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Using a server service through a SSH tunnel

By on April 20, 2009 in General

If you have access to a server only through SSH, you can yet access all the others server services without the need to forward other ports on the router or firewall. Here is how : Open a console on your client Type : ssh -L [local port]:localhost:[remote port] [username]@[remote server] From now on you can [...]

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VPN with Tinc

By on April 12, 2009 in General

Tinc is a Virtual Private Network (VPN) daemon that uses tunnelling and encryption to create a secure private network between hosts on the Internet. The configuration and usage are extremely simpler that VPN based on IPSec protocol and is suited for not too complex infrastructures where OpenVPN is a better solution. Tinc is a very [...]

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