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Socks!
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This is a basic example of using SOCKS.
From the computer you want to browse on you'll make an ssh connection to the computer you want to browse from.
In this example it'll be my laptop connecting to my desktop.
Run: ssh -D <port, I use 10000> <user>@<hostname of desktop>
Now, in a browser you don't normally use (I'm using firefox), go to network proxy.
Set Manual porxy configuration
Under Socks host use localhost and set the port for the port you used in the ssh command.
Make sure it's set for SOCKS v5.
Check the "Proxy DNS when using SOCK v5"
Click OK
You're good to go!
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For an example, this is what I do to use a SOCKS proxy on my laptop to access VMs on my workstation:

  • ssh command on laptop to bind to port 30000. I use 40000 as ssh port so you won't need the -p if you use the default 22
    ssh -p 40000 -D 30000 -q -C -N jomitsch@$HYPERVISOR
  • use this config in firefox
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  • then I can access my workstation VMs by their hostnames (like centos7-devel.example.com) in firefox

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