how to set default proxy?

[Eugeneapolinary Ju]

hi

I know that I could use ssh tunneling:

ssh -fND localhost:6000 SOMEBODY at 192.168.56.5 -p PORTNUMBER

to surf the web through another machines internet connection -> I just need to set Firefox to use proxy 6000.

But:

How can I set that on the client side, to e.g.: ping through the machine with openssh-server? Not just setting Firefox to use port 6000. Is there any method for setting the default proxy in Linux, so that if I use wget, I will download through the ssh tunnel?

Thank you



      
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