← All Kali Issues
SSH

Tunnel not forwarding

N Network Medium

🔴 Error Message

SSH tunnel established but traffic not flowing

📖 What This Means

Port forwarding configuration wrong.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Local: ssh -L 8080:targethost:80 user@pivot
  2. Dynamic: ssh -D 1080 user@pivot
  3. Check: ss -tlnp | grep 8080

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