A proxy server is a software or a dedicated computer that acts as an intermediary for client requests. Most proxies are used as web proxies in order to filter or cache browsed web content. Using a proxy in order to maintain anonymity or bypass security restrictions is also common.

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How to use Arch Build System (abs) behind proxy?

I recently installed arch linux on my laptop and I want to install dwm on it. The arch linux installation guide recommends the use of abs for compiling dwm. However, abs does not seem to work on my ...
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How to create an SOCKS5 proxy with SSH that only uses IP and PORT

I have Ubuntu 13.04 32-bit running in my Virtual Machine in VMware Workstation 9, I'm trying to make an SOCKS5 proxy with SSH which can be accessed from the host only using IP and PORT number, I know ...
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Squid http_access deny all is not working, I can access from any IP

I am having trouble getting squid to deny access, it is allowing access from any ip... Any ideas or suggestions on how I can setup squid to only allow access from the internal network (10.0.0.*) is ...
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How to proxy shared internet

Using Wireshark, I need to sniff some traffic on my mobile device. I've set up my Mac to share my Ethernet connection to computers using Wi-Fi, and then I set my mobile device to connect to that wifi. ...
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traceroute simple real time example

I am relatively new to the field of computer networking. I am trying to understand the subject. I know that the question here might be outdated but I still need to understand "why",because I am just ...
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practical example for the architectur of the internet

I am relatively new to the field of computer networking. I am trying to understand the subject. I know that the question here might be outdated but I still need to understand "why",because I am just ...
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Route Application Data to Tor Hidden Service

I've purchased a file sharing sharing utility that connects to a server using the server's hostname and/or IP (intentionally not FTP). In order to make the system as secure as possible, I decided to ...
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how to use winhttpqueryoption [migrated]

i am trying to find the proxy user name and pwd for my application which runs on windows i came across the winhttp which have query option to retrieve proxy user name and pwd. I am new to http ...
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Proxy settings for HTTP request using libcurl

I am fairly new to HTTP Protocols involving proxies and authentication. I am working on an application that runs on Windows and uses the host network to send/receive HTTP/S requests. It also uses ...
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How to know which Windows application does listen on a particular TCP port? [duplicate]

I have been using a personal HTTP proxy to remove ads and boost caching for a while but have then noticed that my Firefox still works when the proxy application is shut down (while the browser is ...
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How typical proxy works on network level?

When I use a proxy for web browsing for example, if I use firefox for common web browsing, on network level after you input a URL and click 'return', the process is: DNS query for the URL establish ...
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VLC RTSP proxy configuration

I'm developing an RTSP proxy and I would like to know which client can I use to test it. VLC wouuld be a perfect candidate, but it seems RTSP proxy can't be specificed. What alternatives do I have?
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Install GitHub for Windows through proxy

I'm trying to install GitHub for Windows. The problem is that I'm working through a proxy and the installation app don't let you change proxy settings. Is there a workaround to change the proxy ...
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How to filter by protocol using privoxy

I wonder how do I configure Privoxy to reject all calls that uses specified protocol for example "xxx://". I need just a line to be added to config file. Please suggest!
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Actual Destination IP instead of Proxy's IP in traffic capture

I want to capture the network traffic of my host through wireshark and need to get the source and destination ip addresses from the packets. The problem I am facing is that I am behind Proxy Server ...
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How to build a password protected, web-based, proxy server?

Yesterday, I took advantage of a deal offered by a web hosting company, FatCow, to buy a year's worth of "unlimited" hosting for $1. So now I want to take advantage of that by deploying a password ...
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The address bar of my browser won't behave since I configured it to pass by Squid

I have installed Squid on a computer (a Raspberry Pi) to act as a web cache proxy and have configured my system to go through it before reaching my router. Everything works fine except for this small ...
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Teamviewer proxy errors

Have proxy with authentification. All software works good. Team viewer worked earlier, now they disable controlling from site. There is some logs. 2013/05/06 15:43:12.765 2236 680 S0 ...
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How to set Tor as a global proxy for ALL traffic (including stuff going out to heroku for instance) [duplicate]

As it says on the tin. I've tried localhost:9510 as per Vidalia setting with no luck. Tor just adds a proxy address that can be used for that, or am I misunderstanding? Thank you
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Apache: How to configure different KeepAliveTimeout in different named virtual hosts

In Apache 2.4.4, I am trying to use a different KeepAliveTimeout configuration in different named virtual servers. But looks like the global server KeepAliveTimeout is used everywhere. Documentation ...
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Plone install behind authenticating proxy

first time Ploner here. The basic install went well on my Ubuntu 12.04 server and so far so good. Now I want to install the "bika.lims" egg and based on what is being spit out it looks to me like my ...
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Why some internet providers use proxy for internet connection? [closed]

Some ISPs and organizations (which are big enough to provide internet over the system like an ISP) use proxy for providing the service to their clients. Then, each user need to set the target proxy ...
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How to set a proxy in Avast

When i use a proxy(like Freegate) in windows7, my Avast doesn't allow for proxy to connect server. When stoped Avast shield, Proxy can connect to the server. But I don't want to stop Avast shield, ...
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Opaque SOCKS proxying?

There's this website I'm using which allows access based on your IP address, and my university's servers have access. Problem is, when I browse from one of the servers directly, I'm allowed access, ...
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If I host a Tor exit relay though a proxy, will I still be harassed?

I would like to run a Tor exit relay through a proxy service (torguard), but I'm not sure if this will prevent me from being harassed by my ISP or prevent me from receiving abuse of network notices. I ...
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Squid3 proxy Cannot write log file

I installed Squid3 on Rasbian, and did some minor configuration. Then I set it up to cache to an auto mounting usb drive. I was looking over the logs and found only TCP_MISS. I was hoping after a ...
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why I can't use external proxy in an internal organization?

Many organizations use an internal proxy. If you select that proxy you can use the Internet with their restrictions & filters. My question is, can I use an external proxy like what I can do in ...
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Traffic Compression

I have multiple users who are using a limited connection, I have setup a remote proxy server using 'ziproxy', but currently it only support compression for html/images. I would like some sort of ...
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How Unsafe is it to Log in to a Website Using Anonymous Web Proxy?

Let us say that I want to access some sites blocked by the authority for any reason what-so-ever. I understand that these sites can be accessed, sometimes with limited functionality, using anonymous ...
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How to make a TeamViewer proxy on a Windows 8 machine?

I sit on a corporate network which routes all the traffic through a proxy. This proxy routing happens after the computer is connected to the network, because no setup is needed on the computers that ...
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Proxy inside SOCKS 5 proxy

There's a secure LAN with a computer in it. This computer is configured with automatic proxy settings. A .pac file is used for this. With this automatic proxy configuration the computer can reach all ...
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Squid proxy is redirecting to home page [closed]

Squid is falsely redirecting certain URLs back to the home page. For example: Accessing http://www.example.com/test-user/96 would redirect back to http://www.example.com/ Squid config file is # # ...
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Configure squid to use SE chat

I am using Squid proxy server 3.1.14. It worked great, until I started to use http://chat.stackexchange.com I got disconnected very quickly: could send only 1 message. After I setup the browser to ...
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Share internet of LAN proxied with PC Windows 7

After lots of research on the internet, I didn't find any working solution. This is how my work network is setup: PC (10.20.X.X) -> Proxy (10.20.X.X) -> Internet through authentication Now, I want ...
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proxy works only as a normal user

I am unfortunately behind a network in which a HTTP proxy is present. This proxy requires an authentication through a Java software. Then all the connections have to pass though this HTTP proxy, ...
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Can a local web proxy (e.g. ZAP) be used with proxychains?

So if I launch a proxy like ZAP, have it listen on port 8080, then set my browser proxy settings to point to 127.0.0.1:8080, everything works fine. How can I do the same thing with proxychains without ...
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Access company intranet (http/https) using SSH (AllowTcpForwarding might be set to “no”)

How can I access web services inside my company's LAN from the outside? I can SSH in to a machine that's inside the LAN. I tried to use Putty to set up dynamic port forwarding and configured Firefox ...
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Load Balancing Sock Proxy

I have 2 SOCKS proxy in my machine, each proxy belong to separate adapter, i want to join two proxy in 1 application, e.g. when i use download manager, 1st connection use 1st proxy, and 2nd connection ...
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Converting an authenticated HTTP proxy to a SOCKS proxy

My university has an authenticated HTTP proxy. Now, to make Websockets work, I need some way to bypass this. One method is to set up a local SOCKS proxy. I can do this by SSH tunneling, but that is ...
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Even after I connect my dongle no net comes

I have a tata photon plus dongle,but even after I connect my dongle to my laptop I get no internet. The IE displays "internet explorer cannot display the page" and Chrome displays "Unable to connect ...
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Choose HTTP proxy based on target URL

Is it possible to setup Linux so that it only uses a HTTP proxy if I'm trying to access one of a set of HTTP urls?
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Distributing proxy server

I am searching for some sort of proxy forwarder that will keep a stack of other proxy servers and will distribute connections between them. It will accept connections as usual proxy server, but then ...
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How can I achieve proxy configuration similar to a corporate environment?

At my work we have a proxy setup where no computers can leave the internal network without using a proxy. We use WPAD to determine which proxy to use, but how can something like this be set up in my ...
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Where a bash variable (proxy) is defined

I have a problem with wget and I've discover that my proxy settings is wrong: $ env | grep "proxy" http_proxy=http://213.181.73.145:80 https_proxy=http://213.181.73.145:80 So, when I try to ...
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Connect to an https service using an http-only client

Is there a simple command line client that would be invoked something like this: http2https --listen localhost:80 --connect example.com:443 which would then allow me to effectively connect to ...
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cURL unable to interpret hostnames, proxy issue?

When using cURL from my ubuntu machine to merely GET from a remote machine, I seem unable to resolve the hostname and just get a Proxy Issue - The proxy has encountered an error (Error 21: Server ...
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How to route internet through SOCKS proxy running on iPhone?

I have a jailbroken iPhone 3GS that I have set up a SOCKS proxy on using the following command: ssh -D 3333 ec2-user@ec2-12-345-678-910.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com I would like to share this ...
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cntlm password : special characters

I just got cntlm for my Windows 7 (86) It runs on cmd line and also as service, but i am not able to initiate on command line with my proxy password as it contains special characters. Any way to get ...
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Preventing redirect to router/proxy (firefox, keyword.url)

I keep getting redirected to my router page (at home) and a squid proxy server here when entering, e.g. "superuser" in the Address Bar. How do I make Firefox conform to its Keyword.URL; which I've ...
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When setting up Proxy Server, how to ensure that all network traffic is routed through that PC?

I have around 15 PCs (some Windows 7 and rest Macs) connected in a wireless lan. I have setup one of the Win 7 PC as Proxy Server. How do I ensure that all machines in the network connect through ...

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