Activity log for bug #1628490

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2016-09-28 12:22:55 photon bug added bug
2016-09-28 12:27:12 photon bug task added gnome-nettool (Ubuntu)
2016-09-28 13:37:18 photon tags dns proxy
2016-09-28 13:55:18 photon tags dns proxy dns network-proxy
2016-09-28 13:56:43 photon description The kind of remote dns that firefox has (or other browsers have). Firefox remote dns setting: https://proxyradar.com/img/kb/ff_setup_proxy.png For proficient users, they could choose proper iptables rules to redirect all udp-port-53 traffic to some sophisticated socksifier software, then use the socksifier to carry on the traffic to system network proxy. But for less experienced users, theses steps seem insurmountable. That's why I (or perhaps some others) think we need this function on Ubuntu. And it would be better if it's possible to exclude some local ip addresses as firefox does. With all that said, I can fully understand if final decision is made that this function should not be put on the priority list. The kind of remote dns that firefox has (or other browsers have). Firefox remote dns setting: https://proxyradar.com/img/kb/ff_setup_proxy.png For proficient users, they could choose proper iptables rules to redirect all udp-port-53 traffic to some sophisticated socksifier software, then use the socksifier to carry on the traffic to system network proxy. But for less experienced users, theses steps seem insurmountable. That's why I (or perhaps some others) think we need this feature on Ubuntu. And it would be better if it's possible to exclude some local ip addresses as firefox does. With all that said, I can fully understand if final decision is made that this function should not be put on the priority list.
2016-09-28 13:58:20 photon description The kind of remote dns that firefox has (or other browsers have). Firefox remote dns setting: https://proxyradar.com/img/kb/ff_setup_proxy.png For proficient users, they could choose proper iptables rules to redirect all udp-port-53 traffic to some sophisticated socksifier software, then use the socksifier to carry on the traffic to system network proxy. But for less experienced users, theses steps seem insurmountable. That's why I (or perhaps some others) think we need this feature on Ubuntu. And it would be better if it's possible to exclude some local ip addresses as firefox does. With all that said, I can fully understand if final decision is made that this function should not be put on the priority list. The kind of remote dns that firefox has (or other browsers have). Firefox remote dns setting: https://proxyradar.com/img/kb/ff_setup_proxy.png For proficient users, they could choose proper iptables rules to redirect all udp-port-53 traffic to some sophisticated socksifier software, then use the socksifier to carry on the traffic to system network proxy. But for less experienced users, theses steps seem insurmountable. That's why I (or perhaps some others) think we need this feature on Ubuntu. And it would be better if it's possible to exclude some local ip addresses as firefox does. With all that said, I can fully understand if final decision is made that this feature should not be put on the priority list.
2016-09-28 14:50:22 photon bug task deleted gnome-nettool (Ubuntu)
2016-09-28 14:51:00 photon bug task added unity-control-center (Ubuntu)
2016-09-28 14:51:17 photon bug task deleted ubuntu
2016-09-28 23:29:29 photon description The kind of remote dns that firefox has (or other browsers have). Firefox remote dns setting: https://proxyradar.com/img/kb/ff_setup_proxy.png For proficient users, they could choose proper iptables rules to redirect all udp-port-53 traffic to some sophisticated socksifier software, then use the socksifier to carry on the traffic to system network proxy. But for less experienced users, theses steps seem insurmountable. That's why I (or perhaps some others) think we need this feature on Ubuntu. And it would be better if it's possible to exclude some local ip addresses as firefox does. With all that said, I can fully understand if final decision is made that this feature should not be put on the priority list. The kind of remote dns that firefox has (or other browsers have). Firefox remote dns setting: https://proxyradar.com/img/kb/ff_setup_proxy.png For proficient users, they could choose proper iptables rules to redirect all udp-port-53 traffic to some sophisticated socksifier software, then use the socksifier to carry on the traffic to system network proxy. But for less experienced users, theses steps seem insurmountable. That's why I (and perhaps some others) think we need this feature on Ubuntu. And it would be better if it's possible to exclude some local ip addresses as firefox does. With all that said, I can fully understand if final decision is made that this feature should not be put on the priority list.