tunneling-and-pivoting

What problem does it solve?

Tunneling and pivoting solve the problem of accessing services on internal networks when direct connectivity is blocked from your current machine.

Core Features & Use Cases

• SSH tunneling for controlled reachability: Set up local, remote, and dynamic (SOCKS) forwards to route specific ports or entire flows through a compromised pivot host, including ProxyJump chaining.
• Tool-based and transparent pivoting: Use Chisel reverse SOCKS for fast SOCKS proxying, Ligolo-ng for transparent TUN-based routing without a SOCKS layer, and route stacking for multi-layer pivots.
• Alternate relays and constrained-environment techniques: Apply socat relays, ProxyChains multi-hop proxy configurations, and Windows pivoting via netsh portproxy and plink; extend access via DNS/ICMP/HTTP tunneling when egress rules force unusual transports.

Quick Start

Ask the assistant to generate a pivoting plan and exact setup steps for tunneling from a compromised host to an internal service using the best-fitting method for your egress constraints (SSH/Chisel/Ligolo-ng/socat/ProxyChains/DNS/ICMP/HTTP, including multi-layer routing if needed).