In the never ending quest to find more ways to connect machines securely. I’ve discovered SSH tunneling. It’s rather old school, but yet extremely useful. The two posts from Lifehacker that made it supremely easy were the server with Cygwin post, and this post explaining how to use that tunnel as a web proxy.
Now the big question … why would you need this? If you’re at a public hotspot, it can make everything you do encrypted without the need for tons of extra software, and if you’re stuck behind a proxy, this will allow you to access sites you may need but could normally not access. Moving files with SFTP is also far more stable than other methods, and the connection seems to hold quite well.
Just another handy tip in case you find the need for it!
