SSH Tunnel tutorial for Windows OS

How to Set Up an SSH Tunnel Using a Unix or Linux Shell Account

1) Get a Unix or Linux Shell Account

First, you need a Unix or Linux shell account that supports SSH and allows SSH tunneling. If you don’t have one, you can order it here.

2) Install an SSH Client

You’ll need an SSH client like PuTTY to create the tunnel, and a web browser like Firefox to use the tunnel.

Putty Setting:

1. Open Putty
2. Go to “SSH” and then “Tunnel”
3. Select Dynamic
4. Enter: Source port: 8080 and click ADD
5. Go “Session” on the left menu under Category
6. Under Hostname, Type in the SSH IP that we assign to you
7. Under Port, Type in the port number that we assign to you
8. Under Saves session type in: SSH tunnel and click save
9. Click “OPEN” for connecting to SSH server
   Next time you can just click load the setting and connect

Please check out the video tutorial below if you more detail

Configure Firefox Browser for SSH tunnel

1. Open your Firefox browser
2. Go to: Tools > Options
3. Next click on: Networks
4. Next click on: Settings
5. After that click on: Manual Proxy Configuration
6. On SOCK enter the IP: 127.0.0.1
7. On Port enter port: 8080
8. Click OK to finish the setup.

If you have any problem, please contact Support

You should now be able to browse the internet using your SSH tunnel’s static IP.

If you encounter any issues, please contact Support.

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