SSH/Names

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KevinO wrote:
> It is a matter of DNS resolution -- the resolving of names into IP
> addresses. The 'proper' way to do this is to use valid and 'fully
> qualified' names, and make sure that DNS is setup and works for them.
> The easy way to do this is by entries in the /etc/hosts file (on the
> client), as was described in an earlier email.

And the "Other" way to do this, that just affects ssh, is in the
~/.ssh/config file:

Host mailtunnel
Hostname server004.mycluster.foo
LocalForward 9110 mail.myhost.foo:110
LocalForward 9025 mail.myhost.foo:25
User benb

That sets up port forwarding for tunneled POP3/SMTP also.

~Ben

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