Proxy

[Kul]

I need to find a good proxy server that will not just proxy my internet explorer (port 80) traffic but all other traffic as well. I should also be given a static IP, or an address that would remain the same even after i restart my computer. I should be able to disable the proxy connection easily, the connection should be relatively fast ( fast enough to comfortably browse the internet) and this service should either be free, have a free trial or be very cheap.


Does anyone know a good proxy service like this? Thanks

 

[nova2]

free, no way, but cheap or very cheaply priced sure.

SSH2 tunnels are supported at shellweb.net (a cheap but good/fast service, always been reliable for me)

you will be able to tunnel most traffic as long as the application you're using supports SOCKS proxies.

> if you use bitvise tunnelier ssh client (free) in the services tab click enabled under socks/http proxy forwarding
listen interface: 127.0.0.1
port: any will do, like 18020
now connect to shellweb.net (after you get your login info)

> now in your browser, say firefox,
in the SOCKS proxy settings
use 127.0.0.1 port 18020 for the proxy

> with SOCKS5 Firefox can control which side of the proxy handles DNS lookups. By default, it does the lookups locally resulting in the scenario above. To change this, set network.proxy.socks_remote_dns = true in about:config. This makes the SOCKS proxy more like a regular proxy, where DNS is handled by the remote end of the tunnel.

you're done.
all your firefox traffic will be encrypted and shellweb will act as a proxy. (more correctly an ssh2 tunnel, tunneling HTTP traffic)

you may also wish to use TorButton to quickly and easily enable/disable the proxy in firefox.