Using SSH for the IHUB

[metalcutter]

My 360 elite is going in for repair.
I'll be doing a privoxy / tor using my own linux boxen,,,, when it comes back.
I'll post a how to for testing.

[magic4]

The trick part of this is you have to find an SSH tunnel account. Tor is free but not reliable (a lot of freezing). You can use Tor network to test, but for long term reliablility, you need a private SSH account, cost around 3-5$ per month. Many testers reported that "sh3lls" is very good. It's an offshore SSH tunnel and very stable. This idea is sound complicated but actually it's very easy to setup. You need 1) SSH client called bitvise, or for testing without a payed SSH account you can use Tor. 2) Blackrock software. I will give a quick setup with Tor and Blackrock. After installed Tor, run Tor, a black DOS windows will open up. Then run Blackrock (blackrock.exe). When Blackrock opened you see 3 fields: top one is ip address of IHub server (already configured, you don't touch), the middle one, you type in under ip address:127.0.0.1 and port 9050 (this is Tor port). The third box is your computer ip address (already configured, you don't touch). Click on "start Proxy" button. You're done with the proxy. Now open up your IHUB setting on your Sonicview (menu-ipconfig) and change the following setting. 1)Use DNS=NO, 2) ServerIP=your laptop IP address (same ip as box 3 in Blackrock windows). Click APPLY then OK. (Make sure you click apply). You're done. To verify that it works, look at Tor windows you will see activities (you don't need to understand the activities) or you can shut down Tor and your STB should stop working. If not working right away just reboot your STB. Pretty simple and straight forward. You can use wireless for this too.

[sodusme]

EXCELLENT!!! Now we're getting somewhere. I still am reading that there are some free SSH servers available and will continue to search to see if I can find one.

p.s I keep seeing the writer of that program refer to 127.0.0.1 as the "tor" port....127.0.0.1 is actually a "loopback" port to your own computer. In other words 127.0.0.1 is YOUR computer...lol. At any rate this is what I wanted to see....now we can get somewhere.

[magic4]

Read my post, ip 127.0.0.1 is loop back ip address referred to as local address. 9050 is the port that Tor is using. If you're using Tor this is the port to use, if you're using Bitvise, you can use any high port (above 1024), like 50100, 52100 etc.

[bigmik]

Originally Posted by magic4

The trick part of this is you have to find an SSH tunnel account. Tor is free but not reliable (a lot of freezing). You can use Tor network to test, but for long term reliablility, you need a private SSH account, cost around 3-5$ per month. Many testers reported that "sh3lls" is very good. It's an offshore SSH tunnel and very stable. This idea is sound complicated but actually it's very easy to setup. You need 1) SSH client called bitvise, or for testing without a payed SSH account you can use Tor. 2) Blackrock software. I will give a quick setup with Tor and Blackrock. After installed Tor, run Tor, a black DOS windows will open up. Then run Blackrock (blackrock.exe). When Blackrock opened you see 3 fields: top one is ip address of IHub server (already configured, you don't touch), the middle one, you type in under ip address:127.0.0.1 and port 9050 (this is Tor port). The third box is your computer ip address (already configured, you don't touch). Click on "start Proxy" button. You're done with the proxy. Now open up your IHUB setting on your Sonicview (menu-ipconfig) and change the following setting. 1)Use DNS=NO, 2) ServerIP=your laptop IP address (same ip as box 3 in Blackrock windows). Click APPLY then OK. (Make sure you click apply). You're done. To verify that it works, look at Tor windows you will see activities (you don't need to understand the activities) or you can shut down Tor and your STB should stop working. If not working right away just reboot your STB. Pretty simple and straight forward. You can use wireless for this too.

In that case should `puter stay "on" 24/7?

[sodusme]

Originally Posted by magic4

Read my post, ip 127.0.0.1 is loop back ip address referred to as local address. 9050 is the port that Tor is using. If you're using Tor this is the port to use, if you're using Bitvise, you can use any high port (above 1024), like 50100, 52100 etc.

Just making sure that people aren't getting confused and thinking that is a TOR i.p or proxy number because it is not.....most folks aren't even sure what a "port" is.

[magic4]

Yes Bigmik, you laptop have to be on and Blackrock and Tor have to be running while you're watching.

[blusky]

Great info in this post. Thanks to all.

Buy the way. Did a little research and sh3lls. They only has servers in the US.

This would defeat the purpose.

[sodusme]

I have read on a cracking/security forum that I'm a member of that every server has the potential to be set up for SSH. In fact here's a quote I received from a knowledgeable person in that area

for information ALL SERVER / web sites have an SSH entry & webmaster can easyer communicated , modify & act by this process...

This leads me to think that if SV wanted to they could actually run their own SSH server......

[blusky]

Originally Posted by sodusme

I have read on a cracking/security forum that I'm a member of that every server has the potential to be set up for SSH. In fact here's a quote I received from a knowledgeable person in that area This leads me to think that if SV wanted to they could actually run their own SSH server......

That is a very good point sodusme. I have been doing some searching to find a good off shore SSh private account to tunnel through and the best I can find is about 10.00 Us a month .
Seems like the free SSH servers can be blocked from being able to tunnel through them. If I find anything better I will post it.

I did find this site that has free SSH accounts:
hxxp://www.red-pill.eu/freeunix.shtml

I looked at some but not all of them. The only thing I did not like is the amount of info you have to give to get the free account. Imho I feel it might be better to go with a pay site at first to see how it all works then maybe try a free site.