Scenario

A VPN-connection utilisied within a VM needs to be bridged over to the host, so that the host can access the associated network(s) (e.g. via a web browser).

Solution: SOCKS5 (SSH Tunnel)

$h> ssh -D 1337 -f -C -q -n [username]@[IP]

# -D = creates a [D]ynamic SOCKS proxy on local port 1337
# -f = runs SSH in the background ([f]arewell)
# -C = enables data [C]ompression
# -q = enables [q]uiet mode
# -n = prevents reading from STDIN (handy in combination with -f)

The tunnel can then be used as a SOCKS5-proxy running on: 127.0.0.1:1337 .