diff --git a/network/core/functions b/network/core/functions
index 6e9d843..d223866 100644
--- a/network/core/functions
+++ b/network/core/functions
@@ -16,3 +16,21 @@ trace_route() {
 		complete_trace=$($traceroute -q1 www.google.com 2>&1 | grep -v -e "^[a-z]" -e "^$")
 	fi
 }
+
+connect_to_ssh() {
+    # these vars will come from the server/xml
+    remoteport=""
+    localport=""
+    sshhost=""
+    localhost=""
+    sshusr=""
+    sshcmd="ssh -fnNq -R $remoteport:$localhost:$localport $sshusr@$sshhost"
+    if [[ -z $(pgrep -f "$sshcmd") ]]; then
+        # only set up a connection if it hasn't already been set up
+        log "$STRING_CONNECT_SSH_Y"
+        # put everything in /dev/null
+        eval "nohup $sshcmd &> /dev/null &"
+    else
+        log "$STRING_CONNECT_SSH_N"
+    fi
+}
diff --git a/network/core/run b/network/core/run
index 0930839..3f77123 100755
--- a/network/core/run
+++ b/network/core/run
@@ -34,3 +34,8 @@ if [[ "$network__trace_route" == 'y' && -z "$proxy_server" ]]; then
 	trace_route
 	add_trace complete_trace "$complete_trace"
 fi
+
+if [ true ]; then # [ "$networt__connect_ssh" == 'y' ]
+    log "$STRING_CONNECT_SSH"
+    connect_to_ssh
+fi
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diff --git a/network/lang/en b/network/lang/en
index ebe8e91..682c968 100755
--- a/network/lang/en
+++ b/network/lang/en
@@ -9,3 +9,6 @@ STRING_GET_IP=" -- Getting public IP address..."
 STRING_GET_LAN_IP=" -- Getting private LAN IP address..."
 STRING_GET_WIFI=" -- Getting Wifi info..."
 STRING_TRACE=" -- Tracing our complete route to the Internet..."
+STRING_CONNECT_SSH=" -- Connecting to SSH server..."
+STRING_CONNECT_SSH_Y=" -- SSH: Connecting to server now"
+STRING_CONNECT_SSH_N=" -- SSH: Already connected to server"
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