[CentOS] openssh port forward in centos 4

Erick Perez wrote:

>Hi, I use putty in my windows xp machine. ssh server in a centos 4.
>The centos 4 machine runs a web server that listens on port 1812, the
>centos machine is behind a firewall that allows tcp 22 connections
>only. I am on public internet.
>
>Can I forward/redirect/allow my web browser in windows to "see" the
>web page in port 1812 of the centos machine via the SSH connection?
>
>Thanks,
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This is easy, and you don't have to do a thing on your server.  Go here:

http://www.benjamin.weiss.name:8000/putty-tunnel.html

I use it to connect to my VNC server that runs locally, but you can use 
it to tunnel any port.

Ben