Comments on: Access US Only Websites from Outside the USA with a SOCKS Proxy & SSH Tunnel http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/29/access-us-only-websites-from-outside-the-usa-with-a-socks-proxy-ssh-tunnel/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Thu, 23 May 2013 23:13:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kyleandrew http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/29/access-us-only-websites-from-outside-the-usa-with-a-socks-proxy-ssh-tunnel/#comment-301257 Kyleandrew Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:38:15 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=24360#comment-301257 Anchorfree's Expat Shield has free and low cost version Anchorfree’s Expat Shield has free and low cost version

]]> By: M http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/29/access-us-only-websites-from-outside-the-usa-with-a-socks-proxy-ssh-tunnel/#comment-289629 M Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:46:12 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=24360#comment-289629 Use a UK shell provider instead and the idea is the same Use a UK shell provider instead and the idea is the same

]]> By: William http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/29/access-us-only-websites-from-outside-the-usa-with-a-socks-proxy-ssh-tunnel/#comment-289423 William Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:11:06 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=24360#comment-289423 Now I just need a way to trick BBC.co.uk into letting an American watch Dr. Who from their website. Now I just need a way to trick BBC.co.uk into letting an American watch Dr. Who from their website.

]]> By: Sebastian Kusnier http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/29/access-us-only-websites-from-outside-the-usa-with-a-socks-proxy-ssh-tunnel/#comment-289361 Sebastian Kusnier Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:25:38 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=24360#comment-289361 Terminal and iTerm has no proxy support. How you get the right external ip with the curl command? Terminal and iTerm has no proxy support.
How you get the right external ip with the curl command?

]]> By: Brad Zimmerman http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/29/access-us-only-websites-from-outside-the-usa-with-a-socks-proxy-ssh-tunnel/#comment-289249 Brad Zimmerman Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:21:47 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=24360#comment-289249 I'm not being sarcastic when I say that I've known about this for at least 15 years ...but it does little good without a solid shell provider. Any recommendations? I’m not being sarcastic when I say that I’ve known about this for at least 15 years …but it does little good without a solid shell provider. Any recommendations?

]]> By: Scott H http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/29/access-us-only-websites-from-outside-the-usa-with-a-socks-proxy-ssh-tunnel/#comment-289195 Scott H Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:51:56 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=24360#comment-289195 Why bother modifying system preferences when you can set individual browsers to use the proxy? FIREFOX: about:config CHROME: chrome://settings/browser Set the socks proxy & port, whole thing stays just in that browser rather than system wide. Why bother modifying system preferences when you can set individual browsers to use the proxy?

FIREFOX: about:config

CHROME: chrome://settings/browser

Set the socks proxy & port, whole thing stays just in that browser rather than system wide.

]]> By: Yuri http://osxdaily.com/2011/11/29/access-us-only-websites-from-outside-the-usa-with-a-socks-proxy-ssh-tunnel/#comment-289185 Yuri Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:42:09 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/?p=24360#comment-289185 Use -f to send it into the background, and -N for added security: ssh -f user@remote-ip -L 1080:remote-ip:80 -N That way you are also sending the local port to remote port with full encryption. PS: 1080 is a standard proxy port. Use -f to send it into the background, and -N for added security:

ssh -f user@remote-ip -L 1080:remote-ip:80 -N

That way you are also sending the local port to remote port with full encryption. PS: 1080 is a standard proxy port.

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