I'm trying to figure out how to tunnel SMB over SSH. I found some documentation on the web and have tried it. The command 'ssh -A -N -f -L 445:localhost:445 username@remotehost' prompts me for my password and establishes a connection as expected. First I connect directly to my home share on the remote host to make sure it is working via 'smbclient //remotehost/username -p 445 -U username Then I try to connect via the tunnel as: 'smbclient //localhost/username -p 445 -U username' and get this on the client debug1: Connection to port 445 forwarding to localhost port 445 requested. debug2: fd 6 setting TCP_NODELAY debug2: fd 6 setting O_NONBLOCK debug2: fd 6 is O_NONBLOCK debug1: channel 2: new [direct-tcpip] channel 2: open failed: connect failed: Connection refused debug1: channel 2: free: direct-tcpip: listening port 445 for localhost port 445, connect from 127.0.0.1 port 36153, nchannels 3 debug3: channel 2: status: The following connections are open: #2 direct-tcpip: listening port 445 for localhost port 445, connect from 127.0.0.1 port 36153 (t3 r-1 i0/0 o0/0 fd 6/6) debug3: channel 2: close_fds r 6 w 6 e -1 protocol negotiation failed on the server side I get Jan 21 13:45:07 remotehost sshd[8467]: debug1: server_input_channel_open: ctype direct-tcpip rchan 2 win 131072 max 32768 Jan 21 13:45:07 remotehost sshd[8467]: debug1: server_request_direct_tcpip: originator 127.0.0.1 port 36153, target localhost port 445 Jan 21 13:45:07 remotehost sshd[8467]: debug1: fd 9 setting TCP_NODELAY Jan 21 13:45:07 remotehost sshd[8467]: debug2: fd 9 is O_NONBLOCK Jan 21 13:45:07 remotehost sshd[8467]: debug2: fd 9 is O_NONBLOCK Jan 21 13:45:07 remotehost sshd[8467]: debug1: channel 0: new [direct-tcpip] Jan 21 13:45:07 remotehost sshd[8467]: debug1: server_input_channel_open: confirm direct-tcpip Jan 21 13:45:07 remotehost sshd[8467]: debug3: channel 0: waiting for connection Jan 21 13:45:07 remotehost sshd[8467]: debug1: channel 0: not connected: Connection refused Jan 21 13:45:07 remotehost sshd[8467]: debug1: channel 0: zombie Jan 21 13:45:07 remotehost sshd[8467]: debug1: channel 0: garbage collecting Each time, I've tried this stuff, I've taken down the firewall on both ends just to make sure that's not the problem. I can connect on remotehost using 'smbclient //localhost/username -p 445 -U username' just fine. I've tried a variety of SuSE and OpenSSH versions on each end 9.0 w/ 3.4p1, 8.2 w/ 3.5p1, 8.1 w/ 3.4p1, 8.0 w/ 3.4p1. Any ideas? Thanks, Jason Joines Open Source = Open Mind ========================