You will see the dialog box as shown below.

Now, you can press “menu” button and click on “Add ports” and go to step 4. As you can see I already have my firefly server port configured for music streaming over itunes' DAAP protocol.

On this screen you can configure the ports to be used for tunneling.

Once connected, press the menu button and select the icon which says “Port Forwards”.

Open it and add the IP (or dynamic domain name as suggested above) and the port on which ssh server is running to the bottom and connect.

Install an app called “connectbot” from the android marketplace. Now, here is a step by step guide on what to do on your Android Phone (I’m doing this on a Nexus one but should be same for you as well):1. I’d also recommend that if you do not have a static IP for your home network, then sign up for a dynamic DNS service (I use ) so that you can access your home network easily by using a domain name (e.g. you have appropriately forwarded the port on which ssh server is running). Also, it assumes that the ssh server is accessible from the internet (i.e. This article assumes that you have already installed and setup a ssh server (you can probably use openssh). Also look for some bonus tips at the end ) In this post, I’ll tell you how to setup an ssh tunnel to your home network easily. If you want to have a secure browsing environment or just want to access your home network securely without exposing extra services to the internet and without the mess that comes with setting up and maintaining a VPN server, ssh tunneling is your rescuer.

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