HowTo: SSH Tunnel Firefox

[dalesd]

Lots of good ideas here, but I'm a bit confused. Here's what I want to do.

I'm running Hardy on my home PC, which is on 24/7. I want this computer to act as my secure proxy so I can keep my traffic private while at work (Windows XP PC) or on the road with my wife's laptop (also Windows).

What goes on my Ubuntu PC to make this happen? Also, how do I keep track of my IP address, which is dynamic and can change without warning?

[kevdog]

The only thing that needs to go on the server is the ssh daemon or server program. If your home IP address keeps changing, sign up for an account with noip.com or dyndns.com (others too), that assign you a free domain name that will be assigned to your IP address. Using their updater client, your ip address will be sent to their dns servers every 30 minutes and every boot to update your current ip address with your name. This way you never need to know your ip address. (noip.com has always worked well for me!!).

On the client machine all you need is an ssh client. The rest of the changes are made in firefox, although I recommend the foxy proxy extension, since this tends to make the configuration within firefox easy.

[Truefire]

I need to connect to the internet on my NetBook via a radically insecure college net. I setup freeSHHd on my home Vista box(I know!! it just won't work with Linux with the current crappy harddrive!)
and forwarded the port 27 to outside port 27,
and ran

sudo ssh -D 9999 -p 27 -C rael@70.101.64.27

on the NetBook,
but it doesn't seem to work.

I set Firefox up the way the how to listed. What am I doing wrong?

PS: I'm _not_ a linux noob. CLI's are my friend.

[Truefire]

and forwarded the port 27 to outside port 27,

EDIT: by this, I mean virtual server settings on the router.

[Truefire]

Ok, I got it working when I use 192.. when on a local network. Before, even when on a local, but trying to connect to outside IP, it didn't work, but maybe that's because I was on the same Network.
I'll figure that part out, I guess, by myself.
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Now, my new problem.
When I open firefox, the SSH session closes with the error:

buffer_get_ret: trying to get more bytes 4 than in buffer 0
buffer_get_int: buffer error

Is this a setting on the server, only allowing a certain number of bytes?
Or is it the client's issue? Can anyone give me a clue?

[szr4321]

Now, my new problem.
When I open firefox, the SSH session closes with the error:

buffer_get_ret: trying to get more bytes 4 than in buffer 0
buffer_get_int: buffer error

Maybe it's the same problem as described here?

[kevdog]

I don't use dsa keys -- only rsa. Maybe try generating only rsa keys.

[excbuntu]

how can i do this with dd-wrt running as the ssh server? would it use the same commands as described in the op? since my router is on all the time, i'd rather use that than having to wake up my power hungry pc.

[kevdog]

Within dd-wrt you need to turn on the ssh daemon. This is located the Main Services Tab, and then under the subtab labeled services.

Scroll down and activate the ssh daemon under the Secure Shell section. Select the appropriate options, particularly the SSH TCP forwarding option. Just remember if you choose to use a password, the username is always going to be root.

[Yourname]

Just a note, there is a great app in the Repo's to do this from a GUI call gSTM (Gnome SSH Tunnel Manager).

Thank you very much for pointing this out! Now if only I can make it start AFTER Network Manager is done setting up a connection