Netlib Proxy

Netlib Proxy

Abstract: This page describes the Netlib Proxy command line tool that can be used to connect any kind of application to a Netlib NetLayer implementation.

Introduction

• it is very easy to use [Netlib] to create different kind of communication server, e.g. a Socks proxy server

• a generic proxy server class org.silvertunnel.netlib.tool.NetlibProxy is available which can connect every [NetLayer implementation] to a listening server socket

  • to run it as Socks4/5 proxy server on port 1080 to access the Tor network we can use the predefined NetLayer with ID "socks_over_tor_over_tls_over_tcpip" and execute

    java org.silvertunnel.netlib.tool.NetlibProxy 127.0.0.1:1080 socks_over_tor_over_tls_over_tcpip
    
    

  • or use the start_NetlibProxy.sh script, which also includes setting of the correct CLASSPATH

Example: Connect Mozilla Firefox Browser to the Tor Anonymity Network using Netlib

• start proxy server on Windows on command line:

  cd netlib
  
  start_NetlibProxy.bat
  
  

• start proxy server on UNIX/Linux/MAC OS X on command line:

  cd netlib/
  
  ./start_NetlibProxy.sh
  
  

• many log messages will be written to the console - you can ignore them all

• configure your Mozilla Firefox Browser to route all network traffic via a Socks5 proy server on localhost (127.0.0.1) port 1080:
  • menu edit/preferences
    • advanced/Network/(Connection) Settings...
      • enable: Manual proxy configuration
      • SOCKS Host: localhost Port: 1080
      • enable SOCKS v5
      • OK
• if you browse now all network requests are routed through the Tor anonymity network

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