OK Opera Nuts! I have been playing around with Opera@USB. I like it, but for whatever reason, it wont recognize my SOCKS v5 Proxy. I run an SSH server at home that forwards out all my Internet requests from where ever I am through my home computer. I have KiTTy forward my requests by setting up a reverse SSH Tunnel. I then configure my Internet programs to use 127.0.0.1:8080 and presto, instant connect. However this proxy configuration doesn't work in Opera. In Firefox I have an option to choose SOCKS v5 Proxy. In Opera, I see no such option. Does anyone know if Opera is capable of using a SOCKS Proxy, and If so how would I go about configuring it to work.

Thanks!

Tools > Preferences > Network > Proxy Servers

Try typing in your proxy info there and see what happens.

Remember to either refresh page or restart Opera.

I did try Tools > Preferences > Network > Proxy Servers.

I type in my proxy info, enable it and then refresh the browser. I don't get any errors, the page just comes up blank. I also tried restarting the browser and still nada. I tried opening several pages with the proxy enabled, and nothing came up, not even Google. Its quite bizarre. I have run into this problem using this type of proxy for internet music programs like Winamp, and Screamer Radio, but not a browser. Then again, I have been a pretty loyal Firefox user for several years. I heard someone say Opera had more to offer in a portable fashion than Firefox, simply because most all good features are built in without the use of extensions. I have also heard claims that Opera runs faster in a portable fashion. But if I can't use my Proxy, (Secure SSH Reverse Tunnel) its pretty much a deal breaker.

Hey AmeriCAIN,

I did a quick search on Google for ya and found that there is indeed a problem.

A workaround is to use Privoxy for the SOCKS proxy and use Privoxy's HTTP proxy settings in Opera.
http://www.archivum.info/opera.general/ ... 00403.html

Hope that helps... you might want to try OperaTor, which has Tor and Privoxy combined with Opera:
http://portablefreeware.com/?id=980

Or use PortableTor (http://portablefreeware.com/?id=1088) in conjunction with Opera@USB.

I know that makes Opera quite inconvenient for your usage, but I am still an Opera advocate! You are right to say that a lot of features are built into Opera, which is why I use it for everyday surfing. For more advanced usage like web development, I use Firefox as a supplement.

Let us know what happens.

I've got the same problem.. Did it help u?

Does anyone know if there is a way to have quick launch open websites in Opera Mini? I am trying to create links for Opera Mini and BB browser. Certain pages open better in one or the other.

It's great to see Opera, Mozilla and others supporting Ogg and open formats. The question is what can be done to nudge upstream providers into supporting those formats so users can enjoy their favorite videos or music in Ogg? Users typically don't care what format something is delivered in, so long as they can play it. It's too bad there wasn't more success forcing Ogg as the default format for HTML5.