New Proxy Server Means Faster Web Browsing

The UO Computing Center recently added a new web proxy server that will dramatically speed up your access to web resources. Because proxies store local copies of frequently-accessed web sites, after the first viewing you won't have to wait for a page to load from a very remote or slow web server. Instead, web sites you've already visited will load quickly from our local server, proxy.uoregon.edu, which has more than 1300 MB of storage capacity.

How to use the proxy

Here's how to enter the new proxy setting in each of the three most popular web browsers:

Netscape Navigator -

1. Open the Options menu and select "Network Preferences..."
2. Click "Proxies" and select "Manual Proxy Configuration."
3. Click "View..."
4. In the "HTTP Proxy" field, type proxy.uoregon.edu
5. In the "Port:" field, type 3128

Netscape Communicator -

1. Open the Edit menu and select, in sequence, "Preferences," "Advanced," and "Proxies."
2. Choose "Manual proxy configuration" and click "Configure..."
3. In the "HTTP Proxy:" field, type proxy.uoregon.edu
4. In the "Port:" field, type 3128

Internet Explorer 4.0 -

1. 1. Open the View menu and select "Internet Options," followed by "Connections"
2. 2. Check the box labeled "Access the Internet using proxy server."
3. 3. Click "Advanced."

4. In the "HTTP" field, enter: Address: proxy.uoregon.edu Port: 3128