Open remote html files in a brower (ssh connection)

xeon123 · 03-12-2011, 05:33 AM

Hi,

I've an network architecture where for the user to reach the machine that it want, it has to pass through a frontend machine.

Code:

User ---> Frontend ----> Machine1

The connections between all hosts uses ssh. If I want to reach the Machine1, I've to authenticate to the Frontend and authenticate again to the Machine1. The Machine1 and the Frontend doesn't have X installed - only console mode.

The Machine1 has the file in my HOME directory called: hello.html that contains flash embedded. I would like to view the hello.html in my browser located at the User machine.

Is there a way to access remotely to the html file, without have to copy the file to my local machine?

unSpawn · 03-12-2011, 07:15 AM

Ameliorating http://souptonuts.sourceforge.net/sshtips.htm with FUSE SSHFS in 3 easy steps:

# 0. Install FUSE and SSHFS if you haven't got it already.

1. Create "~/.ssh/config-sshfs-tunnel" on User:

Code:

Host Frontend
HostName 192.168.1.1
        User xeon123
        LocalForward 50000 192.168.1.2:22

Host Machine1
HostName 192.168.1.2
        User xeon123
        Port 50000

2. Commands to run on User:

Code:

mkdir /home/xeon123/sshfs_mount_point_name/
ssh -F ~/.ssh/config-sshfs-tunnel Frontend
sshfs -F ~/.ssh/config-sshfs-tunnel -p 50000 xeon123@localhost:/home/xeon123 /home/xeon123/sshfs_mount_point_name/
web_browser ~/sshfs_mount_point_name/hello.html
# Run 'fusermount -u /home/xeon123/sshfs_mount_point_name/' to umount.