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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] ssh tunnelling for firefox
From:       Ionut Vancea <ionut.vancea () gmail ! com>
Date:       2009-05-31 20:52:54
Message-ID: 368177940905311352q2fc4025fk505b4080b83cd4c5 () mail ! gmail ! com
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Hi,

On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 8:42 AM, jdd <jdd@dodin.org> wrote:
> Hello :-)
>
> I try using a tunnelling from openSUSE 11.1 to an online server with
> the syntax below with firefox:
>
> $ssh -D 9999 username@ip-address-of-ssh-server
>
> and proxy localhost 9999
>
> in firefox
>
> google seems to say there is nothing more to do, but FF keep saying
> the proxy don't accept the connection

You have to specify that you want to use "SOCKS Host" proxy, as type,
and use SOCKS v5 option

It should work. If not, try as well Socks v4 option.

>
> I tried this with a 10.2 server (old, I know, to be replaced by the
> next) and ubuntu server with the same result. of course the connection
> terminal to the server opens, I give the pass, but FF still don't works
>
> any idea?

Cheers,
Ionut
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