Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 17:25:44 -0500 From: "Budec" <budec@qwest.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Socks proxy for FreeBSD Message-ID: <NGBBIILBAKIFGHHCHOHPCEJKCLAA.budec@qwest.net>
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Is there a socks proxy avaiable for FreeBSD? Here is what I want to do, run say a socks proxy bound to the localhost interface (127.0.0.1) on whatever the default port is (let's say port 8080 in this example). With this, I could ssh into my FreeBSD box, and port forward localhost on ssh client machine (say port 80 on client) to port 8080 of the FreeBSD box, that way when I use iexplore/netscape all web traffic goes though the "encrypted" proxy, then out to the web. Like this: Win98 iexplore -> ssh_client -> ssh_server-> proxy -> internet That way the network that the Win98 box is on can't sniff any web traffic. Is this good way of doing this, I already have ssh and port forwarding (for XVNC) working correctly. Regards, Jack To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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