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performing-network-pivoting-and-tunneling
Pivoting through compromised hosts and tunneling traffic to reach segmented internal networks using SSH local/remote/dynamic forwarding, chisel, ligolo-ng, socat, sshuttle, proxychains, and SOCKS proxies during authorized engagements.
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# Performing Network Pivoting and Tunneling
## When to Use
- After compromising a dual-homed host that can reach an internal network you cannot
- When a target service is only reachable from a jump/pivot host (DMZ -> internal segregation)
- When you need to run local tools (nmap, smbclient, evil-winrm, RDP) against hosts behind a pivot
- When an egress firewall only permits outbound HTTPS and you must tunnel C2/return traffic
- When relaying reverse shells out of an internal host through a chain of compromised boxes
## Critical: Techniques Most Often Missed
The classic mistake is forgetting that SOCKS/proxychains cannot carry ICMP or SYN scans, then concluding "the host is down". Always scan correctly through a proxy.
