I'm on macosx 10.6.2 trying to connect to ubuntu server 8.04.1 at linode.

ssh -L 127.0.0.1:3306:[[remote ip]]:3306 user@server -N

I want to set up ssh tunneling so that I can access a remote mysql server.

First of all, I'm told bind: Address already in use. This is only after I've tried the command before. How do I manually close a port forwarding session?

Second, when I change the command to be ssh -L 127.0.0.1:3310:[[remote ip]]:3306 user@server -N (I changed the local port to listen on). I'm told channel 1: open failed: connect failed: Connection refused when I try to connect to the mysql server via mysql workbench or sequel pro.

To connect through mysql workbench I use the following settings:

• host: 127.0.0.1 port: 3310 (if 3306 is in use)
• username: mysql username
• password: mysql password
• database: I don't put anything in