How to Install and Uninstall pingtunnel Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "pingtunnel" package

Please follow the steps below to install pingtunnel on openSUSE Leap


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                pingtunnel
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "pingtunnel" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall pingtunnel on openSUSE Leap:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                pingtunnel
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pingtunnel package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package pingtunnel:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : pingtunnel
Version : 0.72-bp155.2.10
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 96.2 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : pingtunnel-0.72-bp155.2.10.src
Upstream URL : http://www.cs.uit.no/~daniels/PingTunnel/
Summary : Reliably tunnel TCP connections over ICMP packets
Description :
Ping Tunnel is a tool for reliably tunneling TCP connections over ICMP echo
request and reply packets (commonly known as ping requests and replies). It
is useful for evading firewalls that, for whatever reason, prevent outgoing
TCP connections, but allow in- and outgoing ICMP packets. The tunnel works
by having a proxy run on a machine ping-able from the inside of the
firewall, with the client running on the local machine from which TCP access
is required.
The following example illustrates the main motivation in creating ptunnel:
Setting: You're on the go, and stumble across an open wireless network.
The network gives you an IP address, but won't let you send TCP or UDP
packets out to the rest of the internet, for instance to check your mail.
What to do? By chance, you discover that the network will allow you to ping
any computer on the rest of the internet. With ptunnel, you can utilize
this feature to check your mail, or do other things that require TCP.