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bog-standard ssh server + bitvise local client = VPN

1) enable port forwarding in your sshd config (implies you can't just do this on a server which you don't admin and which has this disabled)

2) point bitvise's socks5 proxy server feature at the ssh server

3) point anything that needs to be tunneled at the bitvise client's port (default 1080) e.g. firefox > about:preferences > Network Settings (at bottom) > Manual proxy configuration > SOCKS v5 (enter details and your password if you set it up in bitvise) > also check "Proxy DNS when using SOCKS v5" at bottom

4) voila, packets leave and return via the ssh server's public IP.

5) For stubborn apps, check their config files, or use tsocks

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For extra fun:

6) make a chain of ssh port forwarding.

7) make a script that randomizes the ssh port forwarding chain.

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Of course the challenge here being finding a hosting provider who doesn't want a copy of your passport.