Hi folks,

I just managed to get the MicroB browser engine on the N800 to work with ssh proxy. It is a bit of a pain to set up, but it works.

First, in your xterminal, type (replacing me@myhost.com with your own SSH host -- this can even be a Linux router with SSH enabled, like my WRT54GL running DD-WRT)

ssh me@myhost.com -D 3210

You should have to type your password of course, and then you'll get the remote prompt.

You must have the MicroB browser engine installed. Open your browser. in the URL address bar, type:

about:config

Now you get a page that, if you use Firefox, should look somewhat familiar. At the top, there are two fields. One says, "Name" and the other one says, "Value". I will give the name and the value of each thing you need to add below. The name is followed by a space and the value:

network.proxy.socks localhost
network.proxy.socks_port 3210
network.proxy.type 1


I had values in my http proxy fields that were screwing things up for me. If the above doesn't work, try leaving the value blank for these two names:


network.proxy.http
network.proxy.http_port


You know it's working if you go to a site that tells you your IP address (like http://staff.washington.edu/corey/info.cgi ) and it tells you the remote computer's address.

If you want to proxy your IM, it is a lot easier. Just use Pidgin, it has SOCKS proxy support built-in and accessible from the menu.

Alan

IMPORTANT UPDATE: If you close your browser and re-open it, you stop using the proxy! The good news is that the browser doesn't forget your proxy settings, it just sets the network.proxy.type to 0. It's a bit of a pain, but it is fairly easy to "fix," you have to go to about:config and put network.proxy.type in Name and 1 in Value and then submit it.

UPDATE 2: You can just bookmark the about:config page after you have submitted the network.proxy.type and then just click on the bookmark to set it again. I named the bookmark "Turn on proxy"