{"id":5415,"date":"2023-02-15T14:06:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T08:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=5415"},"modified":"2023-02-15T14:06:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T08:36:27","slug":"socat-linux-unix-tcp-port-forwarder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/socat-linux-unix-tcp-port-forwarder\/","title":{"rendered":"socat: Linux \/ UNIX TCP Port Forwarder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code>socat<\/code> is a powerful and versatile utility that can be used for a wide range of network-related tasks, including TCP port forwarding.<\/p>\n<p>To use <code>socat<\/code> for TCP port forwarding, you can use the following command:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-ruby\"><span class=\"hljs-variable\">$ <\/span>socat <span class=\"hljs-variable constant_\">TCP<\/span>-<span class=\"hljs-variable constant_\">LISTEN<\/span><span class=\"hljs-symbol\">:local_port<\/span>,fork <span class=\"hljs-variable constant_\">TCP<\/span><span class=\"hljs-symbol\">:remote_host<\/span><span class=\"hljs-symbol\">:remote_port<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In this command, replace <code>local_port<\/code> with the port number on your local machine that you want to forward, <code>remote_host<\/code> with the IP address or hostname of the remote machine that you want to forward to, and <code>remote_port<\/code> with the port number on the remote machine that you want to forward to.<\/p>\n<p>The <code>fork<\/code> option instructs <code>socat<\/code> to handle each connection in a separate process, allowing it to handle multiple connections simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p>Here is an example:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bg-black mb-4 rounded-md\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center relative text-gray-200 bg-gray-800 px-4 py-2 text-xs font-sans\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"p-4 overflow-y-auto\"><code class=\"!whitespace-pre hljs language-ruby\"><span class=\"hljs-variable\">$ <\/span>socat <span class=\"hljs-variable constant_\">TCP<\/span>-<span class=\"hljs-variable constant_\">LISTEN<\/span><span class=\"hljs-symbol\">:<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">8080<\/span>,fork <span class=\"hljs-variable constant_\">TCP<\/span><span class=\"hljs-symbol\">:example<\/span>.<span class=\"hljs-symbol\">com:<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">80<\/span><br \/>\n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This command will forward all incoming connections to port 8080 on the local machine to port 80 on the remote machine <code>example.com<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also use <code>socat<\/code> to forward UDP traffic, by replacing <code>TCP<\/code> with <code>UDP<\/code> in the command.<\/p>\n<p><code>socat<\/code> has many other options and capabilities that make it a powerful tool for network-related tasks. 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