[mythtv-users] Accessing MythWeb through firewall

[Ozzy Lash]

> from anywhere.  To do this, on the server, setup openssh and get it running.
>  Then, on your client, just use...
>
> sudo ssh -L 80:localhost:80 <username>@<ip or dns name>
>
> You need sudo because you are tunneling port 80 on your local machine.   You
> can open up your web browser, type in "localhost" and it will redirect it to
> your myth box.
>
> Hope this makes sense!

Or you can tunnel an unpriviledged port, and connect to that.  I.e.

ssh -L 8080:localhost:80 <username>@<ip or dns name>

and then in your browser connect to http://localhost:8080

I do this at work where I don't have root or sudo access.