SOCKS
5 And Sockscap Proxy Settings
Proxy
Server addresses and ports used for SOCKS 5 or Sockscap 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
YAHOO Messenger 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 SOCKS
port for that IP. As shown below each proxy server has a socks 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 YAHOO Messenger
To Use The Proxy Server
Start
configuring YAHOO
Messenger by
opening the program. Click on Login and select Preferences as shown below.
Now
click on the "Connection" tab and configure the proxy
as shown below.
1)
Click in the "Use Proxies" selection so that the radio is selected.
2) Put a check in the Enable SOCKS proxy check box.
Now enter in the
proxy server and port that you would like to use from The Proxy Connection into
the SOCKS Proxy server name area. For
this lesson we have chosen DSL-NET.ORG as our proxy server and have entered it,
as shown in the capture above. Note:
When asked for the host name, you can either enter the proxy server name or the
IP address for the name. The port for this server is the standard socks port 1080.
3)
Select Ver 5
4) Put a check in the Authentication check box.
Next,
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)
You are now finished - Restart your YAHOO
Messenger
and reconnect. It will now be using the socks 5 proxy.
Changing
The Server
Changing
the server is easy, simply repeat step #2 using a new proxy server and restart
YAHOO
Messenger.
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.
YAHOO
Messenger
Version 5.0.0.1061 was used
for this lesson. The latest version of YAHOO
Messenger
can always be downloaded
from http://messenger.yahoo.com/messenger/download/index.html
