If you have access to a server only through SSH, you can yet access all the others server services without the need to forward other ports on the router or firewall.
Here is how :
- Open a console on your client
- Type :
ssh -L [local port]:localhost:[remote port] [username]@[remote server]
From now on you can reach the remote service accessing to localhost on port [local port].
Parameters :
- [local port] : the port you'll use on your client
- [remote port] : the port you need to reach on the remote server
- [username] : your username on the remote server
- [remote server] : remote server public hostname or ip address
So, for example, if you want to access the webserver running on the remote server on the port 80, you'll write :
ssh -L 8080:localhost:80 [username]@[remote server]
Opening in your browser the url http://localhost:8080 you'll be able to access the remote webserver.
A similar solution can be implemented using Zebedee that doesn't require a SSH access because has its own authentication and encryption routines.
