SSH remote port forwarding without server support

You read about how to create an SSH tunnel and saw that you can do the same in reverse, forwarding a port from the server to your local machine. You tried it out on a server you have access to and discovered that the port you chose isn’t opening on the outside, even though the port is allowed through the firewall. What gives?

A visual representation of remote port forwarding

SSH Remote Port Forwarding flow diagram

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Installing Android Studio on Linux Mint 17.1 (Rebecca)

Hello everyone,

This summer I’m learning to develop applications.

My choice of tools are Android Studio and Oracle JDK.

I found a tutorial that is quite good by retired IT professional, Ridzwan Abdullah. However, since some of the commands have been updated, the site is a bit outdated.

Here’s how I did it →