SSH Socks Proxy

30 Sep 2011 on Ssh, Proxy, Linux

More SSH goodness.

To set up a SOCKS proxy over ssh simply run

$ ssh -D 1080 user@example.com

and set your browser’s SOCKS proxy settings to point to localhost:1080

• SSH Tunnel + SOCKS Proxy Forwarding = Secure Browsing
• SSH/OpenSSH/PortForwarding

I found this really handy for downloading research journals using the university’s subscriptions while not havin to head in to campus.