Local binding port for SSH client?

[Jorge Fábregas <jorge fabregas gmail com>]

Hello guys,

I'm wondering if it's possible to specify a local port when one uses the ssh 
client program?  I'm sure the kernel is the one who decides some random port 
above 1024 at execution time...but I'm wondering if there's any way  to 
control this at user level?


Thanks,
Jorge

p.d. all references to local ports on the man page are related to 
port-forwarding which is not the case in this case.