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Clarify that port forwarding is of TCP connections.

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(Rather than just the generic 'network connections'.)
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Jacob Nevins 2014-11-08 18:30:01 +00:00
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@ -368,12 +368,12 @@ For more options relating to X11 forwarding, see \k{config-ssh-x11}.
\H{using-port-forwarding} Using \i{port forwarding} in SSH
The SSH protocol has the ability to forward arbitrary \i{network
connection}s over your encrypted SSH connection, to avoid the network
traffic being sent in clear. For example, you could use this to
connect from your home computer to a \i{POP-3} server on a remote
machine without your POP-3 password being visible to network
sniffers.
The SSH protocol has the ability to forward arbitrary \I{network
connection}network (TCP) connections over your encrypted SSH
connection, to avoid the network traffic being sent in clear. For
example, you could use this to connect from your home computer to a
\i{POP-3} server on a remote machine without your POP-3 password being
visible to network sniffers.
In order to use port forwarding to \I{local port forwarding}connect
from your local machine to a port on a remote server, you need to: