| Proxies Available to Cotse Subscribers |
Support: Proxies
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Information
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| CGI |
The CGI proxy is a web based proxy. This means that you visit it as a web page and
use it to further surf. It is good for when you are in cyber cafes, libraries, or anywhere where you cannot install
software. It is a slower proxy and some sites will not work with it. Always visit it using https. |
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| Standard |
The standard proxy is a basic proxy that you add directly to your browser. It's good
for quick easy setup without install of anything else. Also good for protecting yourself from the sites you surf.
It is available on ports 8080 and 8888.
Port 8080 runs through a filter, 8888 does not. This filter removes many ads, annoyances, and scripts. It makes
your surfing safer but will slow it way down and some sites will not work. This is the price of anonymity, some
sites require the very identification tokens you need to strip.
You can accomplish the same thing the filter does using Firefox with AdBlockPlus and NoScript with port 8888. Actually,
it's better to use those because it allows you to customize which sites you allow and which you do not. It will
also be faster.
The standard proxy has a big drawback, it's not encrypted between us and you, so it doesn't protect you from your
ISP. To do that you must encrypt with stunnel or use SSH. These are both offered but require the installation and
configuration of additional software. Though both are available SSH is recommended. |
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| SSH Tunnels |
SSH provides high encryption between you and us. The tunnels pass the data between
your browser or other type of Internet application and the proxy, ensuring all is secure.
A web proxy is also offered on ports 8080 and 8888 (same filter issues as standard proxy). SSH can also encrypt
and tunnel Usenet, IRC, IM, and many other programs than just web. SSH will be much faster than the standard proxy.
It is our recommended way of surfing. |
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| Socks |
A socks proxy can proxy far more types of programs. Using programs like Sockscap
even programs that don't support a proxy can be proxied securely. This brings in things like Skype and other Internet
programs into the picture.
Our socks proxy operates on a standard SSH server so that you can do everything the standard SSH tunnels can do
as well. The Socks Plus service will also be the faster of the two types of SSH proxies we offer during times of peak use because we assign fewer users to available resources with them.
The socks proxy is not offered with a filtered port. We recommend using Firefox with AdBlockPlus and NoScript with
it. We can also add you to a regular SSH server upon request. Socks versions 4, 4a, and 5 are supported. |
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| VPN |
VPN can do it all. It is a virtual private network between you and us. Everything
you do is passed through an encrypted tunnel. Everything will have it's IP shielded. It is also the fastest of
the services. Nothing is filtered. |
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Internet Shield includes CGI, Standard, and SSH. Socks Plus get all that and an added socks proxy. VPN with everything gets it all, with choice of ssh http proxy or ssh socks proxy.
Need a basic explanation of how a proxy can help you? See our Basics
file on the topic. |
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