https://diogogomes.com/tags/unix/Recent content in Unix on Diogo GomesHugoen{year}Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:52:19 +0000https://diogogomes.com/2009/02/20/bypassing-a-restrictive-firewall-using-ssh/Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:52:19 +0000https://diogogomes.com/2009/02/20/bypassing-a-restrictive-firewall-using-ssh/<p>If you are faced with a restrictive firewall implemented by your local admin. But luckily enough to have access to a SSH server! You can use the following tip:</p> <p>A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOCKS">SOCKS</a> proxy can easily be setup using SSH, in a terminal type:</p> <p><code>ssh -D 8080 -Nf your.sshserver.com</code></p> <p>Then just change your Browser/Application settings to point towards <em>localhost</em> port <em>8080</em></p> <p><a href="https://diogogomes.com/images/2009/02/picture-2.png"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-236" title="ProxyConf" src="https://diogogomes.com/images/2009/02/picture-2-300x241.png" alt="ProxyConf" width="300" height="241" /></a></p>