Todd Walton wrote: > Isn't there some way of specifying in a URL that you want the resource > to be fetched through a particular proxy? Like, " > proxy://localhost:80/www.google.com ". > > I'm positive there is. Does Firefox do this? Or do you have to reset > the proxy every time you change? I know there's a Firefox extension > somewhere out there that does something with proxies, but a URL scheme > would be so nice. > > -todd > >
Would Squid do what you are looking for on localhost, maybe in a transparent proxy setup? http://www.linux-mag.com/content/view/1957/ If you have control over the gateway router you may be able to forward all http requests that arrive at the router to a box running squid and then allow only that box out through the router to fetch the desired URL. Also if you have a Cisco router with WCCP or want to install the WCCPv1 daemon on Linux you can do this in a more sophisticated manner. http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/submitted/squid_proxy.html#2 http://wccpd.sourceforge.net/ Here are some other interesting things (even funny) I have viewed recently... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2002/08/28/internet_anonymity_for_linux_newbies/ http://www.workfriendly.net/ There are also ways to daisy chain proxies through public proxies (similar to the form you propose above) if anonymity is your goal. But for just a localhost proxy, Squid combined with router forwarding has worked well for me in the past. rbw -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
