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 #  SOCKS - SOCKS Proxy for iPhone
 #  Copyright (C) 2009 Ehud Ben-Reuven
 #  [email protected]
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
 # as published by the Free Software Foundation version 2.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
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This is an iPhone App that is a SOCS Proxy. It allows you to connect your laptop to the
Internet through the iPhone's 3G/Edge connection (tethering.)
If you want to install the application on your iPhone you will have to build and install
the App from the the supplied code.
 * Pay Apple for iPhone development program
 * get a development certificat from Apple's developers portal
 * download the entire source code to a Mac
 * double click SOCKS.xcodeproj
 * in the left panel select Targers and then select SOCKS
 * press the "i" Info button on the top
 * select Properties tab
 * In the Identifier field change "symfi" to your company name
 * connect an iPhone using a cable
 * click Build and Debug
  

In order for this to work you need to follow few steps
Instructions for Mac:
 * On your laptop start an add-hoc Wi-Fi network:
  * System Preferences->Network
  * select AirPort
  * click on Network Name and select Create Network
  * in Name enter "mywifi", press OK, press Apply
 * Connect you iPhone to the add-hoc wifi network:
  * Settings->Wi-Fi
  * select "mywifi"
 * Run this SOCKS App on your iPhone
 * In the SOCS Proxy tab press Start
 * configure your laptop to use SOCKS:
  * System Preferences->Network->Advanced...->Proxies
  * select SOCKS proxy
  * in the SOCKS Proxy Server field enter the address and port that appear on your iPhone screen
  * press OK
  * press Apply