Re: PuTTY 0.54 rpms (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/)

Chris Adams wrote:

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.

Thats great.. I wish I had found (or should I say been told) that this was availible sooner.. At least I know now.. hopfully it will benefit others on the list as well..

I know about RTFM the problem is there are so many M's that time does not allow reading them all.. :)

Thanks..