Forward local port to remote host telnet port

Question

I'm trying to forward a local port to a remote telnet host. Something like this.

MyHost -----> |2222 Proxy |------> |23 Destination |

MyHost: I'm on a Windows PC.
Proxy: Is a linux box which I control.
Destination: Is a custom device which only accepts connections via telnet.

My ultimate goal is to telnet to Destination from MyHost through Proxy. I've read several guides but can't seem to get the right command to run on Proxy to have this work.

Also, if it's not possible to do this via ssh forwarding, would netcat cut it? Lack of encryption is not a problem.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 13 '12 at 10:17

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If the proxy is running iptables, it is as simple as

iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -d proxy.ip.add.ress -p tcp --dport 2222 -j DNAT --to-destination des.tina.tion.IP:23

answered Jul 13 '12 at 10:17

adaptr

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Wouldn't I have to also allow the other way around? – cookM Jul 13 '12 at 10:37
Yes, you would need to allow ESTABLISHED traffic back in. – adaptr Jul 13 '12 at 11:50
Nevermind, I ended up using: `netcat -L destination:23 -p 8888` on proxy. Thanks a lot for your help though. – cookM Jul 13 '12 at 12:10
good luck when that dies. – adaptr Jul 13 '12 at 12:16
What do you mean, will it leave a mess behind? – cookM Jul 14 '12 at 09:41

Forward local port to remote host telnet port

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