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userdoc:tt-web-browser-proxy [2015/07/29 11:29] abelbeck [Establish local SOCKS Proxy] |
userdoc:tt-web-browser-proxy [2020/08/22 07:32] mkeuter [Disconnect local SOCKS Proxy] |
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There may be special situations where you would like to virtually make your web browser appear " | There may be special situations where you would like to virtually make your web browser appear " | ||
- | In theory AstLinux | + | In theory AstLinux |
Assuming you have SSH access to the remote AstLinux box itself, either directly or via a VPN, you can very easily enable a local SOCKS Proxy on your web browser machine and use SSH to tunnel the proxy to your remote AstLinux box. | Assuming you have SSH access to the remote AstLinux box itself, either directly or via a VPN, you can very easily enable a local SOCKS Proxy on your web browser machine and use SSH to tunnel the proxy to your remote AstLinux box. | ||
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- | To establish a local SOCKS Proxy, on your Mac in the Terminal | + | To establish a local SOCKS Proxy... |
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ssh -D5000 root@pbx | ssh -D5000 root@pbx | ||
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Open a new Firefox window, and enter " | Open a new Firefox window, and enter " | ||
+ | !!Note ->!! Make sure that you don't have any conflicting "Proxy add-on extensions" | ||
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===== Disconnect local SOCKS Proxy ===== | ===== Disconnect local SOCKS Proxy ===== | ||
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- | !!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. | + | !!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 (e.g. " |
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+ | Now for Firefox + Chrome " | ||
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