Windows XP remote desktop over SSH

Chris
Date: 04/23/04 

Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 17:19:19 +0100

I have managed to get windows xp remote desktop working over ssh using
cygwin.

I have just one quick question. If i do ssh -L 3389:localhost:3389
myhost.dyndns.org i can connect the windows xp remote desktop client to
local host and it all works fine. However to do this i have to open port
3389 on the server machine.

Is there anyway to allow a local loopback so that the only port i have to
open up to the outside world is 22 for ssh?

i.e. i connect to port 22 on the server machine and that is forwarded
locally to port 3389 to allow the remote desktop to function.

TIA 

--
Chris

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