----------------------------------------
> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:12:31 -0400
> From: hyclak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: centos@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: SSH, SCP connections to remote MySQL Database using OpenOffice Possible?
>
> On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 03:08:19PM -0400, Therese Trudeau enlightened us:
>> ----------------------------------------
>>> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:27:28 -0400
>>> From: hyclak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> To: centos@xxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: Re: SSH, SCP connections to remote MySQL Database using OpenOffice Possible?
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 12:38:34PM -0400, Therese Trudeau enlightened us:
>>>>>>>> I can connect to the remote database via Linux desktop, it's just via an un encrypted connection through port 3306. For obvious reasons I don't want to do it that way.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My question is, is OpenOffice Calc able to connect to remote databases via SSH and or SCP? If so, do I need a plug in for that, or need to configure calc to do that in some way? How would I do this, or which plug in(s) do I need?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No, but what you could do is use an ssh tunnel to accomplish this.
>>>>>>> Something along the lines of "ssh -L 3307:database.example.net:3306
>>>>>>> database.example.net"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This will tell your system to tunnel the local port 3307 through the
>>>>>>> database box, TO the database box on port 3306. From this point, after
>>>>>>> you connect via ssh with the above command, you can simply point your
>>>>>>> database software to the local 3307 port in plain text, and it'll
>>>>>>> travel over ssh to the remote box.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've probably done a bad job explaining this, so I'll go get some more coffee.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hehe THANKS Jim I need some too!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So when I "ssh -L 3307:database.example.net:3306", am I doing this via terminal prior to connecting with Calc (or base),
>>>>>> then start up base and enter in just the regular database.example.net into the "Server URL" field in Clac or base?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Or do I need to enter "ssh -L 3307:database.example.net:3306" just once in to the "Server URL" FIeld from within OpenOffice Calc or VBase?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You should enter localhost:3307. That connects to the local end of your SSH
>>>>> tunnel.
>>>>
>>>> OK this is what I tried - I opened up terminal on my local desktop machine, and I issued the command: ssh -L 3307:domain.name.of.DesktopLocalMySQLserver:3306 username@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>> Then I started up OpenOffice Calc, clicked on File>New>Database, and in the area where it asks for the "ServerURL", I entered in: localhost:3307 and just below it where it asks for the port number I also entered in 3307 (the default is 3306).
>>>>
>>>> The error I got was "Illegal Connection Port Value 3307:3307: and I could not connect.
>>>
>>> I think what you really want is
>>>
>>> ssh -L 3307:localhost:3306 remote.db.server
>>>
>>> The host in the middle is relative to the end machine. You could also
>>> probably do
>>>
>>> ssh -L 3307:remote.db.server:3306 remote.db.server
>>>
>>> (for that matter, I don't see why you couldn't do ssh -L 3306:... as long as
>>> you don't have mysql running on your desktop)
>>
>> OK so you are saying to enter into Terminal, either: ssh -L 3307:localhost:3306 remote.db.server , OR enter into Terminal:
>> ssh -L 3307:remote.db.server:3306 remote.db.server and substitute in my remote server address for "remote.db.server"
>>
>> Once I do that, what should I enter into the OpenOffice Calc Spreadsheet Application Dialog box, in order to get the OpenOffice Calc local applicationwhich resides on my desktop
>> machine to read the remote database?
>>
>
> Correct, that *should* work.
Sadly I can't get OpenOffice Calc to connect that way, I keep getting those “Illegal Connection Port Value 3307:3307”
errors from Calc when I enter in “localhost:3307” into Calc open new database box.
_________________________________________________________________
Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser!
http://biggestloser.msn.com/_______________________________________________
CentOS mailing list
CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx
http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
