Besides connecting to remote network devices or Linux servers, SSH can also be used to tunnel traffic securely. If you want to keep your internet activities private, you can route your internet traffic through an SSH tunnel. Here's how to set this feature up on a Linux computer:
user@linux ~ $ssh -D 8080 -f -C -q -N root@host.mysshserverhostname.comThis will forward everything on port 8080 to my SSH server. Now we can configure a proxy in our web browser settings. Here's how to do it in Firefox:
Above, I configured the SOCKS Host. Note that the server name should be localhost and port 8080. Just click on OK, and you will see that all your web traffic being redirected through your SSH tunnel.
Happy surfing!
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