====== SOCKS Proxy ====== ===== Installation ===== * Install Extension FoxyProxy in Google Chrome * Define a proxy, for example "localhost:1080" * Setup a dynamic tunnel in Putty ===== Uninstallation ===== - Uninstall FoxyProxy from Google Chrome - Run "inetcpl.cpl" as Administrator (WINDOWS-X, then "Command Prompt (Admin)" - Click the settings icon on the top right corner. - Go to Connections Tab and then LAN Settings - Uncheck Use a proxy server for your LAN - Click OK and reboot - Open Chrome, Settings, Advanced, Proxy Settings, then check whether the proxy is off - If the proxy is enabled again, disable it, close Proxy Settings, then clear the entire Cache in Chrome - Reboot and check again whether the proxy is off ===== Links ===== * [[https://superuser.com/questions/973533/proxy-keeps-changing-to-127-0-0-18118-automaticaly|Proxy keeps changing to 127.0.0.1:8118 automaticaly]]