| .TH libssh2_channel_direct_tcpip_ex 3 "1 Jun 2007" "libssh2 0.15" "libssh2 manual" |
| .SH NAME |
| libssh2_channel_direct_tcpip_ex - Tunnel a TCP connection through an SSH session |
| .SH SYNOPSIS |
| #include <libssh2.h> |
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| LIBSSH2_CHANNEL * |
| libssh2_channel_direct_tcpip_ex(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, const char *host, int port, const char *shost, int sport); |
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| LIBSSH2_CHANNEL * |
| libssh2_channel_direct_tcpip(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, const char *host, int port); |
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| .SH DESCRIPTION |
| \fIsession\fP - Session instance as returned by |
| .BR libssh2_session_init_ex(3) |
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| \fIhost\fP - Third party host to connect to using the SSH host as a proxy. |
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| \fIport\fP - Port on third party host to connect to. |
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| \fIshost\fP - Host to tell the SSH server the connection originated on. |
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| \fIsport\fP - Port to tell the SSH server the connection originated from. |
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| Tunnel a TCP/IP connection through the SSH transport via the remote host to |
| a third party. Communication from the client to the SSH server remains |
| encrypted, communication from the server to the 3rd party host travels |
| in cleartext. |
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| .SH RETURN VALUE |
| Pointer to a newly allocated LIBSSH2_CHANNEL instance, or NULL on errors. |
| .SH ERRORS |
| \fILIBSSH2_ERROR_ALLOC\fP - An internal memory allocation call failed. |
| .SH SEE ALSO |
| .BR libssh2_session_init_ex(3) |
