Re: can pf be used as a generic tcp proxy?

[eric <eric-list-openbsd-misc_(_at_)_catastrophe_(_dot_)_net>]

On Wed, 2005-02-23 at 22:38:28 +0100, -f proclaimed...

> 
> i am trying to accomplish the following:
> a frined of mine has a ban for a certain site (w.x.y.z)
> but can access any other site w/o problems.  what i would
> like to do is set up a generic proxy on my firewall to let
> him go to w.x.y.z thru my firewall (he is not on my lan):
> 
> my friend's browser -> openbsd-firewall:some port -> w.x.y.z:80
> and back.

Ask your friend if you can login via SSH to a machine on his network. Then
use the "-D" flag in your SSH client for a SOCKS4 proxy.