[prudhvi@x64 ~]$ ssh -v -L3128:127.0.0.1:3128 my.host.net OpenSSH_4.2p1 FreeBSD-20050903, OpenSSL 0.9.7e-p1 25 Oct 2004 debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config debug1: Applying options for * debug1: Connecting to my.host.net [X.Y.Z.A] port 22. debug1: Connection established. debug1: identity file /home/prudhvi/.ssh/id_rsa type -1 debug1: identity file /home/prudhvi/.ssh/id_dsa type -1 debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_3.8.1p1 Debian-8.sarge.6 debug1: match: OpenSSH_3.8.1p1 Debian-8.sarge.6 pat OpenSSH_3.* debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0 debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_4.2p1 FreeBSD-20050903 debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST(1024<1024<8192) sent debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY debug1: Host 'my.host.net' is known and matches the DSA host key. debug1: Found key in /home/prudhvi/.ssh/known_hosts:3 debug1: ssh_dss_verify: signature correct debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST sent debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password,keyboard-interactive debug1: Next authentication method: publickey debug1: Trying private key: /home/prudhvi/.ssh/id_rsa debug1: Trying private key: /home/prudhvi/.ssh/id_dsa debug1: Next authentication method: keyboard-interactive Password: debug1: Authentication succeeded (keyboard-interactive). debug1: Local connections to LOCALHOST:3128 forwarded to remote address 127.0.0.1:3128 debug1: Local forwarding listening on ::1 port 3128. bind: Can't assign requested address debug1: Local forwarding listening on 127.0.0.1 port 3128. bind: Can't assign requested address channel_setup_fwd_listener: cannot listen to port: 3128 Could not request local forwarding. debug1: channel 0: new [client-session] debug1: Entering interactive session. Linux my.host.net 2.6.16.13-xen #1 SMP Fri Sep 29 18:18:01 PDT 2006 i686 GNU/Linux The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software; the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright. Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by applicable law. No mail. prudhvi@alice:~$ exit debug1: client_input_channel_req: channel 0 rtype exit-status reply 0 logout debug1: channel 0: free: client-session, nchannels 1 Connection to my.host.net closed. debug1: Transferred: stdin 0, stdout 0, stderr 38 bytes in 21.7 seconds debug1: Bytes per second: stdin 0.0, stdout 0.0, stderr 1.7 debug1: Exit status 0