proxy address

[footycard steve]

i only heard the term proxy server in another post a couple of weeks ago i was told to google it but it seemed a bit dodgy so never looked into it but i'll tell you what i'm after if its simple to do, last weekend i found a link to the dutch rtl4 tv station website which was broadcasting the grand slam of darts live i watched on saturday and sunday with good clear picture and no glitching like you get from other streams but last monday when i went to the link it brought up a silverlight box with some jargon and i had to click accept to access the stream but as soon as i did i got the message that the stream was not available in my country,so can i get a proxy server to allow me to access the stream so it looks like i'm watching in holland? if so is it simple to do so as i'm not very good with computers and the terminology? can somebody point me in the right direction please

[R_J]

Under Internet Explorer: Tools, Internet options, connections, Local area network (lan) settings. there is Proxy server, check this box and fill in the address and port of the proxy server. these can be found on the internet like hidemyass
it will be slow in most cases, use with caution as who knows what might be on the proxy site.

[footycard steve]

thanks for the advice,i think i'll leave it alone then if its not safe.

[TheCoder]

An alternative is to use a vpn or virtual-private-network. This encrypts all your traffic (so you provider cannot tell what it is) and then passes it to the vpn server. The vpn server then emits it onto the internet as though it was originating from that server (thus giving you that servers ip address).

A reasonable list (if not altogether upto date) of vpn providers along with an idea of price is -

Virtual Private Network - Cship

There are some free ones you can play with but they generally tend to be low bandwidth (<512Kbits/sec). The more interesting ones are probably the low cost non-contract providers (you pay a fee, you get one month access). Obviously if you want a dutch IP then you need to use a service that has a dutch point-of-presence. Luckily, thats the norm as Netherlands is an international internet hub and has some extremely enticing laws which makes internet data providers (including vpn providers) love the place.

[footycard steve]

would i be able to use my normal ip for normal use and just use the proxy for the streaming?

[TheCoder]

would i be able to use my normal ip for normal use and just use the proxy for the streaming?

You can turn a vpn or proxy on/off as you require.

An alternative, which may be too complex for a lot of people but others may see as an opertunity to learn, is to get yourself a cheap vps or virtual-private-server. These can be had for around $10 per month in Netherlands (and elsewhere) including your very own static IP address.

Basically, a VPS is a remotely located virtual server. You can use it for all sorts of things like hosting websites (you can easily host 20-50 small websites on a $10 server if the traffic isn't too high) or, more interestingly, your very own VPN server or, indeed, just about any other kind of server. Most cheap VPS systems use very standard linux so if you know your way around a linux box then you shouldn't have too much bother installing and operating all kinds of interesting software.

I have one of these things that looks like it has 512Meg memory (1024Meg for quick activity bursts), 30Gig of RAID disk storage, full linux root access, ability to re-install OS any time I like (choose from various distributions), 500Gbytes of monthly traffic and 2 static IP addresses for $11. At the moment i've got CentOS5.7 64 bit as the OS with the free LxAdmin control panel (a free alternative to CPanel) running 15 small websites without problem as well as a VPN server, FTP server and various other goodies.

[R_J]

I've used proxy servers without any problems but you just never know. Thats why I have more than one computer, get a second cheap pc to play with that way if something happens you dont loose important data or risk giving up passwords etc.

[smokin]

You can turn a vpn or proxy on/off as you require.

An alternative, which may be too complex for a lot of people but others may see as an opertunity to learn, is to get yourself a cheap vps or virtual-private-server. These can be had for around $10 per month in Netherlands (and elsewhere) including your very own static IP address.

Basically, a VPS is a remotely located virtual server. You can use it for all sorts of things like hosting websites (you can easily host 20-50 small websites on a $10 server if the traffic isn't too high) or, more interestingly, your very own VPN server or, indeed, just about any other kind of server. Most cheap VPS systems use very standard linux so if you know your way around a linux box then you shouldn't have too much bother installing and operating all kinds of interesting software.

I have one of these things that looks like it has 512Meg memory (1024Meg for quick activity bursts), 30Gig of RAID disk storage, full linux root access, ability to re-install OS any time I like (choose from various distributions), 500Gbytes of monthly traffic and 2 static IP addresses for $11. At the moment i've got CentOS5.7 64 bit as the OS with the free LxAdmin control panel (a free alternative to CPanel) running 15 small websites without problem as well as a VPN server, FTP server and various other goodies.

nice response...I can relate, but a bit heavy for most average PC users....for most people who just want to grab a music or movie download, or hide themselves from a ~~~~ site, or just laptop protection from time to time in an airport/free space...just get a decent vpn account like I do....its a no brainer...just be safe

[MrWho]

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