Questions tagged [dante]
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Dante socks server on VPS doesn't work
My config on server side (/etc/danted.conf):
logoutput: stderr
internal: eth0 port = 1080
external: eth0
clientmethod: none
socksmethod: username none
client pass {
from: 0.0.0.0/0 to: 0.0.0.0/0
log: connect error
}
socks pass {
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user40602
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Limiting Users Authenticated with Dante Socks
I have setup Dante proxy server, and it works OK.
Authentication method is been set to use local defined users.
Here is the sample of the configuration file.
user.privileged: root
user.unprivileged: nobody
internal: 1.2.3.4 port= 1080
external:…

Zareh Kasparian
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Dante (SOCKS server) user.unprivileged and user.unprivileged options cause failure during startup
I'm trying to setup Dante 1.4.2 on my Ubuntu 18.04 server but getting a strange behavior from Dante:
Jun 12 01:33:22 (1528760002.119429) danted[8854]: error: /etc/danted.conf: problem on line 93 near token "user.privileged": syntax error. Please…

LibertyPaul
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Dante server Pam authentication does not work
So I configured Dante 1.4.2 (compiled it from source on Debian 8.7 which runs on MS Azure) and followed their official configuration guide to run my SOCKS5 server. I created a firewall rule to accept incoming connection on port 1080 tcp. I used…

Stanley Mitchell
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How can I use Dante to proxify calls to Microsoft Azure (service bus protocol)?
Context and issue:
I have a web application running on a WebSphere Application Server.
The underlying OS is redhat
This application requires direct access to Microsoft Azure Notification services (through single URL, using service bus…

Kraal
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Is it possible to run simultaneously the OpenVPN server and a Proxy Server on the same VPS?
I have an Ubuntu VPS with OpenVPN server installed, so I connect to it from my home network. Can I install Proxy Server (such as Dante) on the same VPS and connect to it from OpenVPN connection, or do I need additional interface (IP address) for…

Zagavarr
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dante SOCKS5 server handle authentication with external script
I'm currently choosing between using dante or 3proxy for creating a SOCKS5 server.
My user login details are stored in a mysql table. Passwords are generated using bcrypt(), so RADIUS won't be an option. Is there a way to handle the authentication…

peke_peke
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dante SOCKS5 auth process use custom script
Is there a way I can use my own script for auth process of dante SOCKS server? I store my passwords created with bcrypt(). Free radius isn't able to handle bcrypt() generated passwords I think, so a custom auth script would be the best solution.

peke_peke
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Trying to execute a script with pam authentication
I want to be able to execute a custom script when pam does the authentication but I get an error out that I can't seem to pass:
Feb 20 17:39:47 DC03R07DS25-08 sockd[2874]: pam_exec(sockd:auth): send password to child
Feb 20 17:39:47 DC03R07DS25-08…

Romeo Mihalcea
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Trying to run 2 dante servers on 1 vps
I purchased a vps for the purpose of using it as a socks5 proxy with dante, my vps has a second ip on the interface venet0:1, I'm wondering how I can use that ip as a proxy along with the ip on venet0:0.
This is my danted.conf file
logoutput:…

jordan
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dante-server not working with ipv6
I always get
Error = 0x08 (Address type not supported)
when I try to open ipv6 addresses like ipv6.google.com via my dante-server.
How do I get danted to work with ipv6?

Horst Bratschowski
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Setting up dante socks server
I want to tunnel all my internet traffic through my vps, so I'm trying to install a proxy server.
However: I can't seem to browse the internet through Dante. I get the ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE error.
This is my config:
logoutput: stderr…

Jelle De Loecker
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Socks5 proxy "Dante" leaves many child processes stuck in FIN_WAIT2 / CLOSE_WAIT state
I'm running dante v1.2.1 as a SOCKS proxy server. The proxy works fine but at the end of the day there are around 40-50 or more child processes of sockd running even though there are no active connections.
lsof shows that the child processes all…

Asad R.
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Danted starts without error but not working
I installed danted on ubuntu 22.04.1 with apt package manager and everything worked find 'till I tried to connect to it.
this my /etc/danted.conf
logoutput: /var/log/socks.log
internal: ens160 port = 110
external: ens160
clientmethod:…

Mohammad Mahdi
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Dante server high CPU% load and negotiation process
I am a noobie trying to figure out a way to host proxies for my family and friends (around 20 people maybe) for Telegram. I am using a DigitalOcean droplet with 2vCPU and the rest are base configurations. Below is my server config. I run it on the…

Timur Sabet
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