Hi,
I use a wap internet connection (I think as many other users) and it require a proxy. However use a proxy with the android os seem an impossible thing! There is support only for http proxy (not socks), it can't be used over wifi and https doesn't work!
Currently the "global" proxy that I've set is considered ONLY by browser and Dolphin browser and it works only for http connection. It means that I can't use sync, market, maps.... The "apn type" in settings must me leaved blank because if I write "default" won't work anything.
I've found report bug about this issue (http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2690) however seem that no one would fix it.
Obviously https with my wap connection works fine thought any other phones (iphone included) and pc (tether with android).
Can you help me (us) ?
Have you ever try cmwrap ?
http://code.google.com/p/cmwrap/ or search market cmwrap.
Cmwrap is a local proxy software for android.
with this, https proxy partly work in ChinaMoblie wap data plan.
m2xrain said:
Have you ever try cmwrap ?
http://code.google.com/p/cmwrap/ or search market cmwrap.
Cmwrap is a local proxy software for android.
with this, https proxy partly work in ChinaMoblie wap data plan.
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It sounds interesting but the program and the documentation is in chinese! I can't understand anything..
Try newest version beta 1.2.1 in market, most in english.
PS. if it doesnt work, you can contact the developer biaji.cn AT gtalk. he is a nice guy.
Hi,
I cannot find any english version... can you give a reference for it ?
thanks
Hello,
There are some open issues in android that states the lack of proxy support for Wifi connections.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1273
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9126
I know, and the majority of Android users might also know, that there is a way to "hack" the android browser to use proxy. It's done via sqlite.
But I think, as many other users, that this is no solution. The "hack" is only for the bowser, so exclude market, gapps, etc.
Now, someone from google said that:
Comment 8 by [email protected], Jul 07, 2010
There was a bug in how the browser used the http proxy - it was fixed for the Froyo release.
Other applications may still fail though - only the browser even attempts to use the http proxy. In the future we plan to move the proxy-awareness into http stacks, but it's unclear when that work can be done.
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So, as you can see there are no plans whatsoever for implementing proxy support.
What I would like to start here, is some sort of list of kernel/modules/coding requirements, to start a possible development.
To anybody out there that has some know-how on this subject, please speak!
Thank you very much.
Best regards,
Anthon.
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Agreed
Just adding my support to this. It's a much needed feature!
Hi,
Can you teach me how to use the sqlite with android for browsing via proxy... I just want to browse atleast in my university!! Help me out!!
Hello again,
I was thinking the most quick way would be to have a local proxy client (where we would configure our proxy server settings) and redirect/forward all traffic with iptables rules to that local port.
Sort of a transparent proxy.
We have some netfilter modules included in the custom kernels that comes in most custom roms.
No, what proxy client could we use? Is there a busybox proxy client we could use?
Thanks.
Anthon.
sweetheater said:
Hi,
Can you teach me how to use the sqlite with android for browsing via proxy... I just want to browse atleast in my university!! Help me out!!
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http://discuz-android.blogspot.com/2008/01/set-proxy-for-android-web-browser.html
First link in Google :S
I checked it... Is that working ??
sweetheater said:
I checked it... Is that working ??
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Yes it works. I tested with a proxy without authentication and I could access to external websites.
Thanks mate...I have a HTC desire phone...How do I start doing it...I dont have any prior coding knowledge with android or squilt.. please help...!! My University has a proxy setting... I am desperate!! My phone is useless without it
sweetheater said:
Thanks mate...I have a HTC desire phone...How do I start doing it...I dont have any prior coding knowledge with android or squilt.. please help...!! My University has a proxy setting... I am desperate!! My phone is useless without it
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Have you tried opera mini? That appears to get through most proxys with no configuration using "socket" method and seems to be a good solution if you just want to be able to browse the web.
mistahd33 said:
Have you tried opera mini? That appears to get through most proxys with no configuration using "socket" method and seems to be a good solution if you just want to be able to browse the web.
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Hi...I have Opera mini...Could you teach me how to do that...What setting should I have to specify..Help me out!!
sweetheater said:
Hi...I have Opera mini...Could you teach me how to do that...What setting should I have to specify..Help me out!!
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Opera Mini -> Settings -> Advanced -> Protocol -> set to Socket. That works for most people.
mistahd33 said:
Opera Mini -> Settings -> Advanced -> Protocol -> set to Socket. That works for most people.
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I tried its not working for me...Is there any other way
sweetheater said:
I tried its not working for me...Is there any other way
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Only way that I know of is to set up a transpararent proxy on a computer.
Hi
Sorry for my absence.
I've been investigating a little bit and found a great piece of software called Tor - http://www.torproject.org/docs/android.html.en.
It's a privacy and security tool for browsing the Internet. It's also a local transparent proxy!
I have tried this tool at work (we have a proxy to get out to the Internet) and I managed to get Google Email syncs and Google Talk even without configuring anything even close to a proxy!!!
So, great news! I'll do some more research, hope you all can help.
Best regards,
Anthon.
Hi again,
Yesterday I went to the tor irc channel and talked we some nice folks there
Their recommendation was to look for a solution with iptables (what I said in the beginning).
I searched a bit more and found this: http://proxychains.sourceforge.net/.
It seems to be possible to chain the entire "system" and not just an application.
Will try to build this using Android NDK. Don't know if it will work...
Any recommendations?
Best regards,
Anthon.
Thanks a lot buddy...Keep us posted about the updates...I am also trying this orbot... will post the updates!!
And sorry for asking more questions... phone needs to be rooted for using orbot??
50/50...
See the "Platform specific notes": http://www.torproject.org/docs/android.html.en
Thanks...Will give it a try..and post tomorrow!!
Hi all!
I hope i'm posting on the right place
My questions is really simple: My mobile connection need a proxy to work correctly, so i have setup it and the browser works well! But the google apps ( sync/gmail/maps etc ) cannot connect!
I can't understand if this is a system related wrong setting OR google apps can't work with proxy.
Anyone have investigated about? Any suggestion?
I have an HTC Tatto device with Android 2.2 CM6, but i've got the same problem on 1.6.
Thank you to anyone reply!
I wanna use openvpn in my G12 Desire S. But when I try to install openvpn, the program remind me that tun.ko is missing. Any one who with the experience of install tun.ko and openvpn, please give me some tips. Great thanks.
Should have search the forum first.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16919816&postcount=5
Thanks, but how to install it?
still not ok after rebooting the system. when i use the OpenVPN Settings "cannot allocate tun/..."
Try using that OpenVPN Installer by Sascha Volkenandt on the Market. That one works on my device. Then that OpenVPN Settings by Friedrich Schäuffelhut to set-up.
I did just as you told. OPENVPN is connected as shown in OpenVPN Settings but actually the server cannot reached when i pinged by new assigned internet IP.
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I did just as you told. OPENVPN is connected as shown in OpenVPN Settings but actually the server cannot reached when i pinged.
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Sorry I cannot help out more.
Maybe its your VPN server that has having problem?
thanks anyway , the vpn server is ok, because i can use it on my computer. i can assign new internal IP address to my phone.
I use this app call VNC server from google store (can't link it yet but app name is VNC server)
and I got my keyboard working after googleing and messing around on my phone setting. But I was wondering can any vnc server able to display the screen when you open camera? I haven't tried other vnc server yet seeing that this one just crash the vnc server on my android phone.
I have tried to change the port to see if it was port related problem but that didn't fix it. so i'm stuck and I was hopping someone could give me a help.
Is app i'm using don't support the camera? or vnc server can't support camera at all on android device? if its app can someone link me which one i should try.
thanks in advance.