On Tue, 6 Apr 2010 13:09:42 +1000 Mary Wright <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have been telling ppl hotspot shield for doze and mac simple to > install and control (a shield in systray green working red not) I am > sure there is a way to use it on Linux ... just have to configure the > anchor servers manually > > it's a free vpn system into the US ... the up shot you can access > sites like HULU .. I think it's meant mainly to access open wifi > access points safely > > Mary As I said to another slugger off-list, my idea was to publish a little pamphlet and load it onto various social networking sites and publishing sites like lulu.com and others. If we did it soon enough, we would not be breaking any laws and it would be almost unstoppable by the Conroy Great Wall. His view (if I understood correctly) was that it was too soon - the technology isn't finalised. I used something with FF sometime back when the Great Wall was first mooted, just to learn how to do it, but naturally I have lost my notes on it and forgotten the details. *I'm* the one who should be attending Nitschke's seminars :-). > > On 06/04/2010, at 12:54 PM, Jeremy Visser wrote: > > > On 06/04/10 07:25, Alan L Tyree wrote: > >> I personally think it is something that everyone should know. At > >> least according to the Herald article, such advice will be illegal > >> (!) after Chancellor Conroy is finished with us. > > > > The easiest way is with SSH. > > > > $ ssh -D 9000 some_remote_unfiltered_server > > > > Then, in your web browser's proxy settings, tick the "SOCKS proxy" > > option, and set it to use "localhost" port 9000. > > > > Done. Browse the web unfiltered. > > > > __ > > Addendum: I could add the (unnecessary) -C flag to enable > > compression, which would improve performance, but I wanted to > > illustrate the utter simplicity of the above example. > > > > -- > > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
