I didnt understand the difference. But when I use
--socks5 host:port option
it seems not resolve dns queries via socks.

On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 7:22 PM, Fabian Keil
<freebsd-listen_at_fabiankeil.de> wrote:
> "What you get is Not what you see" <wyginwys_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> As far as I understood there is no support for dns queries
>> being tunnelled over socks proxy. Correct me If I am wrong.
>> So any patch available? Or a way to overcome this?
>
> Do you really need to tunnel DNS queries or does it
> suffice if the queries are done by the socks proxy?
>
> If it's the latter, have a look at:
>
> | --socks5-hostname <host[:port]>
> | Use the specified SOCKS5 proxy (and let the proxy resolve the
> | host name). If the port number is not specified, it is assumed
> | at port 1080. (Added in 7.18.0)
>
> Fabian
>
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