diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d02b356..e9abc80 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -154,9 +154,10 @@ On the client side use this command to forward traffic through the websocket tun ```bash wstunnel client -L socks5://127.0.0.1:8888 --connection-min-idle 10 ws://myRemoteHost:8080 ``` -This command will create a socks5 server listening on port 8888 of a loopback interface and will forward traffic. +This command will create a socks5 server listening on port 8888 of the loopback interface and will forward traffic dynamically. +`connection-min-idle 10` is going an optimization to create a pool of 10 connection connected to the server, to speed-up the establishement of new tunnels. -With firefox you can setup a proxy using this tunnel, by setting in networking preferences 127.0.0.1:8888 and selecting socks5 proxy +With firefox you can setup a proxy using this tunnel, by setting in networking preferences 127.0.0.1:8888 and selecting socks5 proxy. Be sure to check the option `Proxy DNS when using SOCKS v5` for the server to resolve DNS name and not your local machine. or with curl @@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ The server will listen on any interface using port 443 (https) and restrict traf **Be aware that the server will use self signed certificate with weak cryptographic algorithm. It was made in order to add the least possible overhead while still being compliant with tls.** -**Do not rely on wstunnel to protect your privacy, as it only forwards traffic that is already secure by design (ex: https)** +**Do not rely on wstunnel to protect your privacy, if it is one of your concerns, you should only forwards traffic that is already secure by design (ie: https or vpn traffic)** Now on the client side start the client with ```bash