rofl0r / rofl0r/proxychains-ng

proxychains Set to resolve DNS locally, how to specify to resolve to IPv4

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Description

Since the local host resolves to ipv6 by default and the proxy host does not support the ipv6 network, the connection fails.

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Reproduce the failure with local DNS resolving the proxy destination to IPv6 while the proxy supports only IPv4. Trace the DNS-resolution and connection path to determine whether an IPv4 selection option is possible, and consider the issue complete when the configured connection succeeds through an IPv4 proxy address.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
networking
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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