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I use Dropbox to backup files on my 12.04 laptop. Currently, whenever Dropbox has an internet connection it syncs. This is an issue when I am tethering with my mobile because of the cost of mobile data.

The Dropbox application doesn't let me choose which wifi networks to use but I can use a proxy server. So I was thinking I could setup a local proxy server with wifi rules.

Does anyone know of a proxy server which has network rules based on wifi? Or does anyone have a better option for limiting Dropbox to particular wifi networks? Apart from simply closing Dropbox ;)

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I have no experience with the proxies, but you can use UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall) to redirect the outbound traffic. You can start here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UFW and here's how you can redirect inbound traffic: https://serverfault.com/questions/238563/can-i-use-ufw-to-setup-a-port-forward.

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  • Cheers mate, I was hoping for a simpler solution but this will work :)
    – Gregology
    Oct 6, 2012 at 12:06

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