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OS X Terminal Ignoring SOCKS Proxy Setup

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Mar 15, 20266493 views
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Problem

Previously I've used an SSH tunnel: As a system wide proxy in OS X by going to System Preferences -> Network -> Advanced -> Proxies -> Tick SOCKS Proxy and enter localhost 1234 -> Ok -> Apply But it seems this no-longer works for me, the terminal appears to be completely ignoring the network config…

Error Output

ssh -D 1234 user@remoteHost

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Fix for: OS X Terminal Ignoring SOCKS Proxy Setup

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Programs have to be specifically written to check the OS X network settings to get the proxy settings; most terminal command are standard unix (/posix) programs that haven't been modified to know anything about the way OS X manages proxies. However,…

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