:yy LocalForward zz <ip>:zz Then just "ssh <server name>". You can even create host aliases this way, by doing: Host <alias> HostName <real server name> ... and do "ssh <alias>" to connect to <real server name>. > With PuTTY I am able to simply setup the profile and save it, then each > time I need to connect it simply a case of double clicking the profile > and logging in.. All the ports are maped and there is very little chance > of making a mistake.. Everything you can do at the command line can be set in the config file with OpenSSH. See "man ssh_config" for more information. -- Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
