I don't really remember how much time people ask questions about SOCKS my whatsapp chat fulled with this type of question like hey do you know how to use socks ? i wanna card but i cant use socks... that show they haven’t taken the time to learn what it is. So i think first of all i just create a tutorial then at the end of tutorial i gave a full introduction about S0cks.
HOW TO USE S0CKS IN ANDROID PHONE ?
What you’ll need:
∆ A Linux server or desktop that you can connect to remotely using SSH
∆ An Android phone or tablet
Step 1: If you have a dynamic IP address for the Linux machine, first setup dynamic DNS so you can always get back to your server. Otherwise, you’ll need to write down your IP address every time you leave the house. Here’s an old Wired article that still seems relevant, though the recommended DynDNS.com is no longer “Free”.
Edit: DynDNS has axed their free service completely.
Step 2: On your [Android] device, download and install ConnectBot and Firefox.
Step 3: Open ConnectBot and generate a public/private key pair. You’ll use the keys to login to your server without having to enter a password every time. To generate a key pair, hit menu and select “Manage Pubkeys”. Then hit menu again and select “Generate”. You’ll be prompted to setup your key details. The settings are up to you. If you set a password for your key pair, you’ll be prompted to enter it to unlock the key the first time you want to connect to your server. Hit “Generate” when you’re done with your settings to generate your key. You’ll be prompted with a blue box to help randomize the key. Just move your finger in a random manner in the blue box until it starts to generate your keys. Once complete, you’ll see the nickname you gave your key, along with a red lock icon.
Step 5: Create a connection to your Linux server using ConnectBot. Just enter your username@yourURL:port in the box at the bottom of the main screen and hit the enter key. Enter the password for your username when prompted and hit the enter key again to complete the connection.
Step 6: (Optional) Copy your public key to your Linux server to avoid having to enter your password in the future. After you connect in step 4, enter the following, making sure to paste the public key you copied in step 3 by hitting Menu and “Paste” (Keep the quotes shown below):
After you copy your key, type exit or hit menu and select “Disconnect”. Then try to connect again. You shouldn’t be prompted for a password.
Step 7: Hit Menu and select “Port Forwards”. Then hit Menu again and select “Add port forward”.
∆ Nickname: Anything you want
∆ Type: Dynamic (SOCKS) ∆ Source port: 8080 (Make sure you enter a port. The default is greyed out and just a placeholder. If you don’t enter a port, your Port Forward will disappear and you’ll be left scratching your head as to why)
∆ Tap “Create port forward” and make sure you see your new port forward listed. If not, double-check that you entered a port.
∆ network.proxy.socks: 127.0.0.1
∆ network.proxy.socks_port: 8080 (or whatever port you chose in step 7)
∆ network.proxy.socks_remote_dns: truetrue
∆ network.proxy.type: 1 (this tells Firefox to use your manual proxy settings)
HOW TO USE S0CKS IN ANDROID PHONE ?
What you’ll need:
∆ A Linux server or desktop that you can connect to remotely using SSH
∆ An Android phone or tablet
Step 1: If you have a dynamic IP address for the Linux machine, first setup dynamic DNS so you can always get back to your server. Otherwise, you’ll need to write down your IP address every time you leave the house. Here’s an old Wired article that still seems relevant, though the recommended DynDNS.com is no longer “Free”.
Edit: DynDNS has axed their free service completely.
Step 2: On your [Android] device, download and install ConnectBot and Firefox.
Step 3: Open ConnectBot and generate a public/private key pair. You’ll use the keys to login to your server without having to enter a password every time. To generate a key pair, hit menu and select “Manage Pubkeys”. Then hit menu again and select “Generate”. You’ll be prompted to setup your key details. The settings are up to you. If you set a password for your key pair, you’ll be prompted to enter it to unlock the key the first time you want to connect to your server. Hit “Generate” when you’re done with your settings to generate your key. You’ll be prompted with a blue box to help randomize the key. Just move your finger in a random manner in the blue box until it starts to generate your keys. Once complete, you’ll see the nickname you gave your key, along with a red lock icon.
Step 4: In ConnectBot->Manage Pubkeys, long press on the key you generated in step 3 until a menu appears, then select “Copy public key” to copy the public key to memory. You’ll paste this onto your SSH server in step 6 to avoid having to enter a password. You can also optionally unlock your key here by tapping the red icon and entering your password. If you don’t, you’ll have to enter it the first time you try to connect to your server using your key.
Step 6: (Optional) Copy your public key to your Linux server to avoid having to enter your password in the future. After you connect in step 4, enter the following, making sure to paste the public key you copied in step 3 by hitting Menu and “Paste” (Keep the quotes shown below):
echo "YouPublicKey" >> .ssh/authorized_keys
Step 7: Hit Menu and select “Port Forwards”. Then hit Menu again and select “Add port forward”.
∆ Nickname: Anything you want
∆ Type: Dynamic (SOCKS) ∆ Source port: 8080 (Make sure you enter a port. The default is greyed out and just a placeholder. If you don’t enter a port, your Port Forward will disappear and you’ll be left scratching your head as to why)
∆ Tap “Create port forward” and make sure you see your new port forward listed. If not, double-check that you entered a port.
Step8: Configure Firefox to use your newly created SSH tunnel. Open Firefox and type “about:config” in the address bar. Search for and set the following values:
∆ network.proxy.socks: 127.0.0.1
∆ network.proxy.socks_port: 8080 (or whatever port you chose in step 7)
∆ network.proxy.socks_remote_dns: truetrue
∆ network.proxy.type: 1 (this tells Firefox to use your manual proxy settings)
