A proxy server is a high powered computer on our network that caches (keeps a copy of all) web pages so that when you are surfing the web most of the time the proxy server already has the page you are after as someone else has recently accessed the same page. It considerably speeds up your web access. TECH INFO uses 'transparent proxying' which means that if you do not have proxies set in your browser our routers will redirect you back to the proxy server anyway.

Yes, it can. The FiestaBar™ uses your default IE proxy settings. If you want to use a proxy you have to specify it in your IE settings. Most probably either your connection is unstable or slow. Contact your Internet provider for assistance.

Our research shows that 50% of internet traffic is generated by the Web; a well configured cache can easily reduce this by 50%. This reduction in traffic can save 25% of your total external traffic. For your users, the proxy will keep pages from their favourite sites up to date and deliver those pages more quickly than fetching them from their sources.

You should make sure that the ports 3105, 8000, 8001, 9007, 9008, 9009, 10000, 10001, 10002 are open.

If AmphetaDesk can't connect to the Internet to download the latest feeds, there's a good chance you're using a proxy server of some sort. To find out if Internet Explorer is using a proxy (along with some information that AmphetaDesk will need to know about), perform the following: If there are entries in the "Address" and "Port" boxes, you'll want to fill these in to the matching boxes on AmphetaDesk's "My Settings" page. Be sure to prepend your "Address" with http://.

First, set up the Irssi Proxy on the host computer (or server). Then create a new connection in Colloquy and point it to the host computer like it was a normal IRC server.

This is the case if you already find values set where you would enter the proxy details, or if anything is entered under Automatic Proxy Configuration (in the case of Netscape and MS-IE 3.0.) It's probably a firewall proxy between your company and the outside world, or a caching proxy if you're using an ISP. What needs to be done in this case is to use the forwardfile option to tell the Internet Junkbuster the address of the other proxy.

Yes, you can. WiredX.net just provides you pure Java X servers as jar files through HTTP protocols and those X servers will just accept requests from x client on your LAN. This means that you don't need broad bandwidth connections to the Internet to enjoy WiredX.net services.

The Netcraft Toolbar functions correctly with ordinary web proxies. A small number of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) use transparent proxies to route your web page requests. This could cause the toolbar to report a web site as belonging to your ISP, however, this is quite a rare occurrence.

No. Spycop Spyware Detection Software finds computer monitoring spy software that can be installed by users with or without Internet access to your system. Anonymizing services will cloak your system from the Internet, but since most computer monitoring Spyware is local, it will still spy on you. We recommend the use of an anonymizing proxy in addition to Spycop Spyware Detection Software for increased privacy and security.

If your employees configure their instant messenging clients to use our proxy server they would technically be able to bypass any firewall rules you might have in place. You can add a blacklist containing: The automatic proxy configuration file we use to tell browsers when to use the proxy server contains instructions to not use it for secure connections. We do this because usually there is no point, as we cannot cache secure data. However, you should use the proxy server for secure websites.

Timbuktu Pro is not a proxy aware application. As such, no Timbuktu connections can be made through a proxy server. If you have a firewall, not a proxy server, please refer to the appropriate Firewall Technote for a listing of the ports used by your Timbuktu Pro product: Exit and shut down the other application that is using the modem. Then, use Timbuktu Pro for Windows. Why can't I dial out to my Internet Service Provider (ISP) or use the fax software while running Timbuktu Pro

You will be unable to access one of the free ParaChat Personal rooms from behind a firewall or via a proxy server.

if you do not receive a response from the WinGate FTP Service check in Gatekeeper under the Services tab to make sure that you have the FTP Service available.

In the zone from which the http requests originates, put in the line: 'REDIRECT_PROXY="tcp 80 0.0.0.0/0=>0.0.0.0/0 127.0.0.1 3128"' (Replacing 127.0.0.1 with th ip address of the server running the squid proxy, if not the same as the firewall). Then make sure you have the following settings in squid.conf: 'httpd_accel_host virtual', 'httpd_accel_port 80', 'httpd_accel_with_proxy on' and 'httpd_accel_uses_host_header on'.