diff --git a/blockcheck.sh b/blockcheck.sh
index 0cf8b13..5b51c1d 100755
--- a/blockcheck.sh
+++ b/blockcheck.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ZAPRET_BASE="$EXEDIR"
 . "$ZAPRET_BASE/common/virt.sh"
 
 [ -n "$QNUM" ] || QNUM=59780
-[ -n "$TPPORT" ] || TPPORT=993
+[ -n "$SOCKS_PORT" ] || SOCKS_PORT=1993
 [ -n "$TPWS_UID" ] || TPWS_UID=1
 [ -n "$TPWS_GID" ] || TPWS_GID=3003
 [ -n "$NFQWS" ] || NFQWS="$ZAPRET_BASE/nfq/nfqws"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ DNSCHECK_DIGS=/tmp/digs.txt
 unset PF_STATUS
 PF_RULES_SAVE=/tmp/pf-zapret-save.conf
 
-CURL=curl
+unset ALL_PROXY
 
 killwait()
 {
@@ -123,26 +123,6 @@ opf_prepare_dvtws()
 	opf_dvtws_anchor $1 | pfctl -qf -
 	pfctl -qe
 }
-mpf_tpws_anchor()
-{
-	# $1 - port
-	case "$IPV" in
-		4)
-			echo "rdr pass on $LO_IFACE inet proto tcp from \!127.0.0.0/8 to any port $1 -> $LINKLOCAL port $TPPORT"
-			echo "pass out route-to ($LO_IFACE $LINKLOCAL) inet proto tcp from any to any port $1 user { >root }"
-		;;
-		6)
-			echo "rdr pass on $LO_IFACE inet6 proto tcp from \!::1 to any port $1 -> $LINKLOCAL port $TPPORT"
-			echo "pass out route-to ($LO_IFACE $LINKLOCAL) inet6 proto tcp from any to any port $1 user { >root }"
-		;;
-	esac
-}
-mpf_prepare_tpws()
-{
-	# $1 - port
-	mpf_tpws_anchor $1 | pfctl -qf -
-	pfctl -qe
-}
 
 cleanup()
 {
@@ -197,6 +177,13 @@ nft_has_nfq()
 	return $res
 }
 
+mdig_resolve()
+{
+	# $1 - ip version 4/6
+	# $2 - hostname
+	echo "$2" | "$MDIG" --family=$1 | head -n 1
+}
+
 check_system()
 {
 	echo \* checking system
@@ -234,10 +221,6 @@ check_system()
 			PKTWS="$DVTWS"
 			PKTWSD=dvtws
 			FWTYPE=mpf
-			# will not redirect traffic for root
-			CURL="sudo -u nobody curl"
-			# /dev/pf requires root. hardcoded in kernel
-			TPWS_UID=0
 			LO_IFACE=lo0
 			;;
 		*)
@@ -308,11 +291,6 @@ check_prerequisites()
 				echo pf is not available
 				exitp 6
 			}
-			# I dont know how to redirect traffic originating from the host itself
-			# even with route-to trick DIOCNATLOOK fails, thus making tpws unusable
-			# this trick works fine on MacOS but doesn't work on FreeBSD and OpenBSD
-			# socks version is also not a solution because I can't control ip version of the resolved domain
-			[ "$UNAME" = "OpenBSD" ] && SKIP_TPWS=1
 			# no divert sockets in MacOS
 			[ "$UNAME" = "Darwin" ] && SKIP_PKTWS=1
 			pf_save
@@ -393,6 +371,12 @@ curl_supports_tlsmax()
 	[ $? != 2 ]
 }
 
+curl_supports_connect_to()
+{
+	curl --connect-to 127.0.0.1:: -o /dev/null http://127.0.0.1:65535 2>/dev/null
+	[ "$?" != 2 ]
+}
+
 hdrfile_http_code()
 {
 	# $1 - hdr file
@@ -405,12 +389,34 @@ hdrfile_location()
 	# some DPIs return CRLF line ending
 	tr -d '\015' <"$1" | sed -nre 's/^[Ll][Oo][Cc][Aa][Tt][Ii][Oo][Nn]:[ 	]*([^ 	]*)[ 	]*$/\1/p'
 }
+
+curl_connect_to()
+{
+	# $1 - ip version : 4/6
+	# $2 - domain name
+	local ip=$(mdig_resolve $1 $2)
+	[ -n "$ip" ] && echo "--connect-to $2::[$ip]"
+}
+curl_with_dig()
+{
+	# $1 - ip version : 4/6
+	# $2 - domain name
+	# $3+ - curl params
+	local connect_to=$(curl_connect_to $1 $2)
+	[ -n "$connect_to" ] || {
+		echo "could not resolve ipv$1 $2"
+		return 6
+	}
+	shift ; shift
+	ALL_PROXY="$ALL_PROXY" curl $connect_to "$@"
+}
+
 curl_test_http()
 {
 	# $1 - ip version : 4/6
 	# $2 - domain name
 	local code loc
-	$CURL -${1}SsD "$HDRTEMP" --max-time $CURL_MAX_TIME $CURL_OPT "http://$2" -o /dev/null 2>&1 || {
+	curl_with_dig $1 $2 -SsD "$HDRTEMP" --max-time $CURL_MAX_TIME $CURL_OPT "http://$2" -o /dev/null 2>&1 || {
 		code=$?
 		rm -f "$HDRTEMP"
 		return $code
@@ -439,7 +445,7 @@ curl_test_https_tls12()
 	# $2 - domain name
 
 	# do not use tls 1.3 to make sure server certificate is not encrypted
-	$CURL -${1}ISs -A "$USER_AGENT" --max-time $CURL_MAX_TIME $CURL_OPT --tlsv1.2 $TLSMAX12 "https://$2" -o /dev/null 2>&1 
+	curl_with_dig $1 $2 -${1}ISs -A "$USER_AGENT" --max-time $CURL_MAX_TIME $CURL_OPT --tlsv1.2 $TLSMAX12 "https://$2" -o /dev/null 2>&1 
 }
 curl_test_https_tls13()
 {
@@ -447,7 +453,7 @@ curl_test_https_tls13()
 	# $2 - domain name
 
 	# force TLS1.3 mode
-	$CURL -${1}ISs -A "$USER_AGENT" --max-time $CURL_MAX_TIME $CURL_OPT --tlsv1.3 $TLSMAX13 "https://$2" -o /dev/null 2>&1 
+	curl_with_dig $1 $2 -${1}ISs -A "$USER_AGENT" --max-time $CURL_MAX_TIME $CURL_OPT --tlsv1.3 $TLSMAX13 "https://$2" -o /dev/null 2>&1 
 }
 
 pktws_ipt_prepare()
@@ -485,7 +491,7 @@ pktws_ipt_prepare()
 			nft "add rule inet $NFT_TABLE postnat meta nfproto ipv${IPV} tcp dport $1 mark and 0x40000000 != 0x40000000 queue num $QNUM"
 			# for strategies with incoming packets involved (autottl)
 			nft "add chain inet $NFT_TABLE prenat { type filter hook prerouting priority -102; }"
-			nft "add rule inet $NFT_TABLE prenat meta nfproto ipv${IPV} tcp sport $1 ct original packets 1-1 queue num $QNUM"
+			nft "add rule inet $NFT_TABLE prenat meta nfproto ipv${IPV} tcp sport $1 ct original packets 1 queue num $QNUM"
 			# enable everything generated by nfqws (works only in OUTPUT, not in FORWARD)
 			nft "add chain inet $NFT_TABLE predefrag { type filter hook output priority -402; }"
 			nft "add rule inet $NFT_TABLE predefrag meta nfproto ipv${IPV} mark and $DESYNC_MARK !=0 notrack"
@@ -529,45 +535,6 @@ pktws_ipt_unprepare()
 			;;
 	esac
 }
-tpws_ipt_prepare()
-{
-	# $1 - port
-	case "$FWTYPE" in
-		iptables)
-			IPT OUTPUT -t nat -p tcp --dport $1 -m owner ! --uid-owner $TPWS_UID -j DNAT --to $LOCALHOST_IPT:$TPPORT
-			;;
-		nftables)
-			nft add table inet $NFT_TABLE
-			# -101 = pre dstnat
-			nft "add chain inet $NFT_TABLE output { type nat hook output priority -102; }"
-			nft "add rule inet $NFT_TABLE output tcp dport $1 skuid != $TPWS_UID dnat ip${IPVV} to $LOCALHOST_IPT:$TPPORT"
-			;;
-		ipfw)
-			IPFW_ADD fwd $LOCALHOST,$TPPORT tcp from me to any $1 proto ip${IPV} not uid $TPWS_UID
-			;;
-		mpf)
-			mpf_prepare_tpws $1
-			;;
-	esac
-}
-tpws_ipt_unprepare()
-{
-	# $1 - port
-	case "$FWTYPE" in
-		iptables)
-			IPT_DEL OUTPUT -t nat -p tcp --dport $1 -m owner ! --uid-owner $TPWS_UID -j DNAT --to $LOCALHOST_IPT:$TPPORT
-			;;
-		nftables)
-			nft delete table inet $NFT_TABLE 2>/dev/null
-			;;
-		ipfw)
-			IPFW_DEL
-			;;
-		mpf)
-			pf_restore
-			;;
-	esac
-}
 pktws_start()
 {
 	case "$UNAME" in
@@ -584,7 +551,7 @@ pktws_start()
 }
 tpws_start()
 {
-	"$TPWS" --uid $TPWS_UID:$TPWS_GID --bind-addr=$LINKLOCAL%$LO_IFACE --port=$TPPORT "$@" >/dev/null &
+	"$TPWS" --uid $TPWS_UID:$TPWS_GID --socks --bind-addr=127.0.0.1 --port=$SOCKS_PORT "$@" >/dev/null &
 	PID=$!
 	# give some time to initialize
 	minsleep
@@ -643,6 +610,7 @@ tpws_curl_test()
 	# $2 - domain
 	# $3,$4,$5, ... - tpws params
 	echo - checking tpws $3 $4 $5 $6 $7 $8 $9
+	local ALL_PROXY="socks5://127.0.0.1:$SOCKS_PORT"
 	ws_curl_test tpws_start "$@"
 }
 pktws_curl_test()
@@ -862,7 +830,6 @@ check_domain()
 
 	# in case was interrupted before
 	pktws_ipt_unprepare $2
-	tpws_ipt_unprepare $2
 	ws_kill
 
 	echo "- checking without DPI bypass"
@@ -879,17 +846,8 @@ check_domain()
 	done
 
 	echo
-	if [ "$SUBSYS" = "pfSense" ] ; then
-		echo "tpws tests are not possible on pfSense"
-		report_append "ipv${IPV} $4 $1 : automated tpws tests are not possible on pfSense. check docs/bsd.txt"
-	elif [ "$SKIP_TPWS" != 1 ]; then
-		echo preparing tpws redirection
-		tpws_ipt_prepare $2
-
+	if [ "$SKIP_TPWS" != 1 ]; then
 		tpws_check_domain_bypass $1 $3 $4
-
-		echo clearing tpws redirection
-		tpws_ipt_unprepare $2
 	fi
 
 	echo
@@ -925,16 +883,11 @@ configure_ip_version()
 	if [ "$IPV" = 6 ]; then
 		LOCALHOST=::1
 		LOCALHOST_IPT=[${LOCALHOST}]
-		LINKLOCAL=$LOCALHOST
-		[ "$UNAME" = Darwin ] && LINKLOCAL=fe80::1
-		LINKLOCAL_IPT=[${LINKLOCAL}]
 		IPVV=6
 	else
 		IPTABLES=iptables
 		LOCALHOST=127.0.0.1
 		LOCALHOST_IPT=$LOCALHOST
-		LINKLOCAL=$LOCALHOST
-		LINKLOCAL_IPT=$LINKLOCAL
 		IPVV=
 	fi
 	IPTABLES=ip${IPVV}tables
@@ -1007,6 +960,14 @@ ask_params()
 	echo
 	echo NOTE ! this test should be run with zapret or any other bypass software disabled, without VPN
 	echo
+	
+	curl_supports_connect_to || {
+		echo "installed curl does not support --connect-to option. pls install at least curl 7.49"
+		echo "current curl version:"
+		curl --version
+		exitp 1
+	}
+
 
 	echo "specify domain(s) to test. multiple domains are space separated."
 	printf "domain(s) (default: $DOMAINS) : "
@@ -1201,8 +1162,6 @@ unprepare_all()
 	# make sure we are not in a middle state that impacts connectivity
 	rm -f "$HDRTEMP"
 	[ -n "$IPV" ] && {
-		tpws_ipt_unprepare 80
-		tpws_ipt_unprepare 443
 		pktws_ipt_unprepare 80
 		pktws_ipt_unprepare 443
 	}