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authorJonathan \"Duke\" Leto <jonathan@leto.net>2011-05-01 11:47:59 -0700
committerAvery Pennarun <apenwarr@gmail.com>2011-05-03 14:03:19 -0700
commitda2c6273f6c1a657794a626b2fa9df9b03432ff7 (patch)
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parent7712c60c36e1bf5a4432b146502b0533307417f4 (diff)
Add some friendly info to the README
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@@ -63,7 +63,19 @@ This is how you use it:
on your client machine. You'll need root or sudo
access, and python needs to be installed.
- - <tt>./sshuttle -r username@sshserver 0.0.0.0/0 -vv</tt>
+ - The most basic use of sshuttle looks like:
+ <tt>./sshuttle -r username@sshserver 0.0.0.0/0 -vv</tt>
+
+ - There is a shortcut for 0.0.0.0/0 for those that value
+ their wrists
+ <tt>./sshuttle -r username@sshserver 0/0 -vv</tt>
+
+ - If you would also like your DNS queries to be proxied
+ through the DNS server of the server you are connect to:
+ <tt>./sshuttle --dns -rvv username@sshserver 0/0</tt>
+
+ The above is probably what you want to use to prevent
+ local network attacks such as Firesheep and friends.
(You may be prompted for one or more passwords; first, the
local password to become root using either sudo or su, and