* dmartini@uni-hohenheim.de [2003-09-26]: > Can I establish a ssh connection from boxA to boxC and use this > connection later on, to connect from boxD to boxA via boxC? Yes, this is possible. Log in from boxA to boxC with portforwarding of boxA's port 22 to boxC's port xyz. Log in from boxD to boxC. From boxC ssh to boxC port xyz and find yourself connected to boxA. Nikolay