socks tunneling

The following script can help simplify the socks tunnel process:

#!/bin/bash

# filename: ssh-tunnel.sh

if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]
then
  echo "usage: ssh-tunnel <username@server> or ssh-tunnel exit"
elif [ $1 == "exit" ] || [ $1 == "stop" ]
then
  ssh -S /tmp/ssh-tunnel -O exit exit
else
  ssh -fCNMS /tmp/ssh-tunnel -D1080 $1 -p22
fi

Using Firefox, go to Settings, scroll down to Network Settings, click on Settings and configure like: