Proxies and routers

[Reddevil63]

Can you use diff proxies with a Linksys BEFSR41 router and if so, how?

Using Windows ME and can't see anywhere in routers settings to change proxies. If I put a diff proxy into the Internet Connections proxy box I can't open the routers settings which tells me that the proxy bypasses the router and the router settings can't open because of this.

Reason is that the one I am stuck with is so so slow!

[cjll3]

Using a different proxy is a windos setting

Internet Explorer -> Tools -> Internet Options -> Connections -> Lan Settings

[Reddevil63]

Originally Posted by cjll3

Using a different proxy is a windos setting

Internet Explorer -> Tools -> Internet Options -> Connections -> Lan Settings

I know that.

[cjll3]

Originally Posted by Reddevil63

I know that.

Make sure bypass proxy server settings for local addresses is ticked

[Dooby]

you dont set the proxy settings on the router as the router works at a lower level in the network layer model.

Using a proxy is just formatting the http request in a special way and sending it to a different address, so even behind a router the web browser ( or machine ) does it.

the basic difference in requestin a page, say 'www.wibble.com/foo.html' is..

no proxy:
1) browser : send a request to www.wibble.com for file /foo.html
2) www.wibble.com : responds with foo.html ( or 404 error if its not there )

with proxy ( www.myproxy.com ):
1) browser : send a request to www.myproxy.com for file www.wibble.com/foo.html
2) www.myproxy.com : send a request to www.wibble.com for file /foo.html
3) www.wibble.com : responds ( to proxy ) with foo.html
4) www.myproxy.com : responds to browser with foo.html
* of course if the proxy caches then it may not send the request in step 2...

all this happens without the router either knowing or caring...

[zovat]

Originally Posted by cjll3

Make sure bypass proxy server settings for local addresses is ticked

I can assure you this works - I have the BEFSR41, and it does not give a hoot what proxy is set up on the local machine

you can still access the Linksys by the local IP address as long as they bypass for local option is selected....

[Doctor E]

Originally Posted by Reddevil63

I know that.

manc boy ... have you tried telnetting the router to see if you have different settings available by that route. My Netgear one is a whole lot more customisable if I telnet to it.

Nige.

[Mal]

I've got the same router & all I needed to do was what cjll3 said, in bypassing the proxy for local addresses

[Dooby]

The router couldnt care less what proxy settings you have, it works at a lower level in the OSI model:[http://www2.rad.com/networks/1994/osi/layers.htm routers = layer 3, proxies/HTTP = layer 4 (afair)]
the problem is that your browser translates ALL requests into ones that it sends via the proxy INCLUDING ones for 192.168.1.1 ( i.e. it asks the proxy for that web page ), you need to set it to ignore local addresses, or ignore 192.168.1.1 specifically if you like ( as has been said )