# Socks5 proxy tutorial SOCKS5 is a proxy protocol that plays an intermediary role between the front-end machine and the server machine using the TCP/IP protocol to communicate, allowing the front-end machine in the intranet to access the server in the Internet or to make the communication more secure. The SOCKS5 server simulates the behavior of a front-end by forwarding the request sent by the front-end to the real target server. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.cliproxy.com/socks5.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.