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How to check if a Socks5 proxy works

Is there an easy way, preferably by using the Linux terminal, to check if a Socks5 proxy works?
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OpenVPN client as SOCKS 5 server?

Are there any Windows applications that can connect to a remote OpenVPN server then act like a SOCKS 5 server in the local environment? EDIT: which means a local server speaks VPN/OpenVPN protocol, bind to a port as socks proxy server extract and…
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What is the difference between shadowsocks and openvpn?

I currently configured openVPN and shadowsocks(based on socks5) on a server. I am confused what is the difference between two and when should I use one over other.
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OpenVPN, L2TP, or PPTP client that is a SOCKS5 server | linux

I need an OpenVPN, L2TP, or PPTP client for Linux - don't care which - that acts as a SOCKS5 server on the local machine. It should not set up tunnel interfaces or anything like that, it should just bind a specified port and talk SOCKS5 on that…
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How to use Firefox and other non-RFC1929 complaint programs with auth'ed SOCKS5? Local proxy chainer?

I own a SOCKS5 subscription which requires authentication. I want to use it with FoxyProxy and other programs which do not support auth'ed socks5 (just SOCKS5 with no auth). Note that you cannot enter a password in FF or other common browsers in…
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SOCKS5 Proxy Setup on Debian

Is there a package I can install in debian that will create a SOCKS5 proxy on some port? (preferably with authentication) I'd like to use this with uTorrent. If not, how do you setup a socks5 proxy on a server?
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How can I set up a local SOCKS5 proxy whose only purpose is to chain to an authenticated SOCKS5 proxy -- on OS-X?

For access to certain resources, I use an authenticated SOCKS5 proxy which runs on a remote server. For various reasons, I don't want to use that proxy system-wide, only with specific applications. Most of the applications I need to use the…
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What to do when the ISP seems to interrupt a SOCKS5 connection to a VPS?

I have a VPS and until now have been using a socks5 server on it. The problem is that recently my ISP (I live in Iran) has figured out some way to interrupt it and I'm receiving the "blocked page" for websites which are censored even through the…
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Use a Socks5 Proxy in Flash Player

Hello, I'm using PuTTY to create a Socks5 Proxy via SSH. It works great in firefox. But Adobe Flash Player does not seem to use it at all, how can I route my traffic to my server in Flash? I am using windows vista. The server is running Ubuntu…
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FireFox 40: No Proxy(SOCKS5) Authorization Prompt

Mac OS X 10.10.5 Firefox 40.0.3 Does anyone know how to get FireFox to prompt for username/password when trying to set up a SOCKS5 proxy? I read that many people have issues with being asked to often to login but I can't get asked even once to…
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SOCKS OS X configuration

This is mostly a question about what effect does the following option have upon all applications that open TCP/UPD ports: If I set up a SOCKS proxy using System Preferences -> Network -> Advanced -> Proxies -> SOCKS Proxy to a remote server that…
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using SOCKS and still have pages blocked

On Ubutnu, Using firefox: i set it in firefox network setting(SOCKS5) when i check my ip (i.e whatsmyip.com) it is the socks server's ip, but when trying to access youtube.com it's blocked why?! in about:config i have set use_remote_socks_dns to…
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Configure IE to use a SOCKS5 proxy instead of SOCKS4

When configuring IE to use a SOCKS proxy server it does not allow you to specify what version of SOCKS should be used. I would like IE to initiate the handshake using SOCKS version 5, not SOCKS version 4. Is this possible? Does IE 9 support the use…
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How secure SSH dynamic port forwarding?

I'm using SSH's dynamic port forwarding to host a socks proxy on localhost. I'm trying to find out if the connection between my computer and the remote server/destination is secured. Will my ISP or anyone be able to read data sent through the socks…
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Force OS X to use SOCKS5

Currently I am using an OpenSSH session (with the -D flag to enable dynamic application level port forwarding) as a SOCKS proxy while I'm accessing the internet through an unencrypted wireless access point. I have configured my Mac to use the…
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