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+ | = Setting up a SOCKS proxy in Mac OS X = | ||
+ | If you're somewhere that has a network that is partly blocked, but allows SSH, or if you are in a coffee shop or something similar and are worried about security, you can setup a SOCKS proxy to route all your traffic via a remote server that you control, and then out onto the Internet. | ||
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+ | == Setup SOCKS proxy == | ||
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+ | First, you need to SSH to the remote machine with some special parameters: | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | ssh -vND 8888 user@host.com | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | Some detail on those options: | ||
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+ | < | ||
+ | -v verbose mode; useful for debugging | ||
+ | -N don't start an interactive shell on the remote server | ||
+ | -D setup the SOCKS proxy on port 8888 on localhost | ||
+ | </ | ||
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+ | == Configure Proxy Settings - OS Level == | ||
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+ | Now, go into your Network Control Panel, and then ' | ||
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+ | From here, all your apps that are proxy aware (most of them, probably) will 'just work' | ||
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+ | == Configure Proxy Settings - Firefox Only == | ||
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+ | In some cases, you may not want to mess around with the system settings, especially if you just have something quick you need to do. In that case, Firefox allows you to configure it's proxy settings separately from the rest of the OS. | ||
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+ | Go to ' | ||
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+ | == Test == | ||
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+ | Once you've got things setup, go to [[http:// |