this is bacuse of wrong config for your version of dante-server.
here is correct config for Dante v1.4.2
logoutput: /var/log/socks.log
internal: eth0 port = 1080
external: eth0
method: username none
user.privileged: root
user.notprivileged: nobody
client pass {
from: 0.0.0.0/0 to: 0.0.0.0/0
log: error connect disconnect
}
client block {
from: 0.0.0.0/0 to: 0.0.0.0/0
log: connect error
}
pass {
from: 0.0.0.0/0 to: 0.0.0.0/0
log: error connect disconnect
}
block {
from: 0.0.0.0/0 to: 0.0.0.0/0
log: connect error
}
First you need to understand configuration basics.
there are 3 main sections:
first global settings, you need to set "external", "internal" and "method" (deadly required)
second "client pass rules": means who will able to connect to your socks server.
third is pass/block rules: means which client can connect to where.
2. & 3. works like iptables. both needs to be ended with a block phrase.
config file is /etc/danted.conf mostly, sometimes /etc/socksd.conf
i assume that you have 2 interfaces. 1 is local network. the other 1 is outside.
eg: eth0: 192.168.1.1 eth1: 220.12.13.50.
your first section should contains these values.
internal: eth1 port = 1080
external: 220.12.13.50
method: username none
only local interface will accept to be connected to dante.
client pass {
from: 192.168.1.0/24 port 1-65535 to: 0.0.0.0/0
}
client pass {
from: 127.0.0.0/8 port 1-65535 to: 0.0.0.0/0
}
client block {
from: 0.0.0.0/0 to: 0.0.0.0/0
log: connect disconnect error
}
last rule means no1 else is able to connect.
pass {
from: 192.168.1.0/24 to: 0.0.0.0/0
protocol: tcp udp
}
pass {
from: 127.0.0.0/8 to: 0.0.0.0/0
protocol: tcp udp
}
block {
from: 0.0.0.0/0 to: 127.0.0.0/8
log: connect disconnect error
}
block {
from: 0.0.0.0/0 to: 0.0.0.0/0
log: connect disconnect error
}
only clients from local network will able to use danted as a socks server to establish tunnel connection. & last rule means no1 is able to request or tunnel to anywhere.
also you need to edit startup script of danted. uncomment the line "enabled=yes"
in fact you are free to use 1 interface. or force danted to listen all interfaces.
but i advice you to set danted tight enough. because any proxy is open public use is a big security risk for it's owner.
& here is a simple guide that you can get help:
http://wiki.kartbuilding.net/index.php/Dante_Socks_Server
Best Answer
Is hpsockd sufficient for your needs? Appears all the alternative SOCKS5 servers, like
dante, survive only in unstable now, so maybe they developed bugs, exploits, etc.