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Use SSH Like a VPN

Prerequisites

sudo, su, or logged in as root on your client machine
- The server doesn't need admin access
If you use Linux on your client machine:
- iptables installed on the client, including at least the iptables DNAT, REDIRECT, and ttl modules
- These are installed by default on most Linux distributions
- The server doesn't need iptables and doesn't need to be Linux
If you use MacOS or BSD on your client machine:
- Your kernel needs to be compiled with IPFIREWALL_FORWARD
- MacOS has this by default
- You need to have ipfw available
- The server doesn't need to be MacOS or BSD