I've been using a SOCKS proxy over SSH for a while now, but I find it very slow, especially when loading a page that requires a few dozen HTTP requests. So, to

I've been using a SOCKS proxy over SSH for a while now, but I find it very slow, especially when loading a page that requires a few dozen HTTP requests. So, today I set up a VPN using these instructions: http://library.linode.com/networking/vpn-services/openvpn-ubuntu-9.10-karmic http://library.linode.com/networking/vpn-services/openvpn-ub... Problem solved.