I've been using nothing but Windows for years. I'm transitioning to Linux and I'm trying to make the transition as easy as possible since I have almost no knowledge of Linux.
On Windows, I currently use desktop shortcuts with PuTTY as a quick and easy way to connect to different proxy servers. I have created shortcuts for PuTTY that allow me to simply double-click them which opens PuTTY, which connects to the server and supplies the username and password. Pretty much what is being done in this article: http://jafty.com/blog/how-to-make-putty-automatically-login-with-user-and-password/
I need to forward certain local ports to certain ports on the proxy servers (e.g., L8888->localhost:2222) so I can specify multiple HTTP and SOCKS proxy settings in browsers and other apps.
Is there a way to mimic this "auto-login" that I'm doing on the Windows box or is there a better, more secure way of doing this on Ubuntu? The usernames and passwords are very complex and I need to connect and disconnect frequently. Unfortunately, I have no control over the servers so usernames/passwords have to be used.
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