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SSH config to connect to an SSH server through an SSH proxy without netcat
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ssh-proxy-no-netcat.sh
# These are SSH configuration examples to connect to an SSH server via
# an SSH proxy. These solutions, differently from other solutions found
# on the Web, do not require netcat.
#
# CLIENT -------- PROXY_HOST ------- TARGET_HOST
#
# This config entry allows you to connect to a specific machine behind an
# SSH proxy
Host <TARGET_HOST>
HostName <TARGET_IP_ADDRESS_OR_HOSTNAME>
User <USERNAME_ON_TARGET>
ProxyCommand ssh -q -A -x <PROXY_HOST> -W %h:22
# This config entry allows you to connect to any machine behind an SSH
# proxy just specifying a suffix that indicates to SSH to connect through
# the proxy
Host *.<SUFFIX>
User <USERNAME_ON_TARGET>
ProxyCommand ssh -q -A -x <PROXY_HOST> -W `basename %h .<SUFFIX>`:22
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HarrisonMc555 commented Jun 22, 2018 •
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I tried several different ~/.ssh/config file strategies that didn't work because I don't have access to netcat on the proxy host. This finally did the trick, thanks for sharing!

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