PublicMathWiki: ProxyBySsh

(Web) Proxy by SSH

To get Web access to the I-MATH intranet webserver it is possible to set up a SOCKS SSH proxy channel. This setting is not persistent, start it when you need it.

The proxy configuration can be done:

SSH Proxy

Browser

To use the I-MATH internal DNS Server (necessary to get access to hostnames that are only known inside of I-MATH), use the SOCKS5 protocol incl. DNS forward.

For Google Chrome or Opera, open a second terminal and type the following command.

Browser

Command

Google Chrome (see also advanced)

Linux: google-chrome --proxy-server="socks5://localhost:1080"
Mac OS X: /Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --proxy-server="socks5://localhost:1080"

Opera

Linux: opera --proxy-server="socks5://localhost:1080"
Mac OS X: /Applications/Opera.app/Contents/MacOS/Opera --proxy-server="socks5://localhost:1080"

ff-proxy.png

FAQ

Advanced Setup: Google Chrome Proxy Switch

Install and configure the Google Chrome extension SwitchyOmega to automatically switch proxy for certain URLs.

Configurations: switchyOmega_proxy.png switchyOmega_autoswitch.png

PublicMathWiki: ProxyBySsh (last edited 2021-02-04 16:23:12 by eseide)