Can I tunnel a connection using Windows Server 2008

Asked Jan 08 '18 at 16:23

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I have a client that has some data that I need to process. This data is in a closed server that can only be accessed by a Windows Server 2008 server instance, via a specific port on the closed server.

My idea is to create a tunnel that forwards whatever comes from that port to me, although I have no idea of the feasibility of my plan.

Windows Server 2008 instance connects to closed server via socket.
Windows Server 2008 exposes a port that forwards the received data.
I connect to this newly exposed port.

Constraints: I cannot install anything on the Windows Server 2008 instance, so I am left with configuration tweaks and PowerShell scripts.

Is it possible to do this?

I have a lot of experience with Linux servers but none with Windows, I am researching ways to do this, but maybe someone can light the path on what I should look into.

edited Jan 08 '18 at 22:10

Ansgar Wiechers

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What kind of traffic are you trying to proxy? – trebleCode Jan 08 '18 at 18:08
It's a log stream that goes through a specific port – Rodrigo Sasaki Jan 08 '18 at 18:17
So just text data over TCP on some random port? – trebleCode Jan 08 '18 at 18:17
That's exactly it – Rodrigo Sasaki Jan 08 '18 at 18:18
This blog details a serialized proxy, might be a little more than what you're after, but worth a check: https://learn-powershell.net/2014/02/22/building-a-tcp-server-using-powershell/ – trebleCode Jan 08 '18 at 18:20
I guess you could do this, but why wouldn't you just [use PuTTY/plink to set up an SSH tunnel](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4974131/how-to-create-ssh-tunnel-using-putty-in-windows)? MyEnTunnel is another option, though it's kind of an amateurish operation, IIRC. – Bacon Bits Jan 09 '18 at 02:19

Can I tunnel a connection using Windows Server 2008

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