sshuttle is a popular open-source VPN-like tool that allows you to tunnel your internet connection securely through a remote server. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install sshuttle on NetBSD.
Before we proceed with the installation, make sure that you have:
To install sshuttle, follow these steps:
Open a terminal or command prompt on NetBSD.
Install Python 3 using the following command:
$ pkgin install python39
$ pkgin install py39-pip
$ pip3.9 install sshuttle
$ sshuttle --version
You should see the version number of sshuttle printed on the screen if the installation was successful. If not, try reinstalling sshuttle from scratch.
Using sshuttle is straightforward. To start a VPN-like connection through a remote server, use the following command:
$ sshuttle -r username@remote-host 0.0.0.0/0
Replace username and remote-host with the appropriate values. You will also need to provide the SSH password for the remote server to establish the connection.
Once the connection is established, all your internet traffic will be tunneled through the remote server. To stop the VPN-like connection, press Ctrl + C.
In this tutorial, we went over the installation process of sshuttle on NetBSD. Now that you have sshuttle up and running, you can use it to tunnel your internet connection through a remote server securely.
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