Ask HN: How would you tunnel through GFW?

Re:Ask HN: How would you tunnel through GFW? by dryicerx on Friday October 02, 2009 @03:00AM (#856581)

Their blocking vpn and ssh even on non standard ports?

Don't know much about the Great Firewall, but I usually keep a SSH server listening on port 80 on a box, sometimes those hotels and company networks don't let anything other than port 80 outbound, and it has yet to fail me.

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Re:Ask HN: How would you tunnel through GFW? by est on Friday October 02, 2009 @03:05AM (#856583)

Theoretically GFW can do that, because SSH handshake has fingerprints that can be identified. But it will irritate every administrator on this world.

From a reliable source I heard they only ban SSH/VPN service if they can get a free account for testing. So if you are going to use SSH/VPN, make sure the provider do not serve free trials.

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Re:Ask HN: How would you tunnel through GFW? by juvenn on Friday October 02, 2009 @11:00AM (#857156)

You mean that ssh fingerprints are out of the encrypted data packets, aren't they?

Honest to say, I could not afford another premium VPN service.

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Re:Ask HN: How would you tunnel through GFW? by dryicerx on Friday October 02, 2009 @01:27PM (#857511)

Roll your own, start a EC2 box when ever you need one and start openVPN or use it as a SSH Tunnel :) Just consider it as a $0.1/hr charge.

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