HTTP Proxy Settings For Netscape
Proxy Server addresses and ports used for our HTTP proxy, can be found on our Proxy Server List. The port to use for each server will be listed on the same line as the server name. If your are having problems with your ISP being able to look up the server name, you can use the IP address in place of the server name. If you still experience problems, check your configuration and be sure that you are using the correct user name and password. If you have checked everything, try a different proxy server on one of our other networks just in case we are having problems. If after trying both networks and you are still having problems, contact our technical support department. During normal business hours you can telephone support 603-740-5666 (normal business hours are Monday - Friday, 9:30 AM until 5:00 PM E.S.T.) Email support is provided 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.

Setting Up Netscape For The Proxy

You will need an account with The Proxy Connection before using our proxy servers. To get total access to all of the Proxy Connection services and access to hundreds of proxy servers click here to sign up. The cost is only $24.95 per month.

Step #1 Select Which Proxy You Would Like To Use
Before we get started you will need to select which proxy server from our list that you would like to use. All that you will need to start is an IP address and the HTTP port for that IP. As shown below each proxy server has an HTTP port and IP address listed for each. You can view the complete real list by clicking HERE or visiting http://theproxyconnection.com/httplist.html

For this lesson we have chosen DSL-NET.ORG as our proxy server.

Step #2 Configure Netscape To Use The Proxy Server
Start configuring Netscape by opening your browser. Click on Edit and select "Preferences" as shown below.

Step #3
Click on the "Advanced" option and select "Proxies"



Click into the Manual proxy configuration radio selection and then click on the "View" button.



Now enter in the proxy server and port that you would like to use from The Proxy Connection into the Proxy server Address areas. For this lesson we have chosen DSL-NET.ORG as our proxy server and have entered it, as shown in the capture above. Note: Where it asks for the Address, you can either enter the proxy server name or the IP address. The port for DSL-NET.ORG is the standard HTTP port 8080.

The HTTP line is for normal web page browsing, The FTP line is used for downloading files from the web browser and the Security line is used for Secure forms and encrypted servers. Leave the Socks line blank. You can fill in the Gopher and WAIS if you use those services.

If your ISP requires that you make a direct connection to their web page from THEIR network, you can add their address to the Exceptions window to bypass the proxy server when connecting to their network. You can also add other addresses that you do not want to use the proxy services with.

You are now finished - Click OK on all of the boxes and refresh the page or restart Netscape. You will now get a user name and password prompt as shown below.

Enter the user name and password that we sent to you in email when you signed up for our service.

Note: If you have an old LDproxy account you can use any of the services or proxy virtuals listed for Machine #3, #4 and #5. If you would like to upgrade to a Proxy Connection account and access all of the servers listed you can do so HERE (be sure to add your old proxy user name in the notes section with the word upgrade)

Changing The Server
Changing the server is easy, simply repeat step 3 using a new proxy server and port, then restart your Netscape.

Testing The Connection
To test the connection you can visit our web page http://theproxyconnection.com/
If you go to the bottom of the page center; You will see the Visitor Information section as shown below:

SOCKS 5 And Sockscap Support
If you have problems that you can not over come use sockscap. Sockscap is a freeware program put out by NEC. Many people like using sockscap when they have many different Internet programs because once sockscap is configured for the proxy server, you do not need to configure any of your Internet programs. Simply click and drag your Internet programs into the sockscap program control window, start the program, and you are running on the proxy! It is this easy. Full instructions for downloading and setting up sockscap can be found here.

Netscape Communicator Version 4.79 was used for this lesson. The latest version of Netscape can always be downloaded from ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/communicator/english/