set up OS X server as a Web Proxy server

[Anonymous]

I want to browse the web from my OS X laptop using my OSX server (on a remote network) as a web proxy. This is to allow library access. I can configure the laptop, but how do I configure the server?

[legacyb4]

Meaning surfing non-filtered web content from the library on your own laptop?

[quote:021ccfa03a=”Dave”]I want to browse the web from my OS X laptop using my OSX server (on a remote network) as a web proxy. This is to allow library access. I can configure the laptop, but how do I configure the server?[/quote:021ccfa03a]

[papastanley]

Hi,

You can configure the web proxy in the web services section of the Server Settings application – you’ll need to authenticate as admin for the server to connect to your OS X Server to make this change.

May require a web services restart.

If you are trying to do this from your laptop to the server you’ll need a copy of the admin tools installed (comes with OS X server, but not with OS X client)

regards

.:S:.

[Anonymous]

hi,

i could i set up my xserve as a proxy server? any help would be appreciated.

[legacyb4]

Any idea what port? I thought it would be 8080 but it doesn’t seem to like that. More importantly, where can this be configured/changed?

Below is a list of commonly used ports by Apple software products.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106439

Cheers.

[quote:3719196928=”papastanley”]Hi,

You can configure the web proxy in the web services section of the Server Settings application – you’ll need to authenticate as admin for the server to connect to your OS X Server to make this change.

May require a web services restart.

If you are trying to do this from your laptop to the server you’ll need a copy of the admin tools installed (comes with OS X server, but not with OS X client)

regards

.:S:.[/quote:3719196928]

[Anonymous]

[quote:5e251f0fcc=”papastanley”]Hi,

You can configure the web proxy in the web services section of the Server Settings application – you’ll need to authenticate as admin for the server to connect to your OS X Server to make this change.

May require a web services restart.

If you are trying to do this from your laptop to the server you’ll need a copy of the admin tools installed (comes with OS X server, but not with OS X client)

regards

.:S:.[/quote:5e251f0fcc]

I have been using this for a while now, and am quite happy with it. Now that Mac OS X 10.3 supports authenticated proxy, I was wondering if it is possible in 10.3 Server to make the proxy server require login and passwords.

[Anonymous]

I’m also interested in this. I have a web-based (binary) app with an integrated Apache server, but it doesn’t run under SSL, and uses only htpassword based basic authentication.

I’m hoping I can use Mac OS X Server’s web proxy over SSL to secure this app’s communication, and at the same time, integrate the Password Server’s security mechanism.

If we have to wait until we upgrade to Panther server to integrate the Password Server via authenticated proxy, then that’s cool… it’s not that long, and I’ll have a solid ETA for da bosses.

I need to know, though, if this is possible, or if I’m barking up the wrong tree. Anyone?

Finger’s crossed.

thx,
cam

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