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SSH Connections: Gateway Hosts In Corporate Networks Explained

Calendar Mar 29, 2002 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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proxy server ssh port forwarding case study corporate network gateway host
In the corporate world, companies commonly require all outgoing connections to pass through a proxy server or gateway host : a machine connected to both the company network and the outside. Although connected to both networks, a gateway host doesn't act as a router, and the networks remain separated.. . . In the corporate world, companies commonly require all outgoing connections to pass through a proxy server or gateway host : a machine connected to both the company network and the outside. Although connected to both networks, a gateway host doesn't act as a router, and the networks remain separated. Rather, it allows limited, application-level access between the two networks.

In this case study, we discuss issues of SSH in this environment:

  • Connecting transparently to external hosts using ssh

  • Making scp connections

  • Running SSH-within-SSH by port forwarding