"Claire" <angry_gurl@where_the_hell_is_my_makeup.net> wrote in message
news:pan.2004.01.16.04.40.34.203000@where_the_hell _is_my_makeup.net...
> On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:02:27 +1300, Cameron Kerr wrote:
>
> > Claire <angry_gurl@where_the_hell_is_my_makeup.net> wrote:
> >> Hi I'm looking for info on using a proxy in linux, I've checked google
> >> and yahoo and have only found info on setting up linux as a proxy
> >> server.
> >
> > What kind of proxy do you have in mind?
> >
> > A www/ftp proxy? (like squid?)
> >
> > Or an IP (socks) proxy?
> >
> > If its a www proxy, then you just need to configure it in the browser
you
> > are using. There is no global configuration file for it, although some
> > applications (non-GUI ones usually) respect http_proxy, ftp_proxy, and
> > no_proxy environment variables.
>
> thanks for the info but it is an IP proxy I need to connect to

What is the NAME of the program that you want to connect to ?

EG my PC connects to the firewall, and connects to NEC socks5 server.
socks 5 server then connects to me to university telnet port.

We then have two pieces of information..
The protocol you want to use (Telnet protocol) and the breed of proxy
inbetwen (NEC socks 5)