ntl proxy

steve1971uk · 18-10-2004, 14:48

Hi all,

I understand a proxy may help with my web surfing. I have read that there is a long list of proxies to choose from, but do any of you "recommend" a particular proxy, that you use all the time and can say that you have trouble-free surfing with?

Many thanks..... and if you could post the proxy details, I would appreciate it.

Steve

18-10-2004, 15:00

List of proxies in the link

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/kb/84/li...ers-new-format

in general if I've had to change proxy I have chosen one geographically "close" - eg if Nottingham is dodgy (unusual) I would try Leeds.

Aragorn · 18-10-2004, 15:10

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Originally Posted by steve1971uk

Hi all,

I understand a proxy may help with my web surfing. I have read that there is a long list of proxies to choose from, but do any of you "recommend" a particular proxy, that you use all the time and can say that you have trouble-free surfing with?

Many thanks..... and if you could post the proxy details, I would appreciate it.

Steve

Steve,

You shouldn't need to worry about proxies.

NTL automatically uses their 'transparent proxies' to cache web pages but you shouldn't need to change yours.

Proxies are more important when you are behind a corporate firewall, but you aren't with NTL BB.

Have a look at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d...trancache.html for Robin Walkers discussion on transparent proxies.

HTH

Steve (aka Aragorn)

**Paul** · 18-10-2004, 16:14

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Originally Posted by homealone

List of proxies in the link

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/kb/84/li...ers-new-format

in general if I've had to change proxy I have chosen one geographically "close" - eg if Nottingham is dodgy (unusual) I would try Leeds.

The list is now in the site articles section ;

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/article.php?a=10

This link should be used in preference, as the old KB will disappear soon.

18-10-2004, 16:35

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Originally Posted by Paul M

The list is now in the site articles section ;

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/article.php?a=10

This link should be used in preference, as the old KB will disappear soon.

Thanks Paul

**Chris** · 18-10-2004, 17:42

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Originally Posted by Aragorn

Steve,

You shouldn't need to worry about proxies.

NTL automatically uses their 'transparent proxies' to cache web pages but you shouldn't need to change yours.

Proxies are more important when you are behind a corporate firewall, but you aren't with NTL BB.

Have a look at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d...trancache.html for Robin Walkers discussion on transparent proxies.

HTH

Steve (aka Aragorn)

Woah! If only it were true Steve ... I have lost count of the nuber of times my web browsing experience has been disrupted by my local NTL transparent proxy falling over. Random web sites disappearing, complete loss of connectivity ...

Periodically, when this happens, I specify a proxy from the list on Robin Walker's site and leave my connection functioning in non-transparent stylee indefinitely, until, inevitably, sooner or later, the proxy I have specified also goes @rse up. Then I switch my proxy setting off again, thus defaulting back to transparent, until the next time.

This is what some call doing the NTL 'Proxy Dance'.

andygrif · 18-10-2004, 18:30

You put you proxy in, your proxy out, in, out, in out, shake it all about.....etc etc etc

18-10-2004, 20:16

I'm always using the Birmingham proxy as certain websites don't work without me having to use one.

Do proxies also help protect you? As no one is able to ping my IP if I'm connected to a proxy.

**Chris** · 18-10-2004, 20:24

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Originally Posted by Scott

I'm always using the Birmingham proxy as certain websites don't work without me having to use one.

Do proxies also help protect you? As no one is able to ping my IP if I'm connected to a proxy.

Nope, web cache proxies stand between you and the web server you're trying to get pages off, not between you and the entire internet.

18-10-2004, 20:27

Ahh right OK. Strange why people can't ping me or connect to me then. Unless it's my XP fire wall on my other system

**Chris** · 18-10-2004, 20:32

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Originally Posted by Scott

Ahh right OK. Strange why people can't ping me or connect to me then. Unless it's my XP fire wall on my other system

The firewall will prevent people connecting to services on your machine but I don't know whether it prevents pings, unless it has a stealth mode (which seems a little advanced for the built-in XP firewall). I'm no expert on the XP firewall anyway, so I'll leave others to advise. All I can say is that the fact you access web pages via a proxy does not protect you from being pinged. It doesn't even necessarily prevent websites from 'seeing' your own computer's genuine IP address instead of just the Proxy IP.