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7 | CraigBox | 1 | Port forwarding is the act of forwarding traffic destined to a particular network port on a machine, to somewhere else - either another port, on a port on another machine. |
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3 | Common uses: | ||
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5 | * allowing an Internet connected user to connect to a port on a private IP address behind a [NAT] (see PinHoling) | ||
6 | * using [SSH] to create a tunnel, allowing you to access a port you wouldn't normally be able to reach (see the "Port forwarding" section of our [SSHNotes]) | ||
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8 | See also: | ||
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10 | * [http://www.portforward.com/] - instructions for port forwarding on many common home routers | ||
11 | * [http://www.canyouseeme.org/] - test your port forwards from the Internet | ||
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14 | CategoryNetworking |
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