2 # this script makes a tunnel for SMTP traffic and others. a remote ssh server
3 # is required. this is especially useful for routing around firewalls using
4 # a web proxy like squid. when used for SMTP, it ensures that none of the
5 # text is seen on whatever network one is on before it's sent from the remote
8 #hmmm: none of the user info below will work for others: parameterize it.
10 #source $HOME/yeti/scripts/launch_feisty_meow.sh
12 soundfile=$FEISTY_MEOW_DIR/database/sounds/woouoo.wav
13 if [ ! -z "$1" ]; then
18 echo Connecting sendmail and proxy servers via zooty.
19 ssh -i $HOME/.ssh/id_dsa_fred -2 -N -v -L 14008:localhost:25 fred@zooty.koeritz.com
20 bash $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/multimedia/sound_play.sh $soundfile
21 #hmmm: parameterize this for the sound to be played. doofus.
22 echo "Got dumped from tunnels; re-establishing connection."
23 echo "Note: if you're being asked for a password, you haven't set up an RSA key yet."
27 #-L 8028:localhost:3128
29 #-L 8043:localhost:443
31 # ports sometimes used:
32 # 25 is the sendmail tunnel.
33 # 3128 is the squid proxy server.
34 # 443 is the https version of squid.
36 # ssh flags in use sometimes:
37 # -f go into the background once connected.
38 # -2 enforce ssh version 2.
39 # -N don't execute any command; just forward data between the ports.
40 # -L (port:host:hostport) connect the local machine's "port" to the
41 # remote port "hostport" on the "host" specified. the local "port"
42 # becomes an alias for the remote port. note that the connection
43 # being made to host and hostport is from the perspective of the ssh
44 # server, not the local host.