IP over SSH

SSH, Tunnel, OpenBSD
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wanna tunnel IP over SSH ? give a try ? Tested for you with … OpenBSD :)

Host1

do the following as root

echo "net.inet.ip.forwarding=1" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1

echo "inet 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.2" >> /etc/hostname.tun0
sh /etc/netstart tun0

sed -i '/PermitTunnel .*/PermitTunnel                      yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
rcctl restart sshd

ssh-copy-id root@host2

Host2

do the following as root

echo "net.inet.ip.forwarding=1" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding=1

echo "inet 10.0.0.2 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.1" >> /etc/hostname.tun0
sh /etc/netstart tun0

sed -i '/PermitTunnel .*/PermitTunnel                      yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
rcctl restart sshd

ssh-copy-id root@host1

now do ifconfig tun0 on Host1 and Host2 -> tunnel should be down

Establish Tunnel

ssh -f -w 0:0 public-ip-of-host2 true

Check Tunnel

root@host1 # ifconfig tun0 
tun0: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
	index 5 priority 0 llprio 3
	groups: tun
	status: active
	inet 10.0.0.1 --> 10.0.0.2 netmask 0xffffff00

Check Latency

fping -c 1 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.2 
10.0.0.1 : [0], 64 bytes, 0.102 ms (0.102 avg, 0% loss)
10.0.0.2 : [0], 64 bytes, 1.05 ms (1.05 avg, 0% loss)

10.0.0.1 : xmt/rcv/%loss = 1/1/0%, min/avg/max = 0.102/0.102/0.102
10.0.0.2 : xmt/rcv/%loss = 1/1/0%, min/avg/max = 1.05/1.05/1.05

add Network

if the Tunnel is up, you can add some Network Protocols like

  • bgp
  • ospf
  • static routing

depending on your topology, you may have to do add NAT on some outgoing interfaces. adapt pf.conf accordingly.

you can also add ipv6 instead of ipv4. or do dualstack. in the tunnel or during the ssh session setup.

Tshoot

  • fix pf.conf so the remote User is allowed to ssh in
  • fix ssh so the remote Host is allowed to Login with Public Key as root user
  • fix pf.conf so incomming/outgoing traffic will get NATed
  • seems like tunnel setup must be established as root user
  • …
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