Setup ssh tunnel/port forward on Windows

 Reference link:

https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E24628_01/install.121/e22624/preinstall_req_cygwin_ssh.htm

https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-setup-ssh-tunneling/

Make sure for Cygwin, has openssh installed. Then run

ssh-host-config

*** Query: Enter the value of CYGWIN for the daemon: [] binmode ntsec

Then run this to start the service: cygrunsrv -S sshd

May need to change Windows firewall setting to open the port 22.

 

SSH tunneling or SSH port forwarding is a method of creating an encrypted SSH connection between a client and a server machine through which services ports can be relayed.

There are three types of SSH port forwarding:

• Local Port Forwarding. - Forwards a connection from the client host to the SSH server host and then to the destination host port.
• Remote Port Forwarding. - Forwards a port from the server host to the client host and then to the destination host port.
• Dynamic Port Forwarding. - Creates a SOCKS proxy server that allows communication across a range of ports.