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-Port forwarding is another name for
PinHoling.
+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.
+
+Common uses:
+
+* allowing an Internet connected user to connect to a port on a private IP address behind a [NAT] (see
PinHoling)
+* 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])
+
+See also:
+
+* [http://www.portforward.com/] - instructions for port forwarding on many common home routers
+* [http://www.canyouseeme
.org/] - test your port forwards from the Internet
+
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+CategoryNetworking
