Updated: 12 September 2022
Socks tunnel
ssh -D 8123 -f -C -q -N user@example.com -D: Tells SSH that we want a SOCKS tunnel on the specified port number -f: Forks the process to the background -C: Compresses the data before sending it -q: Uses quiet mode -N: Tells SSH that no command will be sent once the tunnel is up
Verify that the tunnel is up and running:
ps aux | grep ssh
If using -f close the tunnel
kill <process id>