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BigSack
Asked: 2012-06-14 00:20:09 +0800 CST

How do I set up an SSH SOCKS proxy with Gnome SSH Tunnel Manager?

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Generally I use this command to create a local Socks proxy via SSH Tunneling

ssh -ND 7777 -i google.pem [email protected]

Then i configure my applications to use Socks proxy on localhost (i.e. 127.0.0.1 )

And it works as expected.

I recently came across a Gnome Application, Gnome SSH Tunnel Manager, also available in the repositories as gstm. GSTM has more features which I need, like Auto Restart and Auto connect on Start up

I am unable to use it as per my requirement.

Here's my GSTM setup:

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And the ports on the server I'm trying to connect to:

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1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    You're setting up the redirection incorrectly. To get the SOCKS proxy you need to set up a dynamic redirect -- just one different click (see screenshot). You just need to set the port you want to use on localhost (here, 8888), and leave the remaining as is (n/a).

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