I learned how to use ssh tunnels when wanting to bypass a firewall in my university network around 15 years ago, had to change the default port to 443.
Been using it ever since for so much more than just bypassing firewalls.
Been using it ever since for so much more than just bypassing firewalls.
- Streaming region locked content from overseas.
- Permanent reverse-tunnel for remote-access with autossh.
- Increased security compared to making services visible to the internet.
- Downloading scientific articles using my university's connection as a proxy.