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How to connect MacBook to Socks5 proxy, but over a VPN?

I have a MacBook Pro with both Mullvad VPN and Proxifier installed. I'm trying to run both simultaneously, so that my traffic follows this pattern: HOST >> VPN >> SOCKS5 >> Internet ...
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Google Chrome to use SOCKS proxy when performing DNS queries: "proxy-bypass-list" vs. "host-resolver-rules"

I want to prevent DNS leaks over a SOCKS v5 proxy on Google Chrome, much like this StackOverflow question So apart from the command-line flag to proxy traffic through the SOCKS v5, --proxy-server, I ...
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In Google Chrome what does host-resolver-rules flag do when used with proxy-server?

I often needs to use a Socks 5 proxy for some websites. I cannot have a system wide proxy applied (which seems to be the method preferred by Chrome), so I have a shortcut which launches a chrome ...
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.pac file or manual proxy stopped working with ssh / socks5 and firefox 118

Up until updating firefox to 118 my .pac file for automatic proxy configuration was working okay. I'm on linux and the proxy is over ssh with socks5 so first I do ssh -D9999 my.remote.server.com and ...
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WARP's connection through socks5

Because of the internet restriction, I need to connect to WARP through a socks5 proxy. Is that possible? How? I know that proxychains is a solution but that would be my last solution.
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Forwarding www traffic through a remote computer

I am far from being an expert in networking so please be gentle. I did a part of this setup successfully before, following a tutorial on a certain website, which I cannot find anymore. I have two ...
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routing specific IP address trough a sock5 server

I am already on a vpn. I want to connect to one website(123.456.789.10) which only works if I connect it to through sock5 server ( 123.777.888.192:1080). I can do this by using proxifier app, but now ...
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How to let gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.socks export socks5:// all_proxy variable instead of sock://

I want to set proxy for a Gnome system. When I use these commands: gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.socks host 127.0.0.1 gsettings set org.gnome.system.proxy.socks port 1080 to set a proxy for ...
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SSH socks proxy through multiple "Jumps"

I would like to create a SOCKS proxy for accessing a few remote HTTP apps through multiple SSH jumps. My intent would be as follow: myHost:4321 -> HostA(sshd) -> HostB(sshd) -> HostsX(app) ...
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Does Chromium not support SOCKS5H (with the "H" in the end)?

If I try to start Chromium or any Chromium-based browser with: [...] --proxy-server="socks5h://blablabla" Then it fails to load any page. However, it works if I do: [...] --proxy-server=&...
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How to set socks5 proxy from command line in Linux when using Gnome?

I can set socks5 proxy using Gnome Settings. However, how can I set it using a shell script? It turns out the setting just set a new environment variable called ALL_PROXY. But it seems the variable ...
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How to enter Socks5 proxy in OpenVPN connect?

Looking for a way to add socks5 proxy settings to OpenVPN connect client. the GUI only supports adding IP address and it uses HTTP. I tried adding socks-proxy 127.0.0.1 1008 to the config file but ...
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socks5 proxy + proxifier doesn't work for some connections

I live in a country where many foreign websites are blocked. I have been using a socks5 proxy by SSH dynamic port forwarding and Proxifier to circumvent this restriction. Recently, I found that some ...
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How can I run multiple proxies on the same computer simultaneously each IP/Proxy on a specific app client in a sandboxed environment?

I have several running clients of the same app that I need to set a proxy for each client in a sandboxed environment. Also, it'd be better if it could be automated, as it's a daily changing Proxy IP. ...
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How do I specified a socks5 proxy behind the openVPN tunnel in a client config file?

I need to connect to my company's VPN in order to access internal websites and web applications, while I cannot access the regular internal when connecting to the VPN unless via a specific socks5 ...
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VMWare Workstation Connect VM to internet through SOCKS5

How can I connect a VM in VMWare Workstation to the internet through a proxy of type SOCKS5 ? The host OS is Windows, while the guest OS is linux/ubuntu. P.S. I need it to be configured OUTSIDE guest; ...
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SSH dynamic port forwarding (SOCKS) from LAN (behind NAT) to another LAN (behind NAT); middle server with public IP address available

I need advice how to make proper ssh connections. My network: I want to be able to view web server content from devices B_1, B_2, B_3 using FF with SOCKS configured on Client A. Note that firewall ...
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How to configure Tor as service on windows?

I just want to have tor proxy server up and running all the time on my windows 10 PC. Tor browser doesn't fit my needs. So I'd like to be able to connect anything I want via socks5 proxy. It was so ...
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What does it mean for a SOCKS5 proxy to have UDP enabled?

v2ray has options for enabling UDP for a socks5 server. What does this mean? How is it usable? How can I test the server to see if it is working correctly?
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git: pushing through socks5 proxy with ProxyCommand+ncat fails

socks5 proxy runs as follows ss-local ... -l 1080 ... pushing w/ proxychains suceeds $ proxychains git push [proxychains] config file found: /etc/proxychains.conf [proxychains] preloading /usr/lib/...
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Is it possible to change the client a socks proxy is connected to?

I want to connect to 2 socks5 proxies and connect to google.com. If I create a tcp socket and connect it to proxy1 tell it to connect to proxy2 and tell proxy2 to connect to google.com:80 I have ...
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How to tunnel a VMware virtual machine network adapter?

I have a VMware virtual machine running on a Windows host. Is there a way to tunnel the virtual network adapter so that it has an IP address of a SOCKS5 proxy instead of bridging or NATing one from ...
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pip3 install [package] failed no matter with proxy or without proxy

Environment Windows 1903 WSL (kali) python3.7 Description when using pip3 install flask the output display like such WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=4, connect=None, read=None, redirect=None, ...
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Setting up SSH config file for different labs having same hostnames

We have 2 different AWS labs, with around 40 VMs in each with same hostnames in both. Both labs are in a private subnet, so to login, we use a jumphost named bastion. This is what my config file ...
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Is it possible to support SOCKS5 for certain hosts transparently?

I have SSH access to a jump box on my work. This jump box gives access to the complete network infrastructure at work. This is great to work from home. I am able to run a SOCKS5 proxy on the jump box ...
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Dante server closed for connection

I'm setting up a socks5 server using amazon aws. On my vps I've ubuntu 18.04 I've installed dante-server via sudo apt-get install. After that I edited the dante config file and enabled danted.service. ...
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Proxy + SSL leads to error with Firefox

I would like to access a website within the company domain remotely. For reasons beyond my control they allow ssh but not vpn. However I struggle with my setup: My first step was: ssh -ND 1082 ***@**...
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Is there a stunnel / other SSL tunnel equivalent of "ssh -D"?

I am trying to find a way to set up an SSL tunnel and use a SOCKS proxy in the same matter that I am using ssh -D <port>. Is there any equivalent of doing so using stunnnel? I am using a linux ...
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ssh-based (SOCKS5) password proxy

I'd like to share to a friend an access to the intranet of a place because he forgot his password. I was thinking to use on a server of mine ssh -D '*:1080' [email protected], and then let my friend ...
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OpenVPN: DNS over encrypted channel

I'm testing a setup which is as follows: Machine A has a Firefox instance which is configured to connect to Machine B via SOCKS v5 at a given port. Machine B has an Alpine Linux Docker container ...
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How to get SOCKS5 capable application proxied through OpenVPN without running everything through VPN on Gnome 3

How can I selectively tunnel by application in Gnome using a remote OpenVPN server or use the arbitrary application's built-in SOCKS5 proxy support to connect to a local "translation" server that ...
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Why is an SSH socks5 proxy performing better than a normal socks5 proxy?

I've been trying to setup a proxy tunnel for gaming for the past month and have encountered (To me) a very strange issue. Currently I'm using a socksifier to redirect/edit the connect() command on a ...
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Use SOCKS5 with auth in Chrome

I am trying to configure Google Chrome to use my proxy. It works fine with curl: curl -v --socks5-hostname bla-bla.example:1080 -U bla:bla-bla https://www.google.com/ I've tried to use FoxyProxy, ...
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How to configure Dante socks5 to use only specific users for authentication

As I understand, if Dante is configured for using with username authentification method, then it gives the proxy access for all the system users. I don't want to let every user to have the proxy ...
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How to restrict access to socks5 server only through one hostname?

I have a dante-server (socks5 proxy) which points to one of my hostnames (sub.example.com). Here's my basic config (my own domain replaced with an example variant): logoutput: /var/log/danted.log ...
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Tunnel Socks Proxy through Privoxy

I'm using Privoxy to tunnel a specified SOCKS5 Proxy through Privoxy. It works just fine. Is there any way to tunnel through multiple dynamic proxys just by setting up a single listening endpoint on ...
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Does Socks v5 encrypt the all traffic?

I just found Socks concept and I'm trying to understand more about it and can understand the difference with other proxy and all kinds of vpn Does Socks v5 encrypt the all traffic? Can you look at ...
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Route DD WRT traffic through Proxy SOCKS5

I have the problem. Some domains are blocked in my country. So I have a cheap home router TP-Link TL-WR841ND v8. Firmware : Firmware: DD-WRT v24-sp2 (12/22/14) Is there any way to route all ...
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What is the difference between shadowsocks and openvpn?

I currently configured openVPN and shadowsocks(based on socks5) on a server. I am confused what is the difference between two and when should I use one over other.
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Internet Explorer 11 as a SOCKS5 Proxy Client Resolves Hostnames Locally, not on the Proxy

Internet Explorer 11 as a SOCKS5 proxy client resolves hostnames locally, not on the proxy. Is there any way to force Internet Explorer 11 to resolve hostnames on the proxy? I would rather not ...
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Creating VPN "kill-switch" using SOCKS

I want to route all traffic for specific applications (for example Firefox supports SOCKS) through VPN. My VPN service provider offers configuration settings (SOCKS host, port) for SOCKS5 protocol. If ...
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Can I use domain name instead of IP to connect SOCKS5 proxy server?

I have domain name with correct A- and AAAA-records and my personal SOCKS5 Dante Server. Via IP all is okay, but when I try to connect via domain it's failed. So is it real to set up or impossible? ...
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SOCKS5 proxy with username and password – ssh: could not resolve hostname, temporary failure in name resolution

I am quite new to SSH and Ubuntu. I am trying to connect to a server (e.g. server1.com) via SOCKS5 proxy host (e.g. proxy1.com) for which username and password is already given. I am including the ...
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sshd: error: connect_to XXXXXXXX: unknown host

I am trying to create SOCKS proxy server using: /usr/bin/ssh -D 8123 -f -C -N [email protected] It seems to mostly work, however in log I see following errors: Feb 22 08:42:41 us-vpn sshd[5383]: ...
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Can I simply PuTTy on a windows to route only certain (SOCKS5) traffic to a Anonymous VPN

I have windows 7, and would like to take an anonymous VPN provider to route CERTAIN application's trafic through the VPN (for example utorrent via SOCKS5-setting). This does not seem simple, ...
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SSH session with SOCKS5 proxy does not logout/exit properly

It 'hangs' if I use the 'exit' command, and I have to terminate the terminal. I am using it on a Mac. I use the -D option to SSH over a port. Edit: This happens only when I have used this proxy/...
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Convert HTTP requests to Socks5 with squid3

I am new to Squid3. My question is duplicated with Convert HTTP requests to SOCKS5. The difference is that I want to achieve it with Squid3, but I can not find any configuration in Squid3's ...
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Do Proxies Completely Mask Your Traffic?

If you route both your upload and downloads through a proxy can your ISP or "prying eyes" still see what your traffic is? Does the proxy encrypt the traffic in a way so that it is not decipherable? ...
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Nsa attempting to MITM socks proxy users? [closed]

Today I connected to a free socks proxy and checked the dns and found that the serverhost name was prism1.nsa.gov! I was wondering if this is how the nsa attempts to perform mitm attacks on clients? ...
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List of links that will be taken without a proxy in linux

How can I add a list of links that will be taken without a proxy in linux or another shell programm (etc. proxychains)? I need it to exclude the download proxy .avi files proxychains firefox
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