Creating a SOCKS proxy for use with Mozilla Firefox

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What is SOCKS?

Though this protocol was developed long ago enough, it is rather new (compared to the HTTP proxy). SOCKS allows to work with any (version SOCKS 4 - with TCP, SOCKS 5 - with TCP and UDP) protocols. A socks proxy simply transfers data from a client to a server, not penetrating into this data contents (therefore it can work with HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, NNTP, etc.)

Detailed explanation: http://www.freeproxy.ru/en/free_prox...ocks_proxy.htm

This tutorial will show you how to create a SOCKS proxy for use with Mozilla Firefox. It's possible to use a SOCKS proxy with any type of program, even if it doesn't have specific support for SOCKS, using SocksCap V2.

You will need:

• PuTTy (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html)
• A Dedicated Linux Server
• Mozilla Firefox

1) Open PuTTy.

2) Enter IP of your Linux box in the Host Name field. Select SSH. Enter a Session Name. Click Save.



3) Select the Saved Session you just created and click Load.



4) Navigate to Connection > SSH > Tunnels.

5) Enter a Source Port of your choice. Select Dynamic & Auto. Click Add.



6) Navigate back to Session.

7) Select your Saved Session. Click Save. Open the Session.



8) Once connected, open Mozilla Firefox.

9) Navigate to Tools > Options > Advanced > Network

10) Select Manual Proxy Configuration. Enter 127.0.0.1 in the SOCKS Host field. Enter the Source Port you chose earlier. Make sure Socks v5 is selected.



11) Browse to http://www.whatismyip.com to make sure everything works OK. It should display the IP of your Dedicated Server.

When you have finished using the proxy, close PuTTy.