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Bill wrote: >> That's just it... it doesn't. Right now (as in *now*) I am at my >> girlfriend's house using my ssh command-line (as in the first email) to >> forward local:26 to remote:25, and it works wonderfully. It is *only* >> when I use PuTTY to do so that it fails, and yet PuTTY forwards 143 >> flawlessly. Essentially, the remote end (ie the server) shouldn't be >> aware that I'm using :26 on the laptop as all the traffic it sees will >> be received on :25, as per a normal connection. >> >> Grant. >> >> >> > > So as you say, it must be a putty problem if openssh can handle > everything just fine. If putty is necessary because you're looking for a > windows solution, is it worth looking at cygwin + openssh > > Bill Hi Bill, I'm actually using the Linux PuTTY client. I tried using ssh command at College, but even when setting up proxy information system-wide, it still fails to get through it... but I found that the PuTTy client does. It is very strange. I have just bought an "Internet & Email Add-on" to my 3 mobile account, so I may just stop trying and use my phone instead of the College's network. :D Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html