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So, reading some stuff on Portable Apps, I came across a link to a program called Frostwire. It is an open source (read: sypware free) version of Limwire. So, for all my friends that have asked “what should I use to get mp3s”, use Frostwire.

Software requirements:

1. Windows machine on the connection you want to tunnel your traffic to.
2. Cygwin – Linux like environment for Windows.
3. Proxy – Proxy server that supports http/s, pop3, smtp, socks, etc.
4. PuTTY – SSH client used to connect to and tunnel your traffic to your destination machine.
5. Some sort of software you wish to use while bypassing a filter or network monitor.

This post assumes:

1. You will be tunneling your traffic to a machine on your home network
2. You use cable/dsl router on your home network.
3. Your home network external ip address is 1.2.3.4 (use http://whatismyipaddress.com to get your actual external address). You can also setup an http://www.dyndns.org account to get a free dns name for your home network connection so you do not have to remember or constantly check your home ip address.
4. Your home machine’s runs Windows XP or better and the internal ip address is 192.168.1.45. This ip should be a static ip, not a dynamic ip. Should your internal ip change, the router port forward will not work properly.
5. You use Firefox Inernet Explorer is just as easy to setup to use a socks proxy.
6. You understand that if your place of work or school monitors your desktop activity (via screen shots, key loggers, etc), this will not protect you in any way. This simply makes it a bit harder for your admin to see what websites you visit or who you instant message while at work or school.

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