On Sun, Oct 15, 2006 at 09:08:56AM -0400, Debian user wrote: > > This the syntax that I had to use to connect to the ssh tunnel server: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ssh [EMAIL PROTECTED] -L 9000:news.astraweb.com:119 > Password: > Last login: Sun Oct 15 05:44:47 2006 from cblmdm72-240-18 > > Cotse.Net SSH Tunnel Server (tunnel1.cotse.net) > > This service listens on ports 22, 2222, 80, and 443 for connections. > > Do NOT close this window or you will terminate the tunnels > > Type password and hit enter to change your password. > (passwords must be at least six characters long). > > (CTRL-C to terminate connection) > > Which shows that I am connected to the ssh tunnel server > > Telnet still fails: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ telnet > telnet> open > (to) localhost > Trying 127.0.0.1... > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused > telnet> open localhost:9000 > telnet: could not resolve localhost:9000/telnet: Name or service not > known > telnet>
You need to do: telnet> open localhost 9000 > > > I cannot telnet to localhost either or 127.0.0.1 and that would tend to > > > indicate that system is not allowing incoming connections which we know > > > is not possible as I can send and receive e-mail and browse the web. > > > > You mean, you receive email over the samme tunnel as you use to read news? > > I am not sure that I follow. > > I am sorry, that was confusing. What I meant to write was: I can connect > to the tunnel server for browsing the web and so on. I open two seperate > tunnels, one for web browsing and one for nntp service. > > I could channel e-mail via the ssh tunnel connection if I wanted too, > but I do not. Ok. You should be able to telnet to any of your locally forwarded ports and see the prompt of the server that you are tunneling to. -- Søren O. "Oh, bother" said the Borg, "we've assimilated Pooh".
