[TUT] HTTP Proxy through USB Cable - XPERIA X8 Android Development

Intro
Warning: this tutorial is highly technical for many users!
Yeah, as I mentioned in FroyoBread thread, we can use HTTP proxy via USB cable for Browsers and Maps (only in FroyoBread v011 and later) and some other apps (OperaMini for example). Market, Facebook and XDA app don't support Proxy though.
That means these apps can access the internet with an HTTP Proxy installed in your computer.
It's rather complicated, and platform-dependent (Linux or Windoze).
Requirements
High IQ!
A mini USB cable that connects your PC with your Phone!
Rooted
A ROM with dropbear included. All CM6/CM7 ROMs has dropbear already. SE's Eclair does NOT have dropbear.
adb (officially from android sdk)
FroyoBread v011 or higher for stock Browser and Maps
An SSH client in your PC, capable of client-2-server port forwarding
General instruction
These are general steps to show the idea. Don't worry, the specific part is below.
Install HTTP Proxy in your PC
Install an SSH client in your PC
Start adb server
Generate dropbear's rsa and dss keys in phone.
Start dropbear in phone.
Forward port 22 from your phone to port 2222 in your PC
From PC, ssh to localhost, port 2222 (that means ssh to phone's dropbear, port 22), enable client-2-server port forwarding for the proxy port
Configure proxy settings in phone
Enjoy
Linux
These instructions are specific for Linux. I assume that you use Ubuntu. Other distros should be similar. All of these commands are used in your PC.
Install HTTP Proxy in your PC. We use tinyproxy in this example.
Code:
$ sudo apt-get install tinyproxy
Install an SSH client in your PC. Ubuntu has ssh client (ssh) by default, but just in case you don't have that:
Code:
$ sudo apt-get install ssh
Start adb server
Code:
$ sudo adb kill-server
$ sudo adb start-server
Generate dropbear's rsa and dss keys in phone.
Code:
$ adb shell mkdir -p /data/dropbear
$ adb shell dropbearkey -t rsa -f /data/dropbear/dropbear_rsa_host_key
$ adb shell dropbearkey -t dss -f /data/dropbear/dropbear_dss_host_key
Start dropbear in phone
Code:
$ adb shell dropbear
Forward port 22 from your phone to port 2222 in your PC
Code:
$ adb forward tcp:2222 tcp:22
From PC, ssh to localhost, port 2222 (that means ssh to phone's dropbear, port 22), enable client-2-server port forwarding for the proxy port 8080 (default with tinyproxy)
Code:
$ ssh localhost -p 2222 -R 8080:localhost:8080
Configure proxy settings in phone with these parameters:
Code:
Host: localhost
Port: 8080
Enjoy
Code:
Try OperaMini (for other ROMs) or Browser and Maps included in FroyoBread
Windoze
Unfortunately I don't have Windoze right now. I will finish this part when I have access to a Windoze machine. Stay tuned.

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Cheers for the words of wisdom dx, I might give this a go now thanks to this tutorial

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Omg this tutorial required a high IQ.
Some problem will appear for me.
anyway this is show promise.
Thanks for the tutorial dx. Its awesome.
Let's do it
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ummmm. i think its windows not windoze.

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read fast both words, and tell where is the difference !?

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I'm thinking of making an all in one app for this... Don't know if this is possible, will look into it. Also would it be possible to apply this to the rom itself and make an option where if this option is enabled,we could channel all net traffic through the browser which would effectivly mean reverse usb tethering. Don't know if its possible though
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tojnas said:
ummmm. i think its windows not windoze.
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You are right because I read win -do -ze when I read Windows right this win-dovs.
Not same think.
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Look here. It's a slang to refer to Windows. I'm not a fan of Windows. LOL.

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as mario you are very desperate boy

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as-mario said:
You are right because I read win -do -ze when I read Windows right this win-dovs.
Not same think.
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Dare-Devil Inside said:
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What you want?

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Dare-Devil Inside said:
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Calm down. He/she didn't get the joke, what's the problem?
Also, Winblows is better than Windoze ok