SSH tunneling / port forwarding in OS X

[Am3822]

Hi folks,

Is there an easy way to configure (and save) ssh tunnels under OS X?

Let me explain -- under windows there was no native ssh implementation, but a common ssh client, PuTTY, could be configured to tunnel ports when connecting to a specific host. Obviously, it can be done with ssh. But what I'm after is a way to define it once and use it whenever I open an ssh session to that host.

Thanks in advance,
Am.

 

[killmoms]

Yes, just save a Terminal with the appropriate ssh command to a file. To do this, open Terminal and go straight to File > Save As.... Give it a name, and then down at the bottom where is says "What to save:" make sure it's choosing "Main Window." Then, under "When opening this file:" change it to "Execute this command" and type in your ssh line complete with switches for your tunnel. Then anytime you want to open that tunnel, just double click on that .term file.

 

[Am3822]

killmom

Thanks, and it's simple as well.