Topic: Proxy Server in server only mode?

[WACOMalt]

ok, I have heard this is not possible, but is there any roundabout way to make my server only server also work as a proxy.

btw, by proxy server, I mean something from outside the network I coud type  www.wacomalt.com in as the prooxy for say, firefox to connect through.

[WACOMalt]

hey, someone please just let me know if its possible by any means.

thanksbump

[girkers]

I use my SME box in server only mode and internally I use it as a proxy server, I suspect you could use it externally if you forwarded port 3128 through your firewall to your SME box.

[CharlieBrady]

I use my SME box in server only mode and internally I use it as a proxy server, I suspect you could use it externally if you forwarded port 3128 through your firewall to your SME box.

That would be an unwise thing to do. Google for "open proxy" and "spam" to find out why.

[dgaukrog]

It sounds like what you want to do is tunnel your http traffic through your proxy from a remote site. This can be achieved using SSH to create an encrypted tunnel between the remote host and your server. This would be achievable on an SME box, but it would take some configuration outside what is enabled by default.

Alternatively, you could make a VPN connection to your SME server and use the proxy that way. This could be managed using only tools from the default installation.

As Charlie has mentioned, opening your proxy to the internet is a very bad idea.

[WACOMalt]

well, I know that at my current experience level, the tunneling stuff would be more hassle than I could deal with. And VPN (after googling it) doesnt seem like it would help too much either.

I guess I can just host a CGI script that is a proxy.

I mean come on! they block even a lot of CHURCH websites at our school!

oh, and a page on abstinance.

thanks for the recommendations folks, Ill read up on the VPN stuff and see how hard that would be to achieve.