NAME

       libssh2_channel_direct_tcpip_ex - Tunnel a TCP connection through an SSH session

SYNOPSIS

       #include <libssh2.h>

       LIBSSH2_CHANNEL  *  libssh2_channel_direct_tcpip_ex(LIBSSH2_SESSION  *session,  const char
       *host, int port, const char *shost, int sport);

       LIBSSH2_CHANNEL * libssh2_channel_direct_tcpip(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, const char *host,
       int port);

DESCRIPTION

       session - Session instance as returned by libssh2_session_init_ex(3)

       host - Third party host to connect to using the SSH host as a proxy.

       port - Port on third party host to connect to.

       shost - Host to tell the SSH server the connection originated on.

       sport - Port to tell the SSH server the connection originated from.

       Tunnel a TCP/IP connection through the SSH transport via the remote host to a third party.
       Communication from the client to the SSH server remains encrypted, communication from  the
       server to the 3rd party host travels in cleartext.

RETURN VALUE

       Pointer to a newly allocated LIBSSH2_CHANNEL instance, or NULL on errors.

ERRORS

       LIBSSH2_ERROR_ALLOC -  An internal memory allocation call failed.

SEE ALSO

       libssh2_session_init_ex(3)