How to create SSH tunnel using PuTTY in Windows?

Question

I need to create SSH tunnel with PuTTY in Windows, that would do the same as this command in Linux:

ssh -fN -L 2000:SomeIp:2000 myusername@myLinuxBox
         


        

Answer 1

With the PuTTY suite, you can set up a tunnel either using the PuTTY itself (GUI) or using the command-line tool plink.exe.

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With the plink.exe, you use the same arguments as with the OpenSSH ssh, except for the -f, which does not have an equivalent in Windows.

plink.exe -N -L 2000:SomeIp:2000 myusername@myLinuxBox

Reference: Using the command-line connection tool Plink

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With the PuTTY, the -L 2000:SomeIp:2000 translates to:

So it's actually, what you claim to have tried. If you have any problems, use the PuTTY event log to investigate:

The -N translates to the option "Don't start a shell or command at all".

But it probably does not make sense with a GUI client to enable it, as you get a window anyway, you just cannot do anything with it. See also the PuTTY wish no-terminal-window.