Re: configuring network connection via proxy
I included doc@ as I believed that this requirement is quite common and I wondered that the topic wasn't covered in the handbook. Fair enough assessment at this point. We'll see if we can find a resolution, then lend it to doc@ if we can. What I do in Windows is the following -- I go to Control panel / Internet options / Connections / LAN settings and there you can fill in proxy server address and port. You can click on Advanced button and specify different proxies for HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, Socks. This is very similar to Mozilla preferences. However, IE settings are sort of global and can then be used by majority of modern Windows applications. Some of them have a choice to either configure them manually or use internet options from IE. I appreciate your patience and diligence here. However, if I understand correctly (please tell me if I'm wrong anybody), that configuring these settings, whether it be in 'Control Panel' Internet Options, or via the same within IE, you are only configuring a proxy server for any applications/Internet connections that happen through the IE interface. Essentially, IE is a looking glass in this scenario. You type ftp.freebsd.org in your IE browser, and it will tunnel through the proxy set in the 'Control Panel' settings, because you are in IE. If you were to fire up 'cmd' at the command line and run 'ftp', or run a third party FTP application such as IIRC 'CuteFTP', it would not tunnel through what you think it does. If I understand correctly what you are trying to do, then AFAIK, you need to understand beyond the 'Internet Options' of IE, and get into tunneling and proxying beyond the application layer you are sitting at. I know no other way to say it. I have the exact same settings in a default Firefox install on FBSD, and Windows, as I do IE. Just because you go through control panel, it isn't any different. IE is so much part of Windows, it may as well be hard coded in (as a matter of fact, it was, with IE7, they are just starting to separate it). And this is precisely what I would like to achieve on FreeBSD. To have the ability to turn on using of proxy in one place and not to have go through each application (eg web browser, FTP client, portsnap, cvsup, etc.) and change their settings manually (if possible at all). What do you do in Windows that you 'think' is going via proxy, that is done *outside* your Internet Explorer (or any other 'File Manager' type window), that you can't do in FreeBSD? quote: - web browser ... Firefox (and all others) - FTP client ... there isn't one I can't think of, including FireFTP plugin for Firefox - portsnap ... what is a Windows equivalent? (..hrm FTP?) - cvsup ... same as above (..FTP?) FreeBSD running X with Firefox will perform the exact same tasks you see on Windows. You *think* you are getting more features because you go through the control panel, but that means essentially diddly-squat. Any number of people here could likely explain how to use a proxy on FreeBSD, but you are still not getting to the point. Are you trying to bypass a corporate firewall? Are you trying to hide information? With accurate information as to what you are trying to proxy around and what protocols (applications) you need to put through the proxy, then any number of solutions can be provided. I'd hate to think you are relying on a few proxy settings within Windows for something they are completely not intended for, especially with a misguided understanding. For instance, I usually run an SSH tunnel from my Windows workstation to a server out on the Internet, set my web browsers proxy settings up to point to the localhost, which pushes the web traffic through an encrypted connection to somewhere on the 'net and out from there. That is only HTTP traffic at this point though. In this case, I can run anything I want across such a connection, including, if I were so inclined, P2P. Now, I don't know if this can be achieved somehow with the basic FreeBSD tools It certainly can. or perhaps with some 3rd party application. These would be called 'ports' or 'packages', but from my understanding of what you want, are irrelevant. Could you advice please ? My advice is without authority, but I can give what I know ;) And sorry for not being clear right in the beginning. I wouldn't say not clear, just that I didn't tune completely in you could say. Steve ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: configuring network connection via proxy
On Fri, 18 May 2007 04:46:33 -0400, Steve Bertrand wrote I appreciate your patience and diligence here. However, if I understand correctly (please tell me if I'm wrong anybody), that configuring these settings, whether it be in 'Control Panel' Internet Options, or via the same within IE, you are only configuring a proxy server for any applications/Internet connections that happen through the IE interface. Essentially, IE is a looking glass in this scenario. You type ftp.freebsd.org in your IE browser, and it will tunnel through the proxy set in the 'Control Panel' settings, because you are in IE. If you were to fire up 'cmd' at the command line and run 'ftp', or run a third party FTP application such as IIRC 'CuteFTP', it would not tunnel through what you think it does. If I understand correctly what you are trying to do, then AFAIK, you need to understand beyond the 'Internet Options' of IE, and get into tunneling and proxying beyond the application layer you are sitting at. I know no other way to say it. I have the exact same settings in a default Firefox install on FBSD, and Windows, as I do IE. Just because you go through control panel, it isn't any different. IE is so much part of Windows, it may as well be hard coded in (as a matter of fact, it was, with IE7, they are just starting to separate it). I know what you are trying to explain. But you really get more with setting up proxy in Internet options in Windows (or via IE). As I said before many modern Windows applications, whether from MS or 3rd party, have option to use IE connection settings (or do it automatically). Thus you wouldn't need to change proxy settings in each application but it'd be enough to do it in one place (Internet options / IE). And this is precisely what I would like to achieve on FreeBSD. To have the ability to turn on using of proxy in one place and not to have go through each application (eg web browser, FTP client, portsnap, cvsup, etc.) and change their settings manually (if possible at all). What do you do in Windows that you 'think' is going via proxy, that is done *outside* your Internet Explorer (or any other 'File Manager' type window), that you can't do in FreeBSD? quote: - web browser ... Firefox (and all others) - FTP client ... there isn't one I can't think of, including FireFTP plugin for Firefox - portsnap ... what is a Windows equivalent? (..hrm FTP?) - cvsup ... same as above (..FTP?) Yes, and this is the issue. You need to change your proxy settings in many places instead of just one. So if you have a few applications and must change proxy settings often ... :-(( Are you trying to bypass a corporate firewall? Are you trying to hide information? With accurate information as to what you are trying to proxy around and what protocols (applications) you need to put through the proxy, then any number of solutions can be provided. I'd hate to think you are relying on a few proxy settings within Windows for something they are completely not intended for, especially with a misguided understanding. No. I'm not trying to bypass anything. Let's consider HTTP(S) and FTP for the beginning. I guess I would just need to run a local proxy and configure all apps to use this local proxy and then only change proxy settings in one place. Having some sort of transparent proxy would be even better as I wouldn't have to reconfigure all apps and I would have to run the proxy only if needed. I know there are some big proxies out there but I'm asking for something simple and functional and easy to set up. And this info should be part of the handbook, IMHO. TIA, Martin ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: configuring network connection via proxy
On Fri, 18 May 2007 01:04:04 +0200 martinko [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I need to plug my company laptop in to different networks many of which make use of some sort of proxy for accessing the internet. And every time I face this challenge of changing connection settings of different applications in many places. This is of course very inconvenient. What I would like to be able to do is to change the connection settings regarding a proxy in one place and have it affect all my applications. The traditional way is through environmental variables, but lot of GUI applications wont respect them, and it wouldn't work smoothly without a reboot anyway. I would suggest you use some kind of local proxy, either a full caching http level proxy like squid, or a simple TCP redirection. You can then point your apps at a localhost port, and just reconfigure the proxy. Take a look at the www and net ports for proxies. A lot of applications support automatic proxy discovery, which might be an alternative. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
configuring network connection via proxy
Hello, I need to plug my company laptop in to different networks many of which make use of some sort of proxy for accessing the internet. And every time I face this challenge of changing connection settings of different applications in many places. This is of course very inconvenient. What I would like to be able to do is to change the connection settings regarding a proxy in one place and have it affect all my applications. Something like one can do in MS Windows via Internet Options (configuring proxy access). I checked our otherwise great Handbook but failed to find something covering this scenario. And I'm surprised as I expect this to be a rather common need. Have I missed something ? Could someone point me to any article covering my need please ? TIA, Martin PS: Yes, I tried to google for this but I wasn't successful or perhaps I just asked wrong questions. :( ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: configuring network connection via proxy
I need to plug my company laptop in to different networks many of which make use of some sort of proxy for accessing the internet. And every time I face this challenge of changing connection settings of different applications in many places. This is of course very inconvenient. I think doc@ was not relevant, so I removed it... Some 'sort of proxy' is not very descriptive. Can you describe exactly the procedure you need to go through to access the 'Internet' while connecting to one of these networks? Is it as simple as using 'FoxyProxy' plugin with Firefox for instance? Perhaps you mean that you need to tunnel out of a network into another and run your Internet applications through that. More description would be good, especially if you can give exact examples of what you insert into Internet Options in IE. What I would like to be able to do is to change the connection settings regarding a proxy in one place and have it affect all my applications. Something like one can do in MS Windows via Internet Options (configuring proxy access). I checked our otherwise great Handbook but failed to find something covering this scenario. And I'm surprised as I expect this to be a rather common need. Have I missed something ? Could someone point me to any article covering my need please ? The 'Great Handbook', as great as it is, doesn't cover exactly this. Provide the settings you use in IE, what Internet browser you use whilst running under FreeBSD, and what other Internet applications you want to proxy as per your statement all my applications. Steve ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Connection via proxy
--- Charlie Schluting [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mervin McDougall wrote: Ummm what do you suggest that I do to get it connected to the proxy server? Well obviously you'll need an IP address first. Remember the ifconfig you pasted? The netstat -rn? You have no IP address assigned to an interface. Try reading http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/05/13/FreeBSD_Basics.html and then the handbook. -Charlie ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] after some investigation on my part and reading through that article you emailed me, I discovered I was connecting through a DHCP .. so I simply used sysinstall and reconfigured my ethernet card. Thanks for all the help guys, I really appreciate it. Now for some fun :) __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fwd: Re: Re[8]: Connection via proxy
I seems that your network is not properbly configured. Have you verified that the interface you wish to use is up and has a valid IP adress. Is the proxy in your subnet or do you need to use a gateway to reach it ? Hexren maybe consider posting your replies under the original message as that will make it so much easier to read the full message ;) ___ I have verfied that the interface is up and running ... but not sre if I connect via a subnet or a gateway. Total noob to this so I am not sure how I can verify. The only thing I got in my dorm is an RJ45 socket outlet for connecting to the net. the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 and the gateway is 146.226.11.1 Note: forwarded message attached. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---BeginMessage--- sorry for taking so long, the my classes had me a bit exhausted netstat -r Routing tables Internet: Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif Expire localhost localhost UH00 lo0 Internet6: Destination Gateway Flags Netif Expire localhostlocalhostUH lo0 fe80::%lo0 fe80::1%lo0 U lo0 fe80::1%lo0 link#3 UHLlo0 ff01:: localhost U lo0 ff02::%lo0 localhost UClo0 ifconfig sis0:flags=8802BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST mtu 1500 options=8 VLAN_MTU ether 00:0f:20:c7:24:47 media: Ethernet autoselect (100 baseTX full-dupelx) status active plip0:flags=108810 POINTTOPOINT,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST mtu 1500 lo0:flags=8049UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST mtu 16384 inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff00 inet6:: prefixlen 128; inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3 __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ---End Message--- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fwd: Re: Re[8]: Connection via proxy
MM I seems that your network is not properbly configured. MM Have you verified that the interface you wish to use MM is up and has a MM valid IP adress. Is the proxy in your subnet or do MM you need to use a MM gateway to reach it ? MM Hexren MM maybe consider posting your replies under the original MM message as that MM will make it so much easier to read the full message MM ;) MM ___ MM I have verfied that the interface is up and running MM ... but not sre if I connect via a subnet or a MM gateway. Total noob to this so I am not sure how I can MM verify. The only thing I got in my dorm is an RJ45 MM socket outlet for connecting to the net. MM the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 and the gateway is MM 146.226.11.1 MM Note: forwarded message attached. MM __ MM Do You Yahoo!? MM Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around MM http://mail.yahoo.com - that is right it is up and running and has no ip address... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fwd: Re: Re[8]: Connection via proxy
--- Hexren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MM I seems that your network is not properbly configured. MM Have you verified that the interface you wish to use MM is up and has a MM valid IP adress. Is the proxy in your subnet or do MM you need to use a MM gateway to reach it ? MM Hexren MM maybe consider posting your replies under the original MM message as that MM will make it so much easier to read the full message MM ;) MM ___ MM I have verfied that the interface is up and running MM ... but not sre if I connect via a subnet or a MM gateway. Total noob to this so I am not sure how I can MM verify. The only thing I got in my dorm is an RJ45 MM socket outlet for connecting to the net. MM the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 and the gateway is MM 146.226.11.1 MM Note: forwarded message attached. MM __ MM Do You Yahoo!? MM Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around MM http://mail.yahoo.com - that is right it is up and running and has no ip address... Ummm what do you suggest that I do to get it connected to the proxy server? __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Connection via proxy
Mervin McDougall wrote: Ummm what do you suggest that I do to get it connected to the proxy server? Well obviously you'll need an IP address first. Remember the ifconfig you pasted? The netstat -rn? You have no IP address assigned to an interface. Try reading http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/05/13/FreeBSD_Basics.html and then the handbook. -Charlie ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re[6]: Connection via proxy
Unfortunately, I was still not able to ping the proxy server. I tried pinging by using the name of the server as well as the IP address but neither were successful. Are there any preliminary configurations that should be done prior to connecting to a proxy server or is it simply a matter of connecting the cat 5 cable to the switch, adding the DNS server addresses to /etc/resolv.conf, and configuring the web browser to access the internet? --- Hexren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: Mervin McDougall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:22 PM To: Hexren Cc: freebsd questions Subject: Re: Re[4]: Connection via proxy tried updating the /etc/resolve.conf with the ips of the nameservers I got from windows XP but got the same results after trying to run mozilla .. that the proxy server could not be found. HDA if you updated /etc/resolve.conf it won't work! HDA drop the 'e' off resolve HDA dave --- Hexren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MM the laptop is a dual boot running windows XP on one MM slice and Freebsd 5.3 on another slice. MM I tried pinging the proxy server but got this error MM message MM can't resolve proxy.uvi.edu host name look up failure MM proxy.uvi.edu being the name of the proxy server MM --- Hexren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MM Can you identify some other tests as well I could MM possible run other than pinging as I am going to have MM to reboot on each occurence to try see if freebsd can MM see that server and connect to it - You can ping the Proxy from the Notebook ? Hexren - Your message doesn't parse. Why do you have to reboot the machine ? Each time ? I just wanted to know, if at the point where mozilla says it can't find the proxy you can ping the proxy using DNS name or IP. Regards (I really should look up some nice way to finish a mail in english) Hexren MM __ MM Do you Yahoo!? MM Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. MM http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail MM ___ MM freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list MM http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions MM To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - I would guess that you haven't configured DNS under FreeBSD. Lookup the nameserver you use with WinXP. (Start-Run type cmd in the shell opening type ipconfig /all) Then insert that DNS server into your /etc/resolv.conf under FreeBSD The line should look like nameserver insert ip of your nameserver here Hexren __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/free bsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] HDA ___ HDA freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list HDA http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions HDA To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - may sound like repetition. But can you ping the ip of the nameserver ? Hexren ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re[8]: Connection via proxy
MM Unfortunately, I was still not able to ping the proxy MM server. I tried pinging by using the name of the MM server as well as the IP address but neither were MM successful. Are there any preliminary configurations MM that should be done prior to connecting to a proxy MM server or is it simply a matter of connecting the cat MM 5 cable to the switch, adding the DNS server addresses MM to /etc/resolv.conf, and configuring the web browser MM to access the internet? MM --- Hexren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: Mervin McDougall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:22 PM To: Hexren Cc: freebsd questions Subject: Re: Re[4]: Connection via proxy tried updating the /etc/resolve.conf with the ips of the nameservers I got from windows XP but got the same results after trying to run mozilla .. that the proxy server could not be found. HDA if you updated /etc/resolve.conf it won't work! HDA drop the 'e' off resolve HDA dave --- Hexren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MM the laptop is a dual boot running windows XP on one MM slice and Freebsd 5.3 on another slice. MM I tried pinging the proxy server but got this error MM message MM can't resolve proxy.uvi.edu host name look up failure MM proxy.uvi.edu being the name of the proxy server MM --- Hexren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MM Can you identify some other tests as well I could MM possible run other than pinging as I am going to have MM to reboot on each occurence to try see if freebsd can MM see that server and connect to it - You can ping the Proxy from the Notebook ? Hexren - Your message doesn't parse. Why do you have to reboot the machine ? Each time ? I just wanted to know, if at the point where mozilla says it can't find the proxy you can ping the proxy using DNS name or IP. Regards (I really should look up some nice way to finish a mail in english) Hexren MM __ MM Do you Yahoo!? MM Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. MM http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail MM ___ MM freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list MM MM http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions MM To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - I would guess that you haven't configured DNS under FreeBSD. Lookup the nameserver you use with WinXP. (Start-Run type cmd in the shell opening type ipconfig /all) Then insert that DNS server into your /etc/resolv.conf under FreeBSD The line should look like nameserver insert ip of your nameserver here Hexren __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/free bsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] HDA ___ HDA freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list HDA MM http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions HDA To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - may sound like repetition. But can you ping the ip of the nameserver ? Hexren ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list MM http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MM __ MM Do you Yahoo!? MM Yahoo! Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. MM http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 - I seems that your network is not properbly configured. Have you verified that the interface you wish to use is up and has a valid IP adress. Is the proxy in your subnet or do you need to use a gateway to reach it ? Hexren maybe consider posting your replies under the original message as that will make it so much easier to read the full message ;) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Connection via proxy
I recently had internet service enabled in my dorm and was given instructions on how to configure my web browser to connect via the internet via a proxy server for Windows XP. I was able to successfully set up the internet connection for a the Windows side of my dual boot Windows XP/FREEBSD laptop. Unfortunately I haven't been as successful on the FreeBSD side of my laptop. I have tried setting mozilla to make use of the same proxy settings as I used for IE on my windows XP but I am repeatedly told that mozilla can not find the proxy server. I am not sure if there is anything else that needs to be configured to allow me to connect to the intenet via this proxy server in FreeBSD. Can anyone give a hand. I am currently running FreeBSD 5.3 __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Connection via proxy
Can you identify some other tests as well I could possible run other than pinging as I am going to have to reboot on each occurence to try see if freebsd can see that server and connect to it --- Hexren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MM I recently had internet service enabled in my dorm and MM was given instructions on how to configure my web MM browser to connect via the internet via a proxy MM server for Windows XP. I was able to successfully set MM up the internet connection for a the Windows side of MM my dual boot Windows XP/FREEBSD laptop. MM Unfortunately I haven't been as successful on the MM FreeBSD side of my laptop. I have tried setting MM mozilla to make use of the same proxy settings as I MM used for IE on my windows XP but I am repeatedly told MM that mozilla can not find the proxy server. MM I am not sure if there is anything else that needs to MM be configured to allow me to connect to the intenet MM via this proxy server in FreeBSD. Can anyone give a MM hand. I am currently running FreeBSD 5.3 - You can ping the Proxy from the Notebook ? Hexren __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re[2]: Connection via proxy
MM Can you identify some other tests as well I could MM possible run other than pinging as I am going to have MM to reboot on each occurence to try see if freebsd can MM see that server and connect to it - You can ping the Proxy from the Notebook ? Hexren - Your message doesn't parse. Why do you have to reboot the machine ? Each time ? I just wanted to know, if at the point where mozilla says it can't find the proxy you can ping the proxy using DNS name or IP. Regards (I really should look up some nice way to finish a mail in english) Hexren ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re[2]: Connection via proxy
the laptop is a dual boot running windows XP on one slice and Freebsd 5.3 on another slice. I tried pinging the proxy server but got this error message can't resolve proxy.uvi.edu host name look up failure proxy.uvi.edu being the name of the proxy server --- Hexren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MM Can you identify some other tests as well I could MM possible run other than pinging as I am going to have MM to reboot on each occurence to try see if freebsd can MM see that server and connect to it - You can ping the Proxy from the Notebook ? Hexren - Your message doesn't parse. Why do you have to reboot the machine ? Each time ? I just wanted to know, if at the point where mozilla says it can't find the proxy you can ping the proxy using DNS name or IP. Regards (I really should look up some nice way to finish a mail in english) Hexren __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re[4]: Connection via proxy
MM the laptop is a dual boot running windows XP on one MM slice and Freebsd 5.3 on another slice. MM I tried pinging the proxy server but got this error MM message MM can't resolve proxy.uvi.edu host name look up failure MM proxy.uvi.edu being the name of the proxy server MM --- Hexren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MM Can you identify some other tests as well I could MM possible run other than pinging as I am going to have MM to reboot on each occurence to try see if freebsd can MM see that server and connect to it - You can ping the Proxy from the Notebook ? Hexren - Your message doesn't parse. Why do you have to reboot the machine ? Each time ? I just wanted to know, if at the point where mozilla says it can't find the proxy you can ping the proxy using DNS name or IP. Regards (I really should look up some nice way to finish a mail in english) Hexren MM __ MM Do you Yahoo!? MM Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. MM http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail MM ___ MM freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list MM http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions MM To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - I would guess that you haven't configured DNS under FreeBSD. Lookup the nameserver you use with WinXP. (Start-Run type cmd in the shell opening type ipconfig /all) Then insert that DNS server into your /etc/resolv.conf under FreeBSD The line should look like nameserver insert ip of your nameserver here Hexren ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re[4]: Connection via proxy
tried updating the /etc/resolve.conf with the ips of the nameservers I got from windows XP but got the same results after trying to run mozilla .. that the proxy server could not be found. --- Hexren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MM the laptop is a dual boot running windows XP on one MM slice and Freebsd 5.3 on another slice. MM I tried pinging the proxy server but got this error MM message MM can't resolve proxy.uvi.edu host name look up failure MM proxy.uvi.edu being the name of the proxy server MM --- Hexren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MM Can you identify some other tests as well I could MM possible run other than pinging as I am going to have MM to reboot on each occurence to try see if freebsd can MM see that server and connect to it - You can ping the Proxy from the Notebook ? Hexren - Your message doesn't parse. Why do you have to reboot the machine ? Each time ? I just wanted to know, if at the point where mozilla says it can't find the proxy you can ping the proxy using DNS name or IP. Regards (I really should look up some nice way to finish a mail in english) Hexren MM __ MM Do you Yahoo!? MM Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. MM http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail MM ___ MM freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list MM http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions MM To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - I would guess that you haven't configured DNS under FreeBSD. Lookup the nameserver you use with WinXP. (Start-Run type cmd in the shell opening type ipconfig /all) Then insert that DNS server into your /etc/resolv.conf under FreeBSD The line should look like nameserver insert ip of your nameserver here Hexren __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Re[4]: Connection via proxy
-Original Message- From: Mervin McDougall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:22 PM To: Hexren Cc: freebsd questions Subject: Re: Re[4]: Connection via proxy tried updating the /etc/resolve.conf with the ips of the nameservers I got from windows XP but got the same results after trying to run mozilla .. that the proxy server could not be found. if you updated /etc/resolve.conf it won't work! drop the 'e' off resolve dave --- Hexren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MM the laptop is a dual boot running windows XP on one MM slice and Freebsd 5.3 on another slice. MM I tried pinging the proxy server but got this error MM message MM can't resolve proxy.uvi.edu host name look up failure MM proxy.uvi.edu being the name of the proxy server MM --- Hexren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MM Can you identify some other tests as well I could MM possible run other than pinging as I am going to have MM to reboot on each occurence to try see if freebsd can MM see that server and connect to it - You can ping the Proxy from the Notebook ? Hexren - Your message doesn't parse. Why do you have to reboot the machine ? Each time ? I just wanted to know, if at the point where mozilla says it can't find the proxy you can ping the proxy using DNS name or IP. Regards (I really should look up some nice way to finish a mail in english) Hexren MM __ MM Do you Yahoo!? MM Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. MM http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail MM ___ MM freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list MM http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions MM To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - I would guess that you haven't configured DNS under FreeBSD. Lookup the nameserver you use with WinXP. (Start-Run type cmd in the shell opening type ipconfig /all) Then insert that DNS server into your /etc/resolv.conf under FreeBSD The line should look like nameserver insert ip of your nameserver here Hexren __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/free bsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Re[4]: Connection via proxy
sorry that was a typo, I updated /etc/resolv.conf and it still did not work. Is there anything else that I need to configure? --- Hauan David A [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: Mervin McDougall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:22 PM To: Hexren Cc: freebsd questions Subject: Re: Re[4]: Connection via proxy tried updating the /etc/resolve.conf with the ips of the nameservers I got from windows XP but got the same results after trying to run mozilla .. that the proxy server could not be found. if you updated /etc/resolve.conf it won't work! drop the 'e' off resolve dave --- Hexren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MM the laptop is a dual boot running windows XP on one MM slice and Freebsd 5.3 on another slice. MM I tried pinging the proxy server but got this error MM message MM can't resolve proxy.uvi.edu host name look up failure MM proxy.uvi.edu being the name of the proxy server MM --- Hexren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MM Can you identify some other tests as well I could MM possible run other than pinging as I am going to have MM to reboot on each occurence to try see if freebsd can MM see that server and connect to it - You can ping the Proxy from the Notebook ? Hexren - Your message doesn't parse. Why do you have to reboot the machine ? Each time ? I just wanted to know, if at the point where mozilla says it can't find the proxy you can ping the proxy using DNS name or IP. Regards (I really should look up some nice way to finish a mail in english) Hexren MM __ MM Do you Yahoo!? MM Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. MM http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail MM ___ MM freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list MM http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions MM To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - I would guess that you haven't configured DNS under FreeBSD. Lookup the nameserver you use with WinXP. (Start-Run type cmd in the shell opening type ipconfig /all) Then insert that DNS server into your /etc/resolv.conf under FreeBSD The line should look like nameserver insert ip of your nameserver here Hexren __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/free bsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re[6]: Connection via proxy
-Original Message- From: Mervin McDougall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:22 PM To: Hexren Cc: freebsd questions Subject: Re: Re[4]: Connection via proxy tried updating the /etc/resolve.conf with the ips of the nameservers I got from windows XP but got the same results after trying to run mozilla .. that the proxy server could not be found. HDA if you updated /etc/resolve.conf it won't work! HDA drop the 'e' off resolve HDA dave --- Hexren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MM the laptop is a dual boot running windows XP on one MM slice and Freebsd 5.3 on another slice. MM I tried pinging the proxy server but got this error MM message MM can't resolve proxy.uvi.edu host name look up failure MM proxy.uvi.edu being the name of the proxy server MM --- Hexren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: MM Can you identify some other tests as well I could MM possible run other than pinging as I am going to have MM to reboot on each occurence to try see if freebsd can MM see that server and connect to it - You can ping the Proxy from the Notebook ? Hexren - Your message doesn't parse. Why do you have to reboot the machine ? Each time ? I just wanted to know, if at the point where mozilla says it can't find the proxy you can ping the proxy using DNS name or IP. Regards (I really should look up some nice way to finish a mail in english) Hexren MM __ MM Do you Yahoo!? MM Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. MM http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail MM ___ MM freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list MM http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions MM To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - I would guess that you haven't configured DNS under FreeBSD. Lookup the nameserver you use with WinXP. (Start-Run type cmd in the shell opening type ipconfig /all) Then insert that DNS server into your /etc/resolv.conf under FreeBSD The line should look like nameserver insert ip of your nameserver here Hexren __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/free bsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] HDA ___ HDA freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list HDA http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions HDA To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - may sound like repetition. But can you ping the ip of the nameserver ? Hexren ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Speed up dialin connection via proxy?
Timothy Luoma wrote: I cannot get high speed internet access at home. In fact, I can't get more than about 26400 on my dialup. That sux Yup, especially after several years of having cable access @ our previous house/apartment. Anything else I could do to speed things up? ISDN? Direct TV? Cable? DSL? DSL = too far from the local hub ISDN = doubtful Cable = possibly this fall. Our cable company was bought by a new company which says that it is dedicated to expanding rural coverage (it ends about a mile from our house, I think). DirecTV = Had DirecWay installed for less than a month. They wanted $60/month, a Windows OS, no wireless (I understand that they have since come out with a way to overcome those two limitations).. but the bottom line is that it was really not much faster than dialup for regular browsing. For downloading a file, yes; but when you went somewhere like Amazon.com with a lot of images and other external files, it really slowed down (this was 2 way satellite, no phone line. We had it uninstalled before 30 days so we could get our money back ... except the $180 installation fee :-/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Speed up dialin connection via proxy?
Timothy Luoma wrote: I cannot get high speed internet access at home. In fact, I can't get more than about 26400 on my dialup. That sux My dialup is my FreeBSD machine (5.3). I am wondering if I setup a proxy on the FreeBSD machine, if it would speed downloads up any. If so, what would be a good proxy to use? No - you are at the mercy of the modem. Anything else I could do to speed things up? ISDN? Direct TV? Cable? DSL? -- Best regards, Chris Envelopes and stamps which don't stick when you lick them will stick to other things when you don't want them to. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Speed up dialin connection via proxy?
In the last episode (Jan 14), Timothy Luoma said: I cannot get high speed internet access at home. In fact, I can't get more than about 26400 on my dialup. My dialup is my FreeBSD machine (5.3). I am wondering if I setup a proxy on the FreeBSD machine, if it would speed downloads up any. If so, what would be a good proxy to use? A local proxy won't help you any more than simply cranking up your browser cache. Anything else I could do to speed things up? If you have access to a faster machine at the other end of your dialup link, you can run something like Rabbit ( http:/rabbit-proxy.sourceforge.net ), which will compress your images and web pages before sending them to you and your slow link. -- Dan Nelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Speed up dialin connection via proxy?
On Fri, Jan 14, 2005 at 10:54:23PM -0500, Timothy Luoma wrote: I cannot get high speed internet access at home. In fact, I can't get more than about 26400 on my dialup. My dialup is my FreeBSD machine (5.3). I am wondering if I setup a proxy on the FreeBSD machine, if it would speed downloads up any. If so, what would be a good proxy to use? A proxy can help only if you have a situation where you expect local machines to each load the same pages - then the proxy can cache and serve them on your local network rather than going back across your outside link. It won't do anything to help the original fetch of the information, unfortunately. Anything else I could do to speed things up? Modern modems are already doing some pretty sophisticated compression techniques. They do all sorts of things to try to get as much across the line as possible. They actually transfer data in synchronous blocks to skip over the start and stop bits and then reconstitute the asynchronous stream on the serial port side. About all you can do is to find anything within your control that is reducing the quality of the signal your modem can see (make sure that all your wiring from the point of demarcation is new, solid, and away from noise sources - like, not wrapped around flourescent light fixture and things). Other than that, I can't think of anything... TjL -- John Lind [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Speed up dialin connection via proxy?
I cannot get high speed internet access at home. In fact, I can't get more than about 26400 on my dialup. My dialup is my FreeBSD machine (5.3). I am wondering if I setup a proxy on the FreeBSD machine, if it would speed downloads up any. If so, what would be a good proxy to use? Anything else I could do to speed things up? TjL ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Speed up dialin connection via proxy?
Timothy Luoma wrote: [ ... ] I am wondering if I setup a proxy on the FreeBSD machine, if it would speed downloads up any. If so, what would be a good proxy to use? Anything else I could do to speed things up? Squid is a good proxy, and it can be smarter about caching and using If-Modified-Since refresh queries to check data, but it is not going to give a magical improvement over a browser's cache. It might also help somewhat to run a caching-only nameserver on your host and forward all queries to your ISP's nameservers. Disable image autoload in your browser, and/or block .swf. -- -Chuck ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Speed up dialin connection via proxy?
[two replies in one] On Jan 14, 2005, at 11:05 PM, Dan Nelson wrote: A local proxy won't help you any more than simply cranking up your browser cache. rats. I was thinking that if it was coming from one traceroute hop away would be faster than from however many hops the other sites would be. Cache is fully tweaked (I use Opera on the Mac, which has really good cache settings). Anything else I could do to speed things up? If you have access to a faster machine at the other end of your dialup link, you can run something like Rabbit ( http:/rabbit-proxy.sourceforge.net ), which will compress your images and web pages before sending them to you and your slow link. Ah, now that's a thought. (My old ISP wanted $5/month for that :-) Unfortunately I don't see a port and 'make' failed rather unspectacularly $ make Error expanding embedded variable. and Google was no help :-/ On Jan 14, 2005, at 11:27 PM, Chuck Swiger wrote: It might also help somewhat to run a caching-only nameserver on your host and forward all queries to your ISP's nameservers. That's an idea, although it's thinking above my pay scale at this point. Disable image autoload in your browser, and/or block .swf. Done and done (also easy with Opera). Thanks TjL ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
