On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Haridas, Rijeshk (NSN - IN/Bangalore) < rijeshk.haridas@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello all, > > I would like to know if any SOCKS5 proxy server is packaged as part of > RHEL5. Please let me know of any alternate SOCKS5 servers which can be > used. <https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list> > Don't know if this would fit your criteria but you can create a socks5 proxy through an ssh connection. Check out the -D option to the ssh command: -D [bind_address:]port > Specifies a local ``dynamic'' application-level port > forwarding. > This works by allocating a socket to listen to port on the > local > side, optionally bound to the specified bind_address. > Whenever a > connection is made to this port, the connection is forwarded > over > the secure channel, and the application protocol is then used > to > determine where to connect to from the remote machine. > Currently > the SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 protocols are supported, and ssh will > act > as a SOCKS server. Only root can forward privileged ports. > Dynamic port forwardings can also be specified in the > configura- > tion file. > > IPv6 addresses can be specified with an alternative syntax: > [bind_address/]port or by enclosing the address in square > brack- > ets. Only the superuser can forward privileged ports. By > default, the local port is bound in accordance with the > GatewayPorts setting. However, an explicit bind_address may > be > used to bind the connection to a specific address. The > bind_address of ``localhost'' indicates that the listening > port > be bound for local use only, while an empty address or `*' > indi- > cates that the port should be available from all interfaces. > if you do a quick google for this, you'll find lots of hits with tutorials, etc... Romeo -- Romeo Theriault System Administrator Information Technology Services -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
