Note to self:
These are the ssh escape commands from within an ssh connected session.
%~?
Supported escape sequences:
~.  – terminate connection (and any multiplexed sessions)
~B  – send a BREAK to the remote system
~C  – open a command line
~R  – Request rekey (SSH protocol 2 only)
~^Z – suspend ssh
~#  – list forwarded [...]

Not new information but all the same useful for either secure traffic or bypassing web cache restrictions.
First example is a socks proxy to allow you to secure web traffic over a wifi link or just avoiding web caching filters.
From unix, linux, *BSD or MacOSX type in :
ssh -N name@ssh_server -D 9999
or from windows download plink.exe [...]

After hunting the internet I finally managed to confirm how to change my MacPro to region free.
For this I have to give many thanks for www.rpc1.org and the administrator puma.
NB: The posting assumes that your DVR is a PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-112D and I offer no guarantees this will work or worse render your DVR unusable. [...]

At the core of all investigation in relation to a networks is the need to sniff packets. If you have a switch with SPAN port capabilities then you can listen in from where ever you wish. However if for whatever reason this is not practical a network wiretap may be the answer.
From the PC under [...]

A really helpful site for to assist installing MacPorts is suprise suprise www.macports.com
Commands:
sudo port list | grep <pkg_name>

sudo port install <pkg_name>

sudo port deinstall <pkg_name>