Category: SSH

On occasion I need to use Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to access a Windows server that is not directly available on the Internet. For example I might have SSH access to a Linux host on the target network. Or the Windows host has source access controls limiting access to a specific network when I’m traveling. The solution if to setup an SSH tunnel with Putty from my Windows desktop to the “gateway” or “bastion” host and then send the RDP through this tunnel. So here’s the example parameter: RDP is a TCP protocol over port 3389. My laptop has a dynamic address. The target Windows server has an IP address of 10.10.10.10 and is located on a private network. I have a Linux server inside the private network at 10.10.10.5. There’s a port forward on the firewall that allows SSH to the Linux server on the public address 123.123.123.123 on