I can search Google, read the news and view most websites, but specific sites like Facebook and Gmail won't load on my Mac Powerbook - I just get page load errors. Any idea what the problem is? [more inside]
posted by nicoleincanada on Oct 6, 2009 - 15 answers

Why have my proxies (Privoxy and GAppProxy) suddenly quit working? I'm using an up-to-date Vista installation. [more inside]
posted by msbrauer on Sep 23, 2009 - 3 answers

Proxies, VPNs and restrictions, oh my! How can an American dude in South Korea get his Hulu, Steam and Direct2Drive on. More inside. [more inside]
posted by GilloD on Sep 15, 2009 - 6 answers

Looking for a professionally run web-based proxy service to test localization and internationalization of a web site. [more inside]
posted by falameufilho on Jul 13, 2009 - 2 answers

HULU voodoo... American but not in the US. [more inside]
posted by thedoctorpants on Jun 19, 2009 - 11 answers

VPS and Internet Proxy: I have a VPS and want to be able to access the internet remotely from it. For example, the VPS is hosted in Scandinavia while I am in USA, how do I create a proxy server so I can access internet through the VPS country? [more inside]
posted by Funmonkey1 on Jun 3, 2009 - 5 answers

InternetQAfilter: how can I test my site as if it were being loaded from other countries? [more inside]
posted by Billegible on May 27, 2009 - 10 answers

Global SOCKS5 Proxy in Ubuntu? (Or, MacOS/Widnows:Proxifier :: Linux:???) [more inside]
posted by SpiffyRob on May 11, 2009 - 4 answers

When an embassy acts as a proxy, representing the interests of a third country, what kind of compensation is made to them? [more inside]
posted by cmonkey on Apr 24, 2009 - 4 answers

I'm sick of "not available in your country" messages. What's the best workaround? I've tried looking for proxies but I can never seem to find a decent one and when I do find one that works (briefly) changing back and forth is a real pain. [more inside]
posted by alby on Apr 19, 2009 - 10 answers

My friend is in Iran and wants to get through to blocked internet sites on her Mac. Does anyone have any experience doing this through a proxy? So far nothing she has tried has worked.
posted by milagu on Feb 10, 2009 - 9 answers

Has anyone in the US or Canada succeeded in using a proxy server to play a regulation-style Scrabble game on Lexulous? Is there any other way?
posted by rikschell on Dec 12, 2008 - 2 answers

In a classic demonstration of Murphy's Law, the SSH service on my VPS server is not proxying requests on the same day that a network firewall was installed. Please help! [more inside]
posted by your mildly obsessive average geek on Oct 19, 2008 - 1 answer

Suddenly, I can access a certain website from this computer only through an anonymous proxy server. How can I change this? [more inside]
posted by skinnydipp on Sep 26, 2008 - 7 answers

Is there a simple way to use Apache's ProxyPass directive so that everything apart from a directory beneath the webroot gets passed on to another server? If not, can it be done another way? [more inside]
posted by holgate on Sep 14, 2008 - 3 answers

Our companies IT department can proxy into my computer from1500 miles away and see what I have on it and make changes etc. How does this work? Is it a software program or more a matter of them identifying their computer with the same information (you know, that number that all computers have , their address?) as mine?
posted by tinbigd on Sep 8, 2008 - 12 answers

Proxy/VPN recommendations for using Hulu outside of the US? (Non-free options welcome) [more inside]
posted by sdis on Aug 14, 2008 - 3 answers

Why are Firefox and Transmission ignoring my proxy settings? OS X 10.5.4 [more inside]
posted by tylermoody on Aug 8, 2008 - 5 answers

I've started a new job where they use *sense, the well known censorware. To me it's like a tooth ache, I can't stop poking at it. I forwarded my gmail to a 'me@mydomain.com' email account hosted by dreamhost, but a week later web* is blocking it. I set up CGIPROXY on a server, but *sense knows about it. I've tried PHPPROXY, but gmail won't load through it. What is a reliable, invisible, way around the damn thing? [more inside]
posted by Grod on Aug 7, 2008 - 25 answers

I have an application installed on my PC at work that needs to connect to the internet through our ISA Server. The problem it has is that it can't connect directly unless I put in proxy settings. The problem that I have is that the proxy setting is just one long URL with no username or password. How can I get this application to connect? [more inside]
posted by mr_silver on Jun 19, 2008 - 2 answers

My work is boring and I wish I could have access to facebook and flickr. [more inside]
posted by PowerCat on May 29, 2008 - 10 answers

I am outside the US but would like to watch some online TV episodes from US networks websites. I have found many lists of US-based proxy servers online that I could try, but I am concerned about security -- would using such a proxy server make me more vulnerable to viruses, worms, spam, and/or other such things? Many thanks.
posted by leticia on May 19, 2008 - 7 answers

How can I reduce the hassle of reconfiguring multiple applications in my Windows laptop when switching between networks (home, office, VPN, hotel, ...) ? [more inside]
posted by fsmontenegro on Mar 27, 2008 - 4 answers

I borked my SO's exchange account. Help me unbork it before work tomorrow. [more inside]
posted by datacenter refugee on Mar 12, 2008 - 7 answers

I live outside the US but I'd like to watch US based content on my Mac from places like Hulu. Is there an easy Mac application that will seek out a working US proxy and make all the changes? I'm thinking of something with a big on/off I've played with the massive proxy lists- but most of them seem to not be working. I would pay for an easy solution.
posted by Dag Maggot on Mar 11, 2008 - 6 answers

My domain is resolving for others to see, but not me ! [more inside]
posted by jurczyk on Mar 3, 2008 - 8 answers

Did I harm my mac by connecting via a proxy server? [more inside]
posted by muscat on Feb 20, 2008 - 7 answers

How can I get MSN Messenger (or Windows Live Messenger, I guess it's called now) to show other peoples' webcams when I'm surfing behind an SSH tunnel proxy? [more inside]
posted by antifuse on Jan 15, 2008 - 2 answers

How do I force WiFi to only work through VPN on company laptops? [more inside]
posted by bartleby on Jan 14, 2008 - 4 answers

My work's firewall recently began blocking outbound traffic that isn't on ports 22, 80, and 443, and I'd like to use my home router (running openwrt) to proxy my personal IMAP email so I can read it from work. [more inside]
posted by whir on Nov 5, 2007 - 9 answers

I need an unlimited online backup service which offers proxy support...Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by edbyford on Nov 3, 2007 - 13 answers

I'd like to use certain, specific applications over a SOCKS proxy on OS X. Is this possible? [more inside]
posted by armoured-ant on Oct 24, 2007 - 4 answers

squidguard or dansguardian ? [more inside]
posted by the number 17 on Oct 13, 2007 - 2 answers

My university requires me to use a proxy config file to connect to the internet. Not all applications support this. Is there any way to fool my computer into thinking that I have a direct connection to the internet? [more inside]
posted by edbyford on Oct 8, 2007 - 10 answers

I would like to make an anonymous proxy using PHP (similar in concept to how http://anonymouse.org works). The difference between my project and Anonymouse is that my project is intended for private group use on a specific group of sites (note that this does not break the TOS of either my awesome webhost or the sites on which I'll be using the proxy). [more inside]
posted by mebibyte on Sep 12, 2007 - 7 answers

Can anyone help me with this? Firefox suddenly won't connect to anything.... I keep getting the following: The proxy server is refusing connections Firefox is configured to use a proxy server that is refusing connections. * Check the proxy settings to make sure that they are correct. * Contact your network administrator to make sure the proxy server is working. Any help would be mucho appreciated! [more inside]
posted by rare_g on Aug 2, 2007 - 2 answers

I have a Mac running OSX and use programs like Coda and Transmit to send out files. However, on certain networks, the only access I have to the net is via an http proxy (with no https, even!) . I understand there are ways to tunnel sftp over http but could not find an easy guide (or set of tools) to do so in a way where I can attach such tunneling to one profile (ie. CUSTOMER or WORK) and not have the proxying happen on another profile (ie. HOME) [more inside]
posted by TNLNYC on Jul 24, 2007 - 2 answers

I need a little help setting up remote admin (VNC) access for Mac OS X 10.4.10 from a Windows client at work. Firewalls on both ends, significant port restrictions at work, and [more inside]
posted by ZakDaddy on Jul 14, 2007 - 5 answers

Looking for some insight and personal experiences running a proxy site network.. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 18, 2007 - 3 answers

I use a laptop at work, where all web traffic goes through a proxy server and is logged. I don't have a problem with that. If I don't change my configuration in Firefox when I am back home, and keep the routing through that proxy server, are they still logging my activity even though I am accessing the internet on my home network?
posted by jules1651 on Apr 10, 2007 - 9 answers

cumulative voting: so a small number of shares could affect a proposal by stacking the votes? [more inside]
posted by Izzmeister on Dec 26, 2006 - 3 answers

Two quick Mail.app questions: How do I "whitelist" an address, and how do I get it to work behind a proxy [more inside]
posted by Popular Ethics on Oct 19, 2006 - 10 answers

How can I spoof my location so ABC believes I am an american? [more inside]
posted by dflemingdotorg on Oct 5, 2006 - 10 answers

How can I watch Battlestar Galactica's new web episodes in the UK? (They are not available in your region ).
posted by srboisvert on Sep 6, 2006 - 8 answers

I recently setup a wireless/wired network for a hotel to be used by about 75 guests. It was simply a matter of daisy chaining a few Netgear switches (JFS516) from the ISP's DSL modem/router and then connecting a few Netgear Access points (WG602) with alternating channels on each floor (one per floor). DHCP is controlled by the router. Everything worked great. However, now the hotel has requested that the network be upgraded to include a page that intercepts all internet requests and I'm looking for tips on how to do that? [more inside]
posted by dennis10512 on Aug 30, 2006 - 6 answers

Help me watch mlb.tv in Tokyo -- they're blacking out live games due to my Japan-based IP address. [more inside]
posted by jgt246 on Aug 17, 2006 - 9 answers

Looking for a free app that can enable/disable the proxy settings in Internet Explorer on a timer. [more inside]
posted by sprocket87 on Jul 25, 2006 - 5 answers

Help me make a bookmarklet for a proxy server - now doesn't that sound like fun! [more inside]
posted by metaculpa on Mar 12, 2006 - 2 answers

I had heard that there was a pretty harsh proxy firewall set up for the United Arab Emirates... but I largely ignored it as I didn't plan or needing warez, pornography, or dissident views. I'm here now, and an absolutely astounding amount of (non-prurient, non-dangerous) things are blocked. Is there a workaround? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 13, 2006 - 26 answers

Free (or very cheap) proxy server that runs on W2k3? We just need it to block access to internet for some, not for others. Optimally, would like it to be tied into Active Directory (W2k3) so we don't have to use new username/passwords. Any suggestions? About 60 user company. [more inside]
posted by aacheson on Dec 21, 2005 - 6 answers