'See: L{channel.SSHChannel}'

def channelOpen(self, specificData):

    log.msg(('connecting    to    %s:%i' % self.hostport))
    ep = HostnameEndpoint(self._reactor, self.hostport[0], self.hostport[1])
    d = connectProtocol(ep, SSHForwardingClient(self))
    d.addCallbacks(self._setClient, self._close)
    self._channelOpenDeferred = d
