From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Angus Comber Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Cannot connect to some hosts using tramp Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 17:02:16 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87tx9ud65a.fsf@gmx.de> <87fvle1ozg.fsf@gmx.de> <87ppkhprxw.fsf@gmx.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1397664173 28390 80.91.229.3 (16 Apr 2014 16:02:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:02:53 +0000 (UTC) To: Michael Albinus , Emacs Help Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Apr 16 18:02:46 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1WaSIM-0004Ue-8G for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 18:02:42 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:55359 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WaSIL-0002f3-Uk for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:02:41 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:37572) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WaSI6-0002e2-PQ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:02:30 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WaSHx-0007ar-LU for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:02:26 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-qc0-x230.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400d:c01::230]:43357) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WaSHx-0007aV-GG for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:02:17 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-qc0-f176.google.com with SMTP id m20so12127810qcx.35 for ; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 09:02:16 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=9qBG+H5ddCQ5voHrHne29+FR9yV8kM/0dx9sXa753fM=; b=IvHXIl0JToabqINDtZeKD7H61QcY6BvjLL5wCCEYjO5u6tk7C3GGV4Si4hKT7ONbwi CDSh89SErsDXhHdng2k4zEURZxUugaAlUbcdSFQfEwQaa4OU/FAPU09h25CQcJGx4dWd Qb//NZpaDLOZ6Jwo73JxGliUuC4y/57RVo7Tf6X2iBCwZMd84qDnwTDmmbfCIpZdJSVP Q+mJvQc7B1ZsP/nsyy7DuJr5w2QEEC3VtuvHI4TcpA/M/GatF4Wv2JHc6afLuLz2AqwT Rhacnruuw7yzAeb/saW5taEEO1fwBW25PAvfqo4YRdFaIKSADLjOzHEkqrRuxxVGAo5z PETQ== X-Received: by 10.224.30.70 with SMTP id t6mr6091980qac.30.1397664136703; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 09:02:16 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.96.187.166 with HTTP; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 09:02:16 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87ppkhprxw.fsf@gmx.de> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:400d:c01::230 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:97152 Archived-At: This is what I tried: m-x tramp c-x c-f /plink:acomber@uk-rhel53qa32:myextract.txt Then I was prompted for my password. I entered password and get these odd messages in *scratch*: Invalid help command foo. open plink Unknown host plink. Invalid help command foo. open plink Unknown host plink. I am not sure what the bar is called in Emacs but the grey bar at the foot of Emacs says: -1\**- *ftp acomber@plink* All L7 (Internal Ange-ftp:no process)------------- Angus On 16 April 2014 10:03, Michael Albinus wrote: > Angus Comber writes: > > Hi Angus, > > > I would really like to get this to work. > > Me too :-) > > > I am wondering if I need to set a default username in putty? I have > > seen notes on Pageant??? Maybe I need to configure or do something > > with that. > > Not needed. All information could be in the file name. > > > I am also on a fairly old version of emacs, 23.3.1, so I can try the > > latest version. I did try that too, and for some reason it looked like > > default was to use FTP because I always so a message indicating FTP > > was being used. > > That's strange, yes. But if you set the method in the file name, it > shouldn't matter what's the default. > > > And I am running Windows which probably doesn't help either, Windows > > 7. Can't do anything about that though. > > Well, personally I don't use MS Windows. But there are people using > Tramp on this, so it shall be possible :-) > > > Any suggestions as good places to start would be greatly appreciated. > > First try to use a full remote path name, as proposed already. Since you > are using PuTTY, the path name might be > "/plink:acomber@uk-rhel53qa32:myextract.txt" > > What happens, if you open a file like this (without the double quotes, > of course)? > > > Angus > > Best regards, Michael. >