--- a/src/ch/ethz/ssh2/Connection.java	Fri Jul 18 19:59:32 2014 -0700
+++ b/src/ch/ethz/ssh2/Connection.java	Fri Jul 18 20:17:53 2014 -0700
@@ -1253,6 +1253,29 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Used to tell the library that the connection shall be established through
+     * a proxy server. It only makes sense to call this method before calling
+     * the {@link #connect() connect()} method.
+     * <p>
+     * At the moment, only HTTP proxies are supported.
+     * <p>
+     * Note: This method can be called any number of times. The
+     * {@link #connect() connect()} method will use the value set in the last
+     * preceding invocation of this method.
+     *
+     * @see HTTPProxyData
+     *
+     * @param proxy
+     *            Connection information about the proxy. If <code>null</code>,
+     *            then no proxy will be used (non surprisingly, this is also the
+     *            default).
+     */
+
+    public synchronized void setProxyData(HTTPProxyData proxy) {
+        this.proxy = proxy;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Request a remote port forwarding.
      * If successful, then forwarded connections will be redirected to the given target address.
      * You can cancle a requested remote port forwarding by calling