How to use a Socks Proxy with putty
You are working on a network that doesnt allow http traffic.
Tthat's a bummer!
Can you ssh to a server ?
If you can, then everything is fine.
You can use a socks proxy for browsing.
First of all open putty and configure it to open your ssh server.
file:putty_socks_001.png
Then from
Connection ---> SSH ---> Tunnels
Type your source Port (just to be sure type a number over 1024, eg 8080)
and select Dynamin
Add this
file:putty_socks_002.png
You should be ably to see the next image as a verification.
D TCP_PORT must be your destination tcp port
file:putty_socks_003.png
Connect to your ssh server.
Now open firefox.
From
Tools ---> Options ---> Advanced ---> Network --> Settings
open the configuration form.
Manual Select your proxy configuration
and type in SOCKS Host 127.0.0.1
In port type the above TCP_PORT Number (eg. 8080)
file:putty_socks_004.png
That's it, happy browsing !