Documentation for WinProxy

Configuring a browser to use the Classic Proxy connection method

Configuring Netscape 4.0

1. Select Preferences from the Edit Menu. Under Category, select Advanced and then Proxies.
2. Select Manual Proxy Configuration and click View.
3. Under HTTP enter the internal IP address of the computer running WinProxy. Enter 80 under Port. Be sure not to include extra characters (such as a leading space) along with the IP address.
4. Under Security enter the internal IP address of the computer running WinProxy. Enter 80 under Port.
5. Under FTP enter the internal IP address of the computer running WinProxy. Enter 80 under Port.
6. Do not enter anything under Gopher or WAIS. Leave Socks blank until you have enabled DNS (described elsewhere).
7. Okay your way back out. You do not have to restart Navigator for the changes to take effect.

Figure C.1: Configuring the Netscape 4.0 browser to work with the Classic Proxy.

Configuring Netscape 3.0

1. Select Network Preferences from the Options Menu.
2. Select the Proxies Tab.
3. Select Manual Proxy Configuration, then View.
4. In the HTTP Proxy field, enter the IP Address of the WinProxy server. Be sure not to have any extra charac ters (such as a leading space) along with the IP address. Enter the port number specified for the CERN proxy in the WinProxy Properties dialog (probably the default port 80).
5. Enter the same information in the Security Proxy section. See SSL.
6. Enter the same information in the FTP Proxy section.
7. Do not make an entry for Gopher or WAIS. Leave the Socks entry blank until you have enabled DNS (described elsewhere).
8. Click OK in the Manual Proxy Configuration dialog.
9. Click OK in the Preferences dialog.
10. You do not have to restart Navigator for the changes to take effect.

Figure C.2: Configuring the Netscape 3.0 browser to work with the Classic Proxy.

Configuring Internet Explorer 5.0

1. Select Internet Options from the Tools Menu and then select the Connections Tab.
2. Select Connect to the Internet using a local area network.
3. Select LAN Settings and check the box entitled Use a proxy server.
4. Check the box labeled Bypass proxy server for local (Intranet) addresses if you wish to do so.
5. Click Advanced.
6. Under HTTP enter the internal IP address of the computer running WinProxy and the WinProxy CERN proxy port (probably the default port 80).
7. Under Secure enter the internal IP address of the computer running WinProxy and the WinProxy CERN proxy port.
8. Under FTP enter the internal IP address of the computer running WinProxy and the WinProxy CERN proxy port.
9. Do not enter anything under Gopher, and leave Socks blank until you have enabled DNS (described else where in the manual).
10. Make sure Use the same proxy server for all protocols is not checked.
11. Okay your way back out. You do not have to restart IE in order for the changes to take effect.

Figure C.3: Configuring the Internet Explorer 5.0 browser to work with the Classic Proxy.

Configuring Internet Explorer 4.0

1. Select Internet Options from the View Menu and then select the Connection Tab.
2. Select Connect to the Internet using a local area network.
3. Under Proxy Server check the box labeled Access the Internet using a proxy server.
4. Check the box labeled Bypass proxy server for local Intranet addresses if you wish to do so.
5. Click Advanced.
6. Under HTTP enter the internal IP address of the computer running WinProxy and the WinProxy CERN proxy port (probably the default port 80).
7. Under Secure enter the internal IP address of the computer running WinProxy and the WinProxy CERN proxy port.
8. Under FTP enter the internal IP address of the computer running WinProxy and the WinProxy CERN proxy port.
9. Do not enter anything under Gopher, and leave Socks blank until you have enabled DNS (described else where in the manual).
10. Make sure Use the same proxy server for all protocols is not checked.
11. Okay your way back out. You do not have to restart IE in order for the changes to take effect.

Figure C.4: Configuring the Internet Explorer 4.0 browser to work with the Classic Proxy.

Configuring Internet Explorer 3.0

1. Connect to a web page (Internet Explorer cannot be configured until it is has successfully read a web page). If you're having trouble at this stage, specify the address c:\windows\system\blank.htm. That file is standard in Windows installations, and provides a fast page without an actual connection to the Internet.
2. Select Options in the View Menu.
3. Select the Connection Tab.
4. Check Connect to the Internet through a proxy server.
5. Click Change Proxy Settings.
6. Under HTTP, type in the IP address of the WinProxy machine, and the WinProxy CERN proxy port (probably the default port 80).
7. In the FTP line of the list of servers, enter the IP Address of the WinProxy server in the first space and the port number of the CERN proxy, probably 80.
8. In the Security (SSL) line of the server listings, enter the IP Address of the WinProxy server in the first space, and the port number of the CERN proxy, probably 80, under the port listings.
9. Do not put anything in the Gopher listing. Leave the Socks listing blank until you enable DNS on the local system.
10. Press OK for the Proxy Settings dialog.
11. Press OK for the Options dialog.
12. You don't have to restart IE for the changes to take effect.