Many people have found that they can improve their web browsing and download rates by setting a proxy server.

The procedure varies very slightly on which browser you use and whether you use a dial up connection (telephone line) or a cablemodem (broadband/HSI). These methods should work on both PCs and Macs.

• Internet Explorer
  • Dial Up
  • Broadband
• Netscape
  • Dial Up
  • Broadband

Internet Explorer - Dial Up

1. Open My Computer.

2. Open Control Panel.

3. Open Internet Options.

4. Choose the Connections tab.

5. Click on the connection you use to connect to blueyonder - It will probably be the one with (default) next to it. For many people this will be blueyonder connection manager.

6. Click the Settings button.

7. Put a tick in Use a Proxy Server.

8. 8. Make sure there is nothing filled in in the Address and/or port boxes. If these are grey and you can't edit them don't worry, simply go to step 9.

9. Click the Advanced button.

10. 10. If any boxes are filled in, make them blank (click on each box and use the Del and Backspace keys).

11. At the top of this window should be a line which says HTTP and then Address and Port.
    On this line only, use the following settings:
    Address: webcache.blueyonder.co.uk
    Port: 8080 or 3128

12. Click Ok to everything until you get back to the Control Panel, and then if you are connected to the internet, disconnect and reconnect. If you don't disconnect and reconnect, the changes won't kick in.

If you can't get any pages at all after doing this
Check that everything is typed correctly - a single stray space, dot or spelling mistake will prevent this from working at all.

If you want to get rid of the proxy server
To undo the changes is very simple - Follow the above steps up to Step 7 and then remove the tick from Use a Proxy Server - there's no need to delete all the entries we put in, as they will simply be ignored. This also has the advantage that if you wish to re-enable the proxy settings, you only have to put the tick back again.

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Internet Explorer - Broadband

1. Open My Computer.

2. Open Control Panel.

3. Open Internet Options.

4. Choose the Connections tab.

5. Click the LAN Settings button.

6. Click the Settings button.

7. Put a tick in Use a Proxy Server.

8. Make sure there is nothing filled in in the Address and/or port boxes. If these are grey and you can't edit them don't worry, simply go to step 9.

9. Click the Advanced button.

10. If any boxes are filled in, make them blank (click on each box and use the Del and Backspace keys).

11. At the top of this window should be a line which says HTTP and then Address and Port.
    On this line only, use the following settings:
    Address: webcache.blueyonder.co.uk
    Port: 8080 or 3128

12. In the Exceptions box, put the following (copy and paste this if you want to):

    192.168.*;localhost;127.0.0.1;*.blueyonder.co.uk

13. Click Ok to everything until you get back to the Control Panel. Close Internet Explorer and start it up again (this is not usually neccessary but is occasionally needed).

If you can't get any pages at all after doing this
Check that everything is typed correctly - a single stray space, dot or just spelling mistake will prevent this from working at all.

If you want to get rid of the proxy server
To undo the changes is very simple - Follow the above steps up to Step 7 and then remove the tick from Use a Proxy Server - there's no need to delete all the entries we put in, as they will simply be ignored. This also has the advantage that if you wish to re-enable the proxy settings, you only have to put the tick back again.

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Netscape - Dial Up

1. Open Netscape.

2. Go to the Edit menu and choose Preferences.

3. Click the [+] next to Advanced and this will expand the list options.

4. Click on Proxies.

5. Choose Manual Proxy Configuration and click View.

6. There should be a line which says HTTP and then Address and Port.
   On this line only, use the following settings:
   Address: webcache.blueyonder.co.uk
   Port: 8080 or 3128

7. Click Ok to everything and restart Netscape. If you are connected to the internet, disconnect and reconnect.

If you can't get any pages at all after doing this
Check that everything is typed correctly - a single stray space, dot or spelling mistake will prevent this from working at all.

If you want to get rid of the proxy server
To undo the changes is very simple - Follow the above steps up to Step 5 and then select Dierct Connection To The Internet - there's no need to delete all the entries we put in, as they will simply be ignored. This also has the advantage that if you wish to re-enable the proxy settings, you only have to select Manual Proxy Configuration again.

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Netscape - Broadband

1. Open Netscape.

2. Go to the Edit menu and choose Preferences.

3. Click the [+] next to Advanced and this will expand the list options.

4. Click on Proxies.

5. Choose Manual Proxy Configuration and click View.

6. There should be a line which says HTTP and then Address and Port.
   On this line only, use the following settings:
   Address: webcache.blueyonder.co.uk
   Port: 8080 or 3128

7. In the Exceptions box, put the following (copy and paste this if you want to):

   192.168.,localhost,127.0.0.1,.blueyonder.co.uk

8. Click Ok to everything and restart Netscape.

If you can't get any pages at all after doing this
Check that everything is typed correctly - a single stray space, dot or spelling mistake will prevent this from working at all.

If you want to get rid of the proxy server
To undo the changes is very simple - Follow the above steps up to Step 5 and then select Dierct Connection To The Internet - there's no need to delete all the entries we put in, as they will simply be ignored. This also has the advantage that if you wish to re-enable the proxy settings, you only have to select Manual Proxy Configuration again.

Last Amended : 2002-08-31 by elfin
Original Author : Unknown