[lug] Fwd: Can't get port forwarding to work right.

[Peter Hutnick]

On Tuesday 26 March 2002 03:16 pm, Riggs, Rob wrote:
> Did you configure your browser to use a proxy server? In case you would
> need to set up your browser to use localhost:80 as the proxy. It works. I
> used it for a while to go through my home JB proxy when work set up local a
> MS Proxy server.
>
> In your case, why not just configure the browser to use server:8000 as the
> proxy, and avoid the SSH tunnel?

That did it.  It makes perfect sense to me now.  I was connecting to 80 on 
whatever site I was looking for before.  Now I have to walk around with a 
handprint on my forehead for the rest of the day.

The reason for the tunnel is to get some privacy on the wireless.

-Peter