Comments on: HTTP Proxy Over SSH Connection Mini-Howto

By: yaca

yaca — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:40:24 +0000

OK. So I’ve figured this out and see that this blog is DEAD.
To save anybody in the future their torment here is the solution:

1. Start SOCKS tunnel normally (like: ssh -D 8888 login@yourhost.com )
2. Use some local http proxy server which is able to redirect your data through SOCKS

I’m using polipo which is nice because ater it’s installed (apt-get polipo) you can get your browser to http://localhost:8123 and go to the configuration page

Look for “parent proxy” and set it up accordingly (in the case above: 127.0.0.1:8888 )

Other proxy tools are fine of course but YMMV (Privoxy, Squid?)

By: yaca

yaca — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:05:28 +0000

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGHH!!!

Seriously. Change this fracking title.

By: nepjua

nepjua — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 07:20:43 +0000

I completely agree too, i’m looking for http proxy over ssh for 3 hours, and bumping to articles like that, it’s not HTTP Proxy

By: Anja Trebon

Anja Trebon — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:35:49 +0000

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By: imp

imp — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:43:05 +0000

I completely agree with js above. Learn the damn difference between SOCKS and HTTP proxies!

By: js

js — Fri, 22 May 2009 10:44:32 +0000

Sorry man but this is just crazy annoying

THIS IS NOT **HTTP PROXY** IT’S “SOCKS PROXY OVER SSH”

and this should be title of your article – it would stop it jumping in front of search results

I’ve spent like 2 hours looking for “http proxy over ssh” and I’ve just had enough of this kind of ignorant articles.