Problems with SSH tunneling

[cairnarvon]

So I'm trying to route xbian's traffic, through my server, via an SSH tunnel. Procedure:

1. SSH using putty into Xbian
2. SSH into server [ ssh -p <server-port> -D <bound-port> user@host] from within xbian terminal
3. Go into Xbian GUI and change network settings under: settings>system>internet access
4. Use proxy, select SOCKS5, server: "localhost", port < bound port>
5. Test IP via whatsmyip on web viewer (does not show server IP)
   

How come it doesn't work?

Debug log here: https://pastebin.com/siYFrzhF

[Nachteule]

(1st Oct, 2017 12:38 AM)cairnarvon Wrote:  So I'm trying to route xbian's traffic, through my server, via an SSH tunnel. Procedure:

1. SSH using putty into Xbian
2. SSH into server [ ssh -p <server-port> -D <bound-port> user@host] from within xbian terminal
3. Go into Xbian GUI and change network settings under: settings>system>internet access
4. Use proxy, select SOCKS5, server: "localhost", port < bound port>
5. Test IP via whatsmyip on web viewer (does not show server IP)
   

I'm neither SSH tunnel nor SOCKS expert, but your tunnel command under point 2 looks very strange

Shouldn't you use

Terminal

ssh -L [bind_address:]port:host:port user@server

for opening an SSH tunnel

[cairnarvon]

(1st Oct, 2017 03:10 AM)Nachteule Wrote:  

(1st Oct, 2017 12:38 AM)cairnarvon Wrote:  So I'm trying to route xbian's traffic, through my server, via an SSH tunnel. Procedure:

1. SSH using putty into Xbian
2. SSH into server [ ssh -p <server-port> -D <bound-port> user@host] from within xbian terminal
3. Go into Xbian GUI and change network settings under: settings>system>internet access
4. Use proxy, select SOCKS5, server: "localhost", port < bound port>
5. Test IP via whatsmyip on web viewer (does not show server IP)
   

I'm neither SSH tunnel nor SOCKS expert, but your tunnel command under point 2 looks very strange

Shouldn't you use

Terminal

ssh -L [bind_address:]port:host:port user@server

for opening an SSH tunnel

I've tested the syntax on a Debian machine and it is correct. It seems that step 3 is where the problems are. The settings are pure window dressing and do not actually change anything, it's there as a potential future feature. If you want to use an SSH tunnel you have to configure it for a specific add-on, though I'm getting errors there too like " channel 9: open failed: connect failed: Connection refused
".