Proxy Scripting

[DanHorniblow]

Hi

I often connect to an external server via ssh and setup a socks proxy on my machine and configure application to go through it.

I know very little about scripting but I assume it would be possible to do this with a script and save the script to the desktop.

The command I use is:

ssh -D 9999 username@sshserver.com -p ssh_port_on_server

Thanks Dan

[hictio]

You can, for instance, place that line onto your ~/.bashrc file as an alias, like this:


alias proxy_conect='ssh -D 9999 username@sshserver.com -p ssh_port_on_server'


Therefore, you open a Terminal, and type:


proxy_connect ENTER


And It'll will execute the connection string.
Another option might be to add an entry onto your .ssh/config file... With the parameters to connect to the SSH server.

[DanHorniblow]

Thanks!! That has worked perfectly! :)