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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 \H{using-port-forwarding} Using \i{port forwarding} in SSH
The SSH protocol has the ability to forward arbitrary \i{network The SSH protocol has the ability to forward arbitrary \I{network
connection}s over your encrypted SSH connection, to avoid the network connection}network (TCP) connections over your encrypted SSH
traffic being sent in clear. For example, you could use this to connection, to avoid the network traffic being sent in clear. For
connect from your home computer to a \i{POP-3} server on a remote example, you could use this to connect from your home computer to a
machine without your POP-3 password being visible to network \i{POP-3} server on a remote machine without your POP-3 password being
sniffers. visible to network sniffers.
In order to use port forwarding to \I{local port forwarding}connect 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: from your local machine to a port on a remote server, you need to: