Using FastDDS discovery server through SSH tunnel to remote PC

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I've got a Windows 10 notebook and a remote Linux PC. I can connect to the Linux PC from Windows with SSH over VPN connection. Linux PC is also behind a firewall, however, it is possible to open ports in it.

I'd like to use FastDDS discovery server to run ROS2 nodes on Windows and Linux.

Is it possible? How should I configure firewall and SSH-tunnel?

I was following tutorial at https://docs.ros.org/en/foxy/Tutorial...

Current setup that is not working.

1. SSH and firewall configuration

   I use Putty for SSH, I add SSH tunnel to port 11811:localhost:11811

   UDP port range 42900 - 43000 is opened in the firewall.

2. Open SSH connection to Linux and run discovery server

   $ . /opt/ros2/foxy/local_setup.zsh
   $ export ROS2_DOMAIN_ID=142
   $ fastdds discovery --server-id 0
   

3. Open SSH connection to Linux and run listener node

   $ . /opt/ros2/foxy/local_setup.zsh
   $ export ROS2_DOMAIN_ID=142
   $ export ROS_DISCOVERY_SERVER=127.0.0.1:11811
   $ ros2 run demo_nodes_cpp listener --ros-args --remap __node:=listener_discovery_server
   

4. Open SSH connection to Linux and run talker node

   $ . /opt/ros2/foxy/local_setup.zsh
   $ export ROS2_DOMAIN_ID=142
   $ export ROS_DISCOVERY_SERVER=127.0.0.1:11811
   $ ros2 run demo_nodes_cpp talker --ros-args --remap __node:=talker_discovery_server
   

   And the listener prints "I heard [Hello world]"

5. Open new CMD terminal in windows and run another listener.

   c:\> call c:\opt\ros\foxy\local_setup.bat
   c:\> set ROS_DOMAIN_ID=142
   c:\> set ROS_DISCOVERY_SERVER=127.0.0.1:11811
   c:\> ros2 run demo_nodes_cpp listener --ros-args --remap __node:=listener_discovery_server
   

   And the Windows node doesn't hear "Hello"s

I've also tried running discovery server, talker and listener on Windows PC, and they do hear each other.