How do i redirect game traffic using ssh?

Question

I have hosted an sshd server and i want a friend to be able to connect through me to use the internet for gaming since the ports for most are blocked for him (he is at university). I have no clue how to go about routing his games' traffic so that it goes through me. All the guides i have found on google have been for browser proxies using SOCK. Im not set on using SSH, so any other suggestions for achieving the same result are welcome. Dont suggest free proxies or VPNs since the ping will be too horrible. I want to be able to host the proxy which he connects through. Also, im using cygwin to run the sshd server, but my knowledge of linux commands is sparse.

Answer 1

I would not recommend this. The ping speeds will be terrible. Think about this. . . On one round trip a packet will go twice through his connection, four times through yours, and twice through the remote side. THIS is why those proxy's suck and you will be doing the exact same thing.

Answer 2

As a rule, you're going to struggle with cygwin if your knowledge of linux commands is sparse.



If you've got spare hard drive space, why not dual boot and install SQUID as well as SOCK on a linux distribution? There's lots more documentation and probably a friendly forum somewhere to walk you through every step :)

Answer 3

look up "ssh tunnel" and it should explain everything, you pick a local port to pipe all your traffic through.