- djm@cvs.openbsd.org 2005/09/19 11:37:34
[ssh_config.5 ssh.1]
mention ability to specify bind_address for DynamicForward and -D options;
bz#1077 spotted by Haruyama Seigo
diff --git a/ssh_config.5 b/ssh_config.5
index 9ddb094..2e38be9 100644
--- a/ssh_config.5
+++ b/ssh_config.5
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.61 2005/07/08 12:53:10 jmc Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: ssh_config.5,v 1.62 2005/09/19 11:37:34 djm Exp $
.Dd September 25, 1999
.Dt SSH_CONFIG 5
.Os
@@ -320,7 +320,29 @@
over the secure channel, and the application
protocol is then used to determine where to connect to from the
remote machine.
-The argument must be a port number.
+.Pp
+The argument must be
+.Sm off
+.Oo Ar bind_address : Oc Ar port .
+.Sm on
+IPv6 addresses can be specified by enclosing addresses in square brackets or
+by using an alternative syntax:
+.Oo Ar bind_address Ns / Oc Ns Ar port .
+By default, the local port is bound in accordance with the
+.Cm GatewayPorts
+setting.
+However, an explicit
+.Ar bind_address
+may be used to bind the connection to a specific address.
+The
+.Ar bind_address
+of
+.Dq localhost
+indicates that the listening port be bound for local use only, while an
+empty address or
+.Sq *
+indicates that the port should be available from all interfaces.
+.Pp
Currently the SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 protocols are supported, and
.Nm ssh
will act as a SOCKS server.