Vvvegard!

ArcHTTP will only listen to localhost, for security purposes. But say you are in a situation where you need to configure a Areca-controller without rebooting and you have no installed browser, or even worse, you cannot install a local browser. Normally you’d only find your self in that situation running a Linux-server, and you are probably using OpenSSH to manage it. Like I did.

To access the ArcHTTP web interface you can tunnel your own connection inn via Socket 5 and configure whatever you needed (… to not mess with!) as localhost. When you are done you terminate the connection congratulate your self on a job well done.

ssh -l root host -D local_port