[NCLUG] ssh question

[Robie Lutsey]

I am trying to set up a tunnel via ssh to allow users at a remote site
to see an internal webserver.  

I thought I could set up a gateway there listening on port xxxx.  And
when you pointed a browser at it,

It would forward that connection to my local web server. Something like
this:

                                        __________

                                      /                      \

                                     /                         \ 

   remote                       |   internet             |
local

   gateway ------------> |                           |----------->server

       ^ port xxxx              \                        /
listening on port 80

        |                               \__________/

        | 

remote user

http://remote-gateway:xxxx <http://remote-gateway:xxxx/> 

 

where remote gateway is running something like: 

ssh -N -f -L xxxx:local-server:80 user at local-server

 

as it turns out when I try this I get connection refused.  

What am I missing?

 

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