Questions tagged [http-proxy]
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How to ping when behind a proxy?
I am using an HTTP proxy server to connect to the internet.
Because of that my pings are not working
ping www.google.com
says Unreachable Host
How can I configure ping to use the HTTP proxy?
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Can I tunnel other protocol through an HTTP proxy?
I would like to know how HTTP tunnels work. I tried Google but didn't find what I was looking for.
As far as I know HTTP proxies are like reverse proxys. You request a website, HTTP proxy gets and ...
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Internet Explorer's proxy settings not getting saved
When I connect to my workplace LAN I have to use a company proxy. This proxy is set as usual in IE's LAN settings.
The picture below (taken from Google Images as my Windows is not English-localized) ...
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Connecting to SSH from behind an HTTP proxy
I'm behind a corporate network with an HTTP proxy. I also have an SSH server to reach on port 22. I don't have any kind of control over that server: I'm not root and even if I were I'm not allowed to ...
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Are HTTP_PROXY, HTTPS_PROXY and NO_PROXY environment variables standard?
It seems that a lot of programs are designed to read these environment variables to decide what proxy to go through in order to connect to a resource on the internet. Those programs may also have ...
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http proxy over ssh, not socks
The question is simple, but the answer is not :
ssh -D 8080 user@host
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ssh -gCNf -D 8080 user@host
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wathever with -D #
I need a kind of proxy that i can use with http_proxy variable, in ...
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What is the difference between "CONNECT" and "GET HTTPS"?
Before getting to the real question, let me explain how my project works: for sake of simplicity, my proxy is on my laptop, where the client (my browser) also is; the remote server will be, for ...
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Ping with proxy authentication in windows
I am trying to ping google.com from my computer. I use a Internet connection which works on a proxy and requires proxy authentication.
I have been using linux till now and there we can easily modify ...
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Where does the Squid proxy stores its cache files?
Imagine that I have hosted a web server. And to speed up things I have used an http caching proxy called Squid. Where actually squid stores its cache files and how long will it remain there? I am on a ...
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SSH tunnel over HTTP(S) proxy (Reverse RDP)
I've been trying to accomplish this scenario:
HOST_WORK is behind non-transparent squid_proxy (its not, but to get outside you need to use it, all other packets are black-holed on gateway not to ...
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Windows, not admin: Proxy working in Firefox but not in cmd, why?
I've manually configured the proxy in Firefox, and it works. I tried to use it also in the command line, but it fails:
>set http_proxy=http://USERNAME:PASSWORD@HOST:PORT
>set https_proxy=https:/...
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Configuring firefox to use a chain proxy
I live in college and I access internet through a local http proxy. I want to access internet through external http/SOCKS5 proxies which are freely available. How to configure Firefox to do that?
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