I followed this article, and many others like it, trying to get a local SOCKS proxy set up via ssh. The setup seems to work normally, with no errors; but when I configure my browser to use localhost as a proxy, every page instantly loads as a zero length, blank white page.

I've tried multiple browsers, ports, etc. I'm on a mac running leopard and my linode runs debian lenny. I tried using a different, non-linode remote server and had the same problem, so perhaps the problem is with my ssh client? Any ideas?

You're configuring Firefox incorrectly. Set "SOCKS Host" and "Port" near the bottom. Don't set "HTTP Proxy" or any of the others. If they are set, clear them.

I ran into this (and another issue with SSH) when first setting this up.

D'oh! Works like a charm now. Thanks!