On Sat, 21 Feb 2004, WipeOut wrote: > Bevan C. Bennett wrote: > > > WipeOut wrote: > > > >> Awesome, thanks dude!!.. I had no idea there was a Linux version of > >> PuTTY, I have been running the windows version under wine for ages.. > >> > >> Later.. > > > > > > Out of curiosity, why would you ever want to run PuTTY under wine > > rather than just using openssh or the other tools that PuTTY was > > written to emulate? > > > > > Quite simple really.. I usually need to map at least 3 ports to work > across the ssh link on each of the servers I am accessing.. So the > command line would end up being something like this.. > > ssh -Cg -L xx:<ip>:xx -L yy:<ip>:yy -L zz<ip>:zz <server name> > > This is a real PITA to remember or have to type out each time I want to > connect.. Ever hear of aliases?? If it makes you feel warm and fuzzy so be it but you do not need it. Tom
