Hi Michael,

I'd say the SOCKS Proxy via a SSH tunnel:
--
ssh -D <LOCALPORT> root@pbx
--
may be even better provided your client supports SOCKS since the Remote_IP is 
not fixed by the tunnel but rather proxied.  Plus both HTTP and HTTPS are 
handled by one SSH tunnel.

On my Chromebook (in developer mode) I added the "Proxy SwitchyOmega" extension 
(several to choose from) and works quite elegantly.

I like the Firefox option to also proxy DNS if desired.

Lonnie



On Jul 28, 2015, at 5:28 PM, Michael Knill <michael.kn...@ipcsolutions.com.au> 
wrote:

> Even better, why not use SSH Tunnelling. I use this for the management of ALL 
> devices on the network. I don’t use VPN for management at all.
> 
> ssh -L <LOCALPORT>:<REMOTE IP>:80 root@pbx
> 
> then http://localhost:LOCALPORT
> 
> Works fantastically.
> 
> Regarding links, I didn’t even know it existed so I won’t miss it but I would 
> like to know how it is used?
> 
> I am thinking of writing some scripts that I can use on the command line to 
> do basic stuff which will be quicker anyway. You could build a hierarchical 
> command language that allows you to perform Astlinux related functions!
>  
> Regards
> Michael Knill
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 29 Jul 2015, at 7:48 am, Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Michael,
> 
> May I suggest a new trick :-)
> 
> Provided you have SSH access to your AstLinux box, from a typical Web Browser 
> box (OS X for me) from the terminal issue:
> --
> ssh -D5000 root@pbx
> --
> This establishes a SOCKS proxy via localhost:5000 on your Web Browser box to 
> your AstLinux box, then config your web browser to use the SOCKS proxy, for 
> example Firefox (image):
> 
> Firefox:
> Preferences -> Advanced -> Network -> Connection: "Configure how Firefox 
> connects to the Internet" { Settings... }
> 
> <Firefox-SOCKS.jpg>
> 
> Hit { OK }, and presto your web browser acts just as if it were sitting 
> inside your AstLinux box, just like "links" but with pictures, javascript, 
> etc .
> 
> Give it a try, works quite well.  Can be a handy trick to reach an IP 
> Phones's web interface that are not normally routable over the VPN.
> 
> So, does this change your feelings for "links"  ?
> 
> Lonnie
> 
> 
> 
> On Jul 28, 2015, at 3:52 PM, Michael Keuter <li...@mksolutions.info> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Lonnie,
>> 
>> I use it mainly as a kind of emergency tool over VPN to access the WebGUI of 
>> a router, WLAN accesspoint, switch and such to e.g. reboot such a device, 
>> when I could not access these devices over http via VPN (e.g. when a route 
>> was missing, or a different gateway was set).
>> 
>> It was not very often, but when I needed it, it was a real help. Therefor I 
>> would like to keep it.
>> If it has to be stripped, it could be be stripped for devices with small RAM 
>> like Alix or net5501.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>> Michael
>> 
>>> Am 28.07.2015 um 22:25 schrieb Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com>:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> We just updated "links" (command line web browser) to the latest version in 
>>> the SVN, but does anyone actually use it?
>>> 
>>> I think I asked this over in the devel list some years ago, but time to ask 
>>> again.
>>> 
>>> While "links" is kind of cool in principle, without Javascript and without 
>>> Image support (as we build it) it's usefulness seems very limited anymore.  
>>> It does allow you to view the AstLinux web interface via a serial console, 
>>> but actually using it redefines the word 'tedious'.
>>> 
>>> Also "links" is large in size, almost 1 MB.
>>> 
>>> So, does anyone use "links" or see a way it could get you out of a jam ?  
>>> If yes, I would be very curious how you use it.
>>> 
>>> On the other hand if "links" is dead weight for us, we should disable it in 
>>> the default AstLinux builds.
>>> 
>>> Lonnie
>>> 
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