,----[ On Thu, Aug 02, at 12:20PM, Vineet Kumar wrote: ]--------------
| This is only the case if you use the -g option with ssh or have
| "GatewayPorts yes" in your config file. The default is (thankfully)
| "no". Otherwise, the forwarded port is bound to the localhost interface
| only.

The default is localhost, unless you do something funky, dont worry
about it. 


| NB: It still may not be a bad idea to put a packet filter on your
| desktop machine as well.

Ok, dont confuse the guy. If the only interface bound to is localhost,
then you do not need any kind of packet filter on your external
interface. Anyway, the ssh forwarding is what you want, just dont get
more confused than you have to.

| Vineet

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