I need to learn to do my research before I ask questions.... I figured it out. On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > hey... look at that.... I got yahoo to work! can I get my windows live id > to work on empathy? > > On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 4:06 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> So then it would be >> >> ssh -L localhost:5050:? >> >> where would I tunnel empathy too? I mean empathy is on this machine,,,, I >> just want to make it available to everyone. Should I put an astriks there? >> >> Then I suppose for an address to tunnel to I would put the yahoo server >> address (scsa.msg.yahoo.com). Is this right? Would it look like this: >> >> ssh -L localhost:5050:* scsa.msg.yahoo.com >> >> I am so grateful for the help:) >> >> One further question, which file would I put this line into to make it >> available to all users? Right now there is only me but who knows in the >> future! >> >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Kevin Fries wrote: >> Port = a port on your local computer to use to represent the foreign >> service. So in your above case, the 5050 would be your local port and the >> service would be available as localhost:5050 >> >> >>> Host = The machine running the service >>> >>> HospPort = port the service is running on on the remote machine. >>> >>> Example: >>> Many people before webmin added encryption would ssh tunnel to the webmin >>> instance. Lets say you wanted to monitor a machine at 1.2.3.4 that was >>> running Webmin on its default port of 10000. But you also ran Webmin on >>> your local machine on its default port of 10000. Both instances were run >>> only against localhost, for security reasons. You would pick a local port, >>> say 10001 (can not use 10000 because it is being used by the local >>> instance), then you would issue your tunnel command as such: >>> >>> # ssh -L 10001:127.0.0.1:10000 me@1.2.3.4 >>> >>> simply stated, this command would create a ssh tunnel for username me, at >>> 1.2.3.4. Once established, it will create a tunnel to that machine's >>> localhost instance port 10000, and tunnel it to your local machines port >>> 10001. >>> >>> Now you would be able to access webmin on your machine at localhost:10000 >>> and the remote machines webmin at localhost:10001 >>> >>> I assume you are trying to do something similar to this, and hopefully >>> this example will assist you. >>> >>> Kevin Fries >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: