# Local Port Forwarding Local port forwarding is a technique used to forward traffic from a local port on the attacker's machine to a specified remote IP address and port through an intermediary (usually an SSH server). This method allows access to services on the remote server that might not be directly accessible due to firewall rules or network restrictions ## Setup ``` dollarboysushil@kali$ ssh -L 4567:localhost:80 ubuntu@10.10.15.130 ubuntu@10.10.15.130's password: ``` `-L` indicates local port forwarding, and we are forwarding the web app running on port 80 of remote server to port 4567 on our attacker machine.\ Which means, website on attackers\_ip (10.10.15.130:80) can be accessed on our\_ip:4567 Once the SSH session is established, any request sent to `http://localhost:4567` on your attacker machine will be securely forwarded to `http://localhost:80` on the remote server (`10.10.15.130`). ### To forward multiple ports ``` dollarboysushil@kali$ ssh -L 4567:localhost:80 -L 6789:localhost:3306 ubuntu@10.10.15.130 ``` --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://notes.dollarboysushil.com/pivoting-and-tunneling/local-port-forwarding.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.