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+#+title: Pseudo VPN -- Connect to University Network Using SSH + SOCKS
+
+For UNIX only (Linux, macOS, BSD, etc.)
+
+* Configure
+
+Edit ~connect~ and set your University id.
+
+* Run script
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC sh
+chmod 0755 connect
+./connect
+#+END_SRC
+
+* Edit Settings
+
+Either edit your browser's proxy settings or edit your operating system's
+network settings.
+
+For Firefox, go to Settings > General > Network Settings > Settings... > Manual
+proxy configuration > SOCKS Host (~localhost~), Port (~2333~ or as in script) >
+OK.
+
+For macOS, go to System Settings > Wi-Fi (or your network interface) >
+Details... > Proxies > SOCKS proxy > Server (~localhost~), Port (~2333~ or as in
+script) > OK.
+
+* Finish
+
+To stop, use Ctrl-C to send SIGINT. The script will kill ssh.

connect

+#!/bin/bash
+############################
+#      CONFIGURATIONS
+# local port
+p=2333
+# university id
+sotonid='abc1d23'
+# host
+dn='uglogin.ecs.soton.ac.uk'
+############################
+printf '\e[8;12;40t' # 40x12 window
+echo -e "\033[44;37m" # fancy colour
+clear
+echo "+--------------------------------------+"
+echo "|                                      |"
+echo "| Connecting  to  the  University  of  |"
+echo "| Southampton network, local port $p |"
+ssh $sotonid@$dn -D $p -N &
+pid=$!
+echo "| PID is $pid                         |"
+echo "|                                      |"
+echo "| C-c to terminate                     |"
+echo "|                                      |"
+echo "+--------------------------------------+"
+
+cleanup() {
+	clear
+	echo "+--------------------------------------+"
+	echo "|                                      |"
+	echo "| Killing the ssh process (pid $pid)  |"
+	echo "|                                      |"
+	kill $pid && echo "| Success                              |" || echo "| Error                                |"
+	echo "|                                      |"
+	echo "+--------------------------------------+"
+	echo
+	echo
+	echo
+}
+trap cleanup SIGINT
+
+tail -f /dev/null
+