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--- userdoc:tt-web-browser-proxy [2015/07/29 11:14]
abelbeck [Establish local SOCKS Proxy]
+++ userdoc:tt-web-browser-proxy [2015/07/29 11:42]
droemel [Establish local SOCKS Proxy]
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 The following example is demonstrated by using Firefox on Mac OS X, but should work with about any modern web browser and an Operating System which supports SSH such as OS X, Linux, ChromeOS (in developer mode), etc. .
 ===== Establish local SOCKS Proxy =====
-Modern SSH commands have built-in support for establishing a local SOCKS server which then can be tunneled to a remote SSH server.  The option syntax is:
+Modern SSH clients have built-in support for establishing a local SOCKS server which then can be tunneled to a remote SSH server.  The option syntax is:
 **-D Local_Port**
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-To establish a local SOCKS Proxy, on your Mac in the terminal type:
+To establish a local SOCKS Proxy...
+Go to Terminal:
   ssh -D5000 root@pbx
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 {{:userdoc:web-browser-proxy-firefox.jpg?nolink|Firefox Proxy}}
-Add the "SOCKS Host:" entry for "localhost" and port "5000".  Check "Remote DNS" if you also want DNS proxied.
+Select "Manual ...", and add the "SOCKS Host:" entry for "localhost" and port "5000".  Check "Remote DNS" if you also want DNS proxied.
 Click "OK"
 Open a new Firefox window, and enter "192.168.101.1" or some unique address as seen by "pbx".  You should be able to access any web enabled device that "pbx" can see.  If you have problems, look at your Terminal window for error messages.
+!!Note ->!! Make sure that you don't have any conflicting "Proxy add-on extensions" active in Firefox, that could interfere with the standard proxy configuration!
 ===== Disconnect local SOCKS Proxy =====
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 Type "exit", it should exit immediately, but if there are SOCKS sessions still active it may take a minute but will eventually exit by itself.
+\\
+!!Tip ->!! In order to simplify enabling and disabling the web browser proxy settings, most browsers have add-on extensions that allow quickly changing the proxy settings from the browser window without digging into Preferences each time.