SOCKS Proxy

gistfile1.txt

browsesecure() {
  python <<SWITCH
import sys
from subprocess import Popen, call, PIPE
import time

def switch_location(name):
    call(['scselect', name], stdout=open('/dev/null', 'w'))
    print "Switched to %s" % name

switch_location('SOCK Proxied Public')
time.sleep(5)

print 'SOCKS Proxy on localhost:7890'

try:
    call(['ssh', '-ND', '7890', 'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx'])
except:
    pass
finally:
    switch_location("Automatic")
SWITCH
}