HttpTunneling @Feb 9, 2008 7:13:36 PM

Socks2http for Dummies

What should be on "Troubleshooting" Tab ?
I downloaded the installation file setups2h.exe. What should I do next?
What should be on "Proxy Configuration" Tab? (Socks2HTTP Configuration Menu)
How can I configure my client software(exm: MSN Messenger)?
How do I know that Socks2HTTP is working?
What should be on "Security" Tab ?(Socks2HTTP Configuration Menu)
How can I configure Socks2HTTP?
I installed Socks2HTTP what should I do next?
Can I use Socks2HTTP to access p-2-p(peer to peer)?
What should be on"Gateway Configuration" Tab?(Socks2HTTP Configuration Menu)


Basic Configuration

What is proxy autoconfiguration script?
How should I configure socks2http and my software
What is HTTP proxy? How can I find out the name of my HTTP proxy?


General Issues

I downloaded the demo. It works but sometimes it is slow and frequently disconnects.
Is there a socks2http user discussion group?
How can I configure socks2http to use with personal gateway: http2ipj?
What do lights on the icon mean?
What can I do if my client program( telnet, ftp, etc.) does not support SOCKS?
How can I browse the Web anonymously?
What are the limitations of socks2http?

Program - Specific Configuration

How can I configure OICQ to run with socks2http?


How can I use Napster?

First, find out what your HTTP proxy is and put it into Socks2HTTP configuration. In Napster when you specify the firewall you do it as: Socks5, localhost, port is 1080. Please leave user name and password fields blank. This should have your Napster up and running

• My company filters RealPlayer traffic at the proxy. Can I still use it?

Close all running instances of RealPlayer and start it from sockscap32
More details here

When setting-up RealPlayer in View, Preferences, Proxy you should specify "no proxy".

• How can I run Kazaa?

Go to Tools,Options,Firewall, make sure that your configuration screen looks like this:

• Napster still complains that is unable to resolve "server.napster.com".

The problem you are experiencing is related to Napster trying to resolve the address of "server.napster.com" and failing because your DNS server has no information about it. This can be resolved by adding to your hosts file.

You should append _ONE_ of the following lines(whichever works for you):

64.124.41.16 server.napster.com

64.124.41.17 server.napster.com

64.124.41.18 server.napster.com

64.124.41.19 server.napster.com

to c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (for NT) or c:\windows\hosts (for Windows 9x).

If this file does not exist it has to be created


To make sure that Napster does not overwrite hosts file you need to use version 0.7 or higher of Socks2HTTP.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Make sure that in your Network settings DNS is enabled. To get to DNS follow this path: Control Panel, Network, Configuration, Select Adapter, Properties, DNS Configuration, Enable DNS

• How can I run AudioGalaxy satellite software?

With recent versions of AudioGalaxy satellite it's pretty straightforward: options, use proxy server, socks5 with no authentication, host=localhost, port=1080

• How can I run DC++ client?

Go to Settings,General , make sure that your configuration screen looks like this:

• How can I run WinMX software?

Go to Settings,Internet Connection,Outgoing TCP connections, make sure that your configuration screen looks like this:




Troubleshooting

• When I run the program it complains that it can't find WS2_32.DLL or crashes

If your operating system is Windows 95, most likely you don't have any service packs installed.
You will need to download Winsock2 update: here and install it.
If your operating system is NOT Windows 95, you may need to reinstall it.

• When I run the program it says that port 1080 is not availabe

This may happen when another program or another instance of socks2http occupies
To find out if this is the case you can run "netstat -an" from command line, use task manager to find other instances of socks2http or other programs capable of using port 1080, or download and run an excellent utility - Active Ports from:
http://www.webattack.com/dlnow/rdir.dll?id=100150 which will show you exactly what program uses what port.

• Whenever I click the icon of program in system tray it just vanishes

One of the reasons is that winsock layer is changed. This may be done by programs such as MS Proxy Client, e-border driver, Wingate client, etc. To fix the problem you need to configure these programs to "ignore" socks2http. For MS Proxy client, for example, it can be done by using the following settings in mspclnt.ini:

[socks2http]

Disable=1

• My company uses MS Proxy(ISA Server). Socks2http doesn't seem to work with it.

Socks2http supports NTLM authentication required by MS Proxy or ISA Server. If your web browser prompts your for proxy user id/password/domain you need to specify them in the Proxy Authentication tab of socks2http configuration screen. If your browser doesn't prompt you for proxy credentials it may implicitly get them from your login information. In this case in the Proxy Authentication Tab you need to specify your login id, password and NT domain that you use when logging into Windows NT/2K/XP.

• Everything was running correctly and suddenly stopped.

One of the possibilities is that the gateway you were connected to disconnected. In this case please restart the program. When it starts it connects to the load balancer and finds the working gateway.

• I tried everything and I am stuck, what can I do?

Make sure that you are using the latest version of the program. It can be downloaded from http://www.totalrc.net/s2h..

If it still does not work please do the following:

1. On the troubleshooting section of the configuration screen specify a valid file name, i.e. c:\temp\abc.log and log level of "more details"(v.0.9x) or 5000(v.0.8x).

2. Terminate and restart socks2http

3. Run your client software

4. When it fails, terminate socks2http and email us the log file to support_socks2http@totalrc.net.


If log file is larger than 1Mb use Winzip to compress it.Also attach to the email the screenshots

(or detailed descriptions) of socks2http configuration screen and the client program configuration screen.

(Alt+PrintScreen captures a window into your clipboard).

We will diagnose the problem and try to

find the solution.



Registration

• How can I register? What is the price?

Socks2http Purchase Online page has all necessary information

• I tried to register but your payment processor rejected my credit card

Our payment processors use fraud check which takes into consideration the following parameters: ip address where your request comes from, your email address, physical address, phone number, etc. Practical pointers here:

1. Do not use public email, like yahoo.com or hotmail.com for registration

2. If you use a proxy that may be located in a different geographical entity - do not use it during registration

3. Make sure that all your information is typed in without mistakes

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'''Socks2http for Dummies''' [[What should be on "Troubleshooting" Tab ? ]] [[I downloaded the installation file setups2h.exe. What should I do next?]] [[What should be on "Proxy Configuration" Tab? (Socks2HTTP Configuration Menu)]] [[How can I configure my client software(exm: MSN Messenger)?]] [[How do I know that Socks2HTTP is working?]] [[What should be on "Security" Tab ?(Socks2HTTP Configuration Menu)]] [[How can I configure Socks2HTTP?]] [[I installed Socks2HTTP what should I do next?]] [[Can I use Socks2HTTP to access p-2-p(peer to peer)?]] [[What should be on"Gateway Configuration" Tab?(Socks2HTTP Configuration Menu)]] '''Basic Configuration''' [[What is proxy autoconfiguration script?]] [[How should I configure socks2http and my software]] [[What is HTTP proxy? How can I find out the name of my HTTP proxy?]] '''General Issues''' [[I downloaded the demo. It works but sometimes it is slow and frequently disconnects. ]] [[Is there a socks2http user discussion group?]] [[ How can I configure socks2http to use with personal gateway: http2ipj?]] [[What do lights on the icon mean?]] [[What can I do if my client program( telnet, ftp, etc.) does not support SOCKS?]] [[How can I browse the Web anonymously? ]] [[What are the limitations of socks2http?]] [[Program - Specific Configuration]] [[How can I configure OICQ to run with socks2http?]] [[How can I use Napster?]] First, find out what your HTTP proxy is and put it into Socks2HTTP configuration. In Napster when you specify the firewall you do it as: Socks5, localhost, port is 1080. Please leave user name and password fields blank. This should have your Napster up and running *My company filters RealPlayer traffic at the proxy. Can I still use it? Close all running instances of RealPlayer and start it from sockscap32 [<html>]<a href="/cgi-bin/smartfaq2.cgi?answer=1040315241&id=1039911448"> More details here</a>[</html>] When setting-up RealPlayer in View, Preferences, Proxy you should specify "no proxy". *How can I run Kazaa? Go to Tools,Options,Firewall, make sure that your configuration screen looks like this: [<html>]<img src="/s2h/img/kazaa.gif"></img>[</html>] *Napster still complains that is unable to resolve "server.napster.com". The problem you are experiencing is related to Napster trying to resolve the address of "server.napster.com" and failing because your DNS server has no information about it. This can be resolved by adding to your hosts file. You should append _ONE_ of the following lines(whichever works for you): 64.124.41.16 server.napster.com 64.124.41.17 server.napster.com 64.124.41.18 server.napster.com 64.124.41.19 server.napster.com to c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (for NT) or c:\windows\hosts (for Windows 9x). If this file does not exist it has to be created To make sure that Napster does not overwrite hosts file you need to use version 0.7 or higher of Socks2HTTP. IMPORTANT NOTE: Make sure that in your Network settings DNS is enabled. To get to DNS follow this path: Control Panel, Network, Configuration, Select Adapter, Properties, DNS Configuration, Enable DNS *How can I run AudioGalaxy satellite software? With recent versions of AudioGalaxy satellite it's pretty straightforward: options, use proxy server, socks5 with no authentication, host=localhost, port=1080 *How can I run DC++ client? Go to Settings,General , make sure that your configuration screen looks like this: [<html>]<img src="/s2h/img/dc_pp.gif"> </img>[</html>] *How can I run WinMX software? Go to Settings,Internet Connection,Outgoing TCP connections, make sure that your configuration screen looks like this: [<html>]<img src="/s2h/img/winmx.gif"></img>[</html>] '''Troubleshooting''' *When I run the program it complains that it can't find WS2_32.DLL or crashes If your operating system is Windows 95, most likely you don't have any service packs installed. You will need to download Winsock2 update: [<html>]<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/bin/W95ws2setup.exe"> here </a>[</html>] and install it. If your operating system is NOT Windows 95, you may need to reinstall it. *When I run the program it says that port 1080 is not availabe This may happen when another program or another instance of socks2http occupies To find out if this is the case you can run "netstat -an" from command line, use task manager to find other instances of socks2http or other programs capable of using port 1080, or download and run an excellent utility - Active Ports from: [<html>]<a href="http://www.webattack.com/dlnow/rdir.dll?id=100150">http://www.webattack.com/dlnow/rdir.dll?id=100150</a> which will show you exactly what program uses what port.[</html>] *Whenever I click the icon of program in system tray it just vanishes One of the reasons is that winsock layer is changed. This may be done by programs such as MS Proxy Client, e-border driver, Wingate client, etc. To fix the problem you need to configure these programs to "ignore" socks2http. For MS Proxy client, for example, it can be done by using the following settings in mspclnt.ini: [socks2http] Disable=1 *My company uses MS Proxy(ISA Server). Socks2http doesn't seem to work with it. Socks2http supports NTLM authentication required by MS Proxy or ISA Server. If your web browser prompts your for proxy user id/password/domain you need to specify them in the Proxy Authentication tab of socks2http configuration screen. If your browser doesn't prompt you for proxy credentials it may implicitly get them from your login information. In this case in the Proxy Authentication Tab you need to specify your login id, password and NT domain that you use when logging into Windows NT/2K/XP. *Everything was running correctly and suddenly stopped. One of the possibilities is that the gateway you were connected to disconnected. In this case please restart the program. When it starts it connects to the load balancer and finds the working gateway. *I tried everything and I am stuck, what can I do? Make sure that you are using the latest version of the program. It can be downloaded from [<html>]<a href="/s2h/index.html">http://www.totalrc.net/s2h.</a>[</html>]. If it still does not work please do the following: 1. On the troubleshooting section of the configuration screen specify a valid file name, i.e. c:\temp\abc.log and log level of "more details"(v.0.9x) or 5000(v.0.8x). 2. Terminate and restart socks2http 3. Run your client software 4. When it fails, terminate socks2http and email us the log file to [<html>]<a HREF="mailto:support_socks2http@totalrc.net">support_socks2http@totalrc.net</a>[</html>]. If log file is larger than 1Mb use Winzip to compress it.Also attach to the email the screenshots (or detailed descriptions) of socks2http configuration screen and the client program configuration screen. (Alt+PrintScreen captures a window into your clipboard). We will diagnose the problem and try to find the solution. '''Registration''' *How can I register? What is the price? [<html>]<a href="http://www.totalrc.net/main_ref.jsp?menu=15"> Socks2http Purchase Online page</a>[</html>] has all necessary information *I tried to register but your payment processor rejected my credit card Our payment processors use fraud check which takes into consideration the following parameters: ip address where your request comes from, your email address, physical address, phone number, etc. Practical pointers here: 1. Do not use public email, like yahoo.com or hotmail.com for registration 2. If you use a proxy that may be located in a different geographical entity - do not use it during registration 3. Make sure that all your information is typed in without mistakes