--- client.py	2007-10-23 12:30:07.000000000 +0100
+++ ../../paramiko-copy/client.py	2007-10-19 10:32:45.000000000 +0100
@@ -348,6 +348,39 @@
         @rtype: L{SFTPClient}
         """
         return self._transport.open_sftp_client()
+
+    def open_channel (self, kind, dest_addr=None, src_addr=None):
+        """Request a new channel to the server.  L{Channel}s are socket-like
+           objects used for the actual transfer of data across the session.
+           
+           This method simply calls
+           L{open_channel<paramiko.Transport.open_channel>}
+           on the underlying L{transport<paramiko.Transport>}, and has
+           the same parameters and results.
+        """
+        return self._transport.open_channel (kind, dest_addr, src_addr)
+
+    def open_x11_channel (self, src_addr=None):
+        """Request a new channel to the client, of type C{"x11"}.  This
+           is equivalent to C{open_channel('x11', src_addr=src_addr)}.
+           
+           This method simply calls
+           L{open_x11_channel<paramiko.Transport.open_x11_channel>}
+           on the underlying L{transport<paramiko.Transport>}, and has
+           the same parameters and results.
+        """
+        return self._transport.open_x11_channel (src_addr)
+
+    def open_session (self):
+        """Request a new channel to the server, of type C{"session"}.  This
+           is equivalent to C{open_channel('session')}.
+           
+           This method simply calls
+           L{open_session<paramiko.Transport.open_session>}
+           on the underlying L{transport<paramiko.Transport>}, and has
+           the same parameters and results.
+        """
+        return self._transport.open_session ()
         
     def _auth(self, username, password, pkey, key_filename):
         """