[vox-tech] squid proxy server & client configuration to bypass GFW

[Nick Schmalenberger]

On Sat, Jan 01, 2011 at 10:43:14PM -0800, Brian Lavender wrote:
> Have you tried using ssh socks proxy using the -D option?
> 
> ssh -D 1234 remotehost.com
> 
> In firefox, go to network -> advanced settings.
> 
> and select it to use localhost, port 1234. You should configure
> Firefox to use dns proxy too.
> 
> about:config
> network.proxy.socks_remote_dns true
> 
> This site has some info.
> https://calomel.org/firefox_ssh_proxy.html
>
Yeah, socks proxy over ssh works really well. Also check out the
firefox extension foxyproxy for handling several proxy
configurations.
Nick Schmalenberger