I want to configure multiple IP addresses on a Debian machine, and depending on which IP address I use to ssh on it, it should forward the request on a specified port, on localhost.

I think this is called source nat. But I'm not sure.

Which file should I edit? Can you provide an example?

Thanks

As you said that you want to configure multiple IPs on Debian machine and assuming that the machine has got one interface I think you are talking about IP aliasing.

Keeping that in mind you might want to have a look at this: https://wiki.debian.org/NetworkConfi..._One_Interface

For making ssh to listen on multiple IPs you would have to do as mentioned in this document: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-...p-address.html

If you are planning to access these IPs from outside your network then you have to use different ports for each IP otherwise your router will get confused where to forward the traffic. It might work with same port as all are requesting for same service on the same machine but I personally wont prefer that way.

Thanks for your reply. This answers the first part of my question.

What I want to achieve eventually is that when I ssh on a specific IP address on the ssh server, it will forward my request to localhost on a specific port. For example.

If I ssh on IP address 192.168.0.50 the ssh server should forward my request to localhost:5000
If I ssh on IP address 192.168.0.51 the ssh server should forward my request to localhost:5001
If I ssh on IP address 192.168.0.52 the ssh server should forward my request to localhost:5002

and so on..

Multiple reverse ssh tunnels will be connected on this ssh server, each tunnel using a different port (5000,5001,5002)
I want to access the remote hosts using IP address only. Not IP addressort.

You're welcome.

To be honest that is something I haven't tried before but there is another thread yesterday which had somewhat similar requirement. Here is the link: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ng-4175536876/

And following is the section you will be more interested in: