Infinite PuTTY Tunnel (download ipt.exe) ![Build Status](https://github.com/camo/9c623b7959f0d0040617f4f15786307fb4361be20b7ddbf22a43b3f2bb380e88/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f64696574736368652f696e66696e6974652d70757474792d74756e6e656c2e737667)
Infinite PuTTY Tunnel allows you to quickly open and maintain persistent ssh tunnels from your system tray using PuTTY.
- Simple: Start and stop ssh tunnels defined in PuTTY from your system tray.
- Persistent Tunnels: Automatically restart previously active tunnels when ipt.exe starts.
- Watchdog: Restart tunnels that close unexpectedly.
- Secure: No support for password based authentication because it is insecure.
- Department of Redundancy Department: TODO: Keep track of open tunnels and prevent multiple tunnels from listening on the same port
- Download and install the [.NET 4.5.1 Framework] dot-net. Most computers will already have this installed via Windows Update
- Download and install the latest version of PuTTY
- Download and install the [latest version] current-release of Infinite PuTTY Tunnel (ipt.exe)
- Configure your tunnel using putty.exe and save it as a session
- Using PuTTY, Ensure that the session works and does not trigger any interactive prompts
- Configure Pageant to start ipt.exe after your keys are loaded
- Begin using Infinite PuTTY Tunnel to automatically start and maintain your tunnel
This software is a fork of PuTTY Tunnel Manager. The original appears to be no longer maintained. This program is nearly a complete rewrite of the original Putty Tunnel Manager. I've made many changes and have done my best to improve the reliability and code quality of this software.