I'm looking for a reliable, easy to setup service to use iplayer and 4oD in the U.S.
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posted by madajb
on May 8, 2013 -
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For some reason, my home Internet connection and YouTube hate each other. I can watch videos fine with a proxy, but I'd like to find one that will display the site properly. Any advice?
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posted by Holy Zarquon's Singing Fish
on Apr 16, 2013 -
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I work in the head office for a hotel chain and know hotel managers all over North America. I travel quite a bit for work and because of my job, I stay free. Occasionally with my accumulated air miles I will go somewhere for a getaway and as long as I am careful to avoid peak times, I can usually stay at one of our facilities free as a professional courtesy. If the room is going to be empty, I feel no guilt at hanging my hat there for a night or two.
Often I invite someone along for company and to share in my perk. The problem is when someone invites someone else along. And occasionally that someone invites someone else along as well.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 22, 2013 -
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What is the best way to keep your web usage on a network hidden from anyone who might be snooping packet traffic?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 4, 2012 -
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I'd like to select which network interface is used for Internet access on a per-application basis. How do I do this on 64bit Windows 7?
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posted by ODiV
on Aug 8, 2012 -
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How can I tell if this Netcomm NB6+4WN modem router can be configured for transparent proxy?
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posted by gttommy
on Jun 24, 2012 -
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Help me set up a simple 100% caching forward proxy for my home. I dicked around with squid and then apache+mod_proxy/mod_cache yesterday afternoon, and while they proxy
beautifully, they don't seem to have much cache hit even on static content- almost or completely 0% cache hit.
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posted by hincandenza
on May 21, 2012 -
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I'm overseas and want to purchase and download an e-book, but the site apparently blocks those outside the U.S. from doing so. Can I get around this?
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posted by zardoz
on Apr 10, 2012 -
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Is Squid the Right Solution in a Windows Ecosystem? Recently, I was involved in giving a demonstration of some of our company's Web Services at a customer's site. Our services needed to go out and send HTTPS requests to other companies. Normally, external network access and hardening is left up to the customer. Between firewalls and politics, it was left to me to fix using one box in the DMZ. I had some experience maintaining a personal Squid proxy/cache (for sites such as Slashdot/Pandora), so I got approval to stand one up...
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posted by redsai
on Apr 2, 2012 -
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Programming noobfilter: I have a Python script that does some things to a proxy log file: it can count and rank the top 20 urls accessed, users and source IPs. Three further problems and code inside:
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posted by monocot
on Mar 6, 2012 -
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Recommendations for a free or not-free proxy service that will enable me to access US-only websites from the UK and/or France please.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 16, 2012 -
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Need help with accessing a Pennsylvania court docket search from overseas.
I'm in Doha, Qatar, and for some reason can't access
this link here to search for court dockets in Pennsylvania - I can access
the rest of the site though. I haven't been able to find a proxy IP that seems to work here, which seems like a possible solution... any suggestions on getting through?
posted by Unsomnambulist
on Dec 17, 2011 -
5 answers
How can I configure squid3 proxy to allow rtmp streaming traffic?
Video sites like Youtube work, but most rtmp sites timeout with server not found error.
posted by aadf
on Oct 27, 2011 -
2 answers
I want to watch Swedish television via the web, but much of the content is blocked geographically and available within Sweden only. I prefer free, but I'm willing to pay a nominal monthly/yearly amount. I did locate this
company during my Google search - I don't know if this service is overkill for my needs.
Is it safe to use a foreign proxy and would it be wise to install the proxy on a separate router? I have no idea how any of this works.
posted by Bushmiller
on Oct 6, 2011 -
2 answers
A friend of mine is moving to China in a couple of weeks and was wondering if anybody has any up to date information on getting around the great firewall with a VPN service?
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posted by clockworkjoe
on Jun 19, 2011 -
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Is my password safe after a "System Tool" malware infection?
Can malware (system tool) use a proxy or key logger or otherwise detect bank account passwords accessed with the
(hopefully previously) infected computer.
How can one be sure the infection is totally removed?
xp fully updated, avg free, scanned and cleaned following
these instructions
posted by flummox
on Mar 24, 2011 -
3 answers
Are there any Netflix-compatible streaming video devices (not PCs) that support proxy server/IP spoofing?
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posted by bakerybob
on Jan 1, 2011 -
4 answers
How can I go about setting up a Gentoo server as a secure proxy?
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posted by Biru
on Aug 25, 2010 -
9 answers
How can I build a laptop/desktop into a proxy server so I can access websites, Youtube, Facebook, download files no matter where I am? (Win XP box preferably)
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posted by PetiePal
on Aug 20, 2010 -
9 answers
What's the best way to set up a proxy for surfing from China?
We'll be moving next month to China and Mrs. arcticseal is concerned that she won't be able to satisfy her Facebook and Google addiction if they're blocked.
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posted by arcticseal
on Jul 29, 2010 -
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Can I configure Squid to pass preset authentication credentials to an upstream proxy for a given set of websites without asking the client for them?
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posted by flabdablet
on Jul 12, 2010 -
7 answers
I don't want to remote control my PC's desktop (via LogMeIn), I just want to remotely web browse...
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posted by blahtsk
on Jun 3, 2010 -
7 answers
Can a firewall around a self-hosted Wordpress blog prevent widgets or plugins from working? I've had trouble installing some popular Wordpress widgets. When I look through support threads and forums, it looks like I'm doing all the right things. No typos, all settings correct for my situation, etc. No-one else seems to have a similar problem.
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posted by harriet vane
on Apr 13, 2010 -
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How can I send an executable file, namely, the Skydur VPN software, to a friend in China (I am also in China)? Gmail does not allow this, and her options for alternatives are rather limited. As is my knowledge about these things...
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posted by dawson
on Mar 23, 2010 -
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I am looking for a gigabit router that has proxy service in it .In which I can input a internet proxy server number and port number and must have authentication (such as username, and password)
posted by omaralarifi
on Feb 4, 2010 -
2 answers
Is it illegal to set up a proxy with a UK IP address allowing use iPlayer to view BBC programs? If not what is the best way (reliability, safety) to do it?
posted by NorthCoastCafe
on Jan 31, 2010 -
7 answers
Does Xbox 360 have a proxy option with authentications such as username and password with it? Or PPTP w/ authentications.
Also does it have a VPN support?
posted by omaralarifi
on Nov 21, 2009 -
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Getting Steam to work from behind various firewalls and WiFi access points always seems to involve banging heads with network admins (if at all available) about opening various ports.
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posted by your mildly obsessive average geek
on Nov 17, 2009 -
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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posted by falameufilho
on Jul 13, 2009 -
2 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?
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posted by Funmonkey1
on Jun 3, 2009 -
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When an embassy acts as a proxy, representing the interests of a third country, what kind of compensation is made to them?
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posted by cmonkey
on Apr 24, 2009 -
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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.
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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
