LinuxDig.com : Linux Dictionary Term tsocks

1. transparent network access through a SOCKS 4 or 5 proxy tsocks provides transparent network access through a SOCKS version 4 or 5 proxy (usually on a firewall). tsocks intercepts the calls applications make to establish TCP connections and transparently proxies them as necessary. This allows existing applications to use SOCKS without recompilation or modification. From Debian 3.0r0 APT

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