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I open an SSH tunnel (for port forwarding) from Windows 10 PC to a remote Linux server by typing the following command in Windows Command Prompt:
(Note: substitute the actual DNS for host_IPv4_public_DNS)
C:> ssh -i thekey.pem -N -f -L 8888:localhost:8888 host_IPv4_public_DNS
After executing this command the tunnel opens, it is fully functional. The issue is that I don't get the windows command prompt (C:>) back. The process keeps running. How do I terminate this process/tunnel?
Remove the -N from your command that is telling ssh not to execute a command
-N Do not execute a remote command. This is useful for just forwarding ports.
ssh -i thekey.pem -f -L 8888:localhost:8888 host_IPv4_public_DNS
Would be your command now if you want to have access to the remote host if you want access to your host cmd. I would run
start /b ssh -i thekey.pem -f -L 8888:localhost:8888 host_IPv4_public_DNS
That will open the connection in the background you can kill the process after using CTRL + BREAK
