This should be a simple issue to solve, but for some reason it's not working for me.
ssh vps works just fine (I use authentication keys)
I set up the tunnel with the command:
ssh -C2TNv -D 8080 vps
I then modify Firefox network settings:
- manual config
- http proxy: localhost, port: 8080
- use this proxy server for all protocols
- SOCKS v5
- about:config
- network.proxy.socks_remote_dns: true
Terminal output:
$ ssh -C2TNv -D 8080 vps
OpenSSH_6.0p1, OpenSSL 1.0.1a 19 Apr 2012
debug1: Reading configuration data /home/ting/.ssh/config
debug1: /home/ting/.ssh/config line 47: Applying options for vps
debug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config
debug1: Connecting to vps.server.com [1.1.1.1] port 22.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /home/ting/.ssh/id_rsa type 1
debug1: identity file /home/ting/.ssh/id_rsa-cert type -1
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version OpenSSH_5.5p1 Debian-6+squeeze1
debug1: match: OpenSSH_5.5p1 Debian-6+squeeze1 pat OpenSSH_5*
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_6.0
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-ctr hmac-md5 zlib@openssh.com
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-ctr hmac-md5 zlib@openssh.com
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST(1024<1024<8192) sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY
debug1: Server host key: RSA <removed>
debug1: Host 'vps.server.com' is known and matches the RSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /home/ting/.ssh/known_hosts:10
debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: Roaming not allowed by server
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received
debug1: Authentications that can continue: publickey,password
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Offering RSA public key: /home/ting/.ssh/id_rsa
debug1: Server accepts key: pkalg ssh-rsa blen 279
debug1: Enabling compression at level 6.
debug1: Authentication succeeded (publickey).
Authenticated to vps.server.com ([1.1.1.1]:22).
debug1: Local connections to LOCALHOST:8080 forwarded to remote address socks:0
debug1: Local forwarding listening on ::1 port 8080.
debug1: channel 0: new [port listener]
debug1: Local forwarding listening on 127.0.0.1 port 8080.
debug1: channel 1: new [port listener]
debug1: Requesting no-more-sessions@openssh.com
debug1: Entering interactive session.
I then try visiting a site using Firefox, SSH output:
debug1: Connection to port 8080 forwarding to socks port 0 requested.
debug1: channel 2: new [dynamic-tcpip]
debug1: channel 2: free: dynamic-tcpip, nchannels 3
debug1: Connection to port 8080 forwarding to socks port 0 requested.
debug1: channel 2: new [dynamic-tcpip]
debug1: channel 2: free: dynamic-tcpip, nchannels 3
Despite the proxy seemingly working, visiting any site with Firefox just returns with the error "The connection was reset".
Best Answer
Your SSH command with -D is fine (so the SOCKS will tunnel it's just the connecting to the SOCKS via HTTP, that you have to sort out)
I get good output with
but I get the same wrong output you get if I do
So, firefox is connecting as if it's an HTTP Proxy
Looking at the firefox window
manual config YES
you said you ticked "use this proxy server for all protocols" That is a totally wrong move! You want to enter a SOCKS proxy, and if you do that then the SOCKS box get nulled/greyed out and you can only enter an HTTP Proxy.
So don't tick that.
And do, enter the socks proxy ip.
and remove where it says no proxy for 127.0.0.1,localhost . if it says that, which is default.