hey,
well you won't be able to open ssh tunnels, no matter what without
logging in to the server. that's the way it works.
i am not sure what your point is. maybe you wanna try what i do for
tunneling purposes, i login to the remote server with the following command:
ssh -fN [EMAIL PROTECTED] -L localport:targetip:targetport (in your case
-R for remote forwarding)
-f forces ssh to go into background.
-N makes it stop executing other commands (for tunneling purposes only)
so what it does, it logs in to your remote server, as a background
process. you can then just leave it running, log out of your local
shell, or do whatever your want. but still you DO login to the remote
console. just that you don't have the ssh login running as a foreground
process.
regards
Thorsten
Jesse wrote:
Question:
Is it possible to use remote port forwarding (tunneling) without having to
login on the console?
Situation:
I have a server (PC1) which is running a SSH service behind a firewall. I do
NOT have any control over the firewall, but I do want to access the SSH
service of PC1 from PC2 over the Internet.
Solution for the situation:
I'm using the following command on PC1 to let PC1 make a SSH-tunnel to PC2
ssh -R 4000:localhost:22 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
And I have installed a SSH service on PC2 to make tunneling possible.
Same question in detail:
When I use the command above, it will make the tunnel, but I will also make
PC1 login on the console of PC2. That last step is something I do not want.
PC1 should only make the tunnel to PC2, but should NOT login on the console
of PC2.
Is this possible?
-Jesse
