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I don't see how this gets around a VPN? I still need a host in your example. That's what I'm paying a VPN for, a bunch of hosts around the world that are relati
by mdgrech23 2y ago
I don't see how this gets around a VPN? I still need a host in your example. That's what I'm paying a VPN for, a bunch of hosts around the world that are relatively fast.
- RamRodification 2y agoIt doesn't "get around" a VPN. It's an alternative available to you if you have SSH access to a remote host with its own internet connection.
- samtheprogram 2y agoI used a server running in AWS for this while in China. Sometimes you don’t have a VPN, or using certain VPN providers might be heavily monitored and/or blocked.
- whalesalad 2y agoMy roommate was visiting family in China a few years back and I did the same thing. Got him sorted with SSH access to one of our servers and he was able to SOCKS proxy to bypass all of their unhinged filtering.
- yndoendo 2y agoHad a family member stationed overseas with the military. Bank of America chose to geo-lock IP access to their customer website. Used SSH box in the USA and informed them on how to configure their laptop to get around the restriction. No need to pay for a VPN or configure one for a single use. Ironically Bank of America had a local branch at the overseas military base. SSH is the best network service multi-tool. From remote shell, to file transfer, to network routing.
- kuschku 2y agoVPN != VPN. You're thinking about "paid proxy for e.g. piracy", they're thinking of "tool to make computers in two different locations believe they're on the same LAN". Both are the same technology under the hood, but the use differs. In this case you've got a network with some devices on it in location A, and a device in location B and you'd like to make B believe it's on the LAN of location A. Both a traditional VPN such as wireguard or OpenVPN and SSH with SOCKS can accomplish this.