Guest Paul (MVP) Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 And having a MoDaCo proxy with login/password would be accessible from both my wifi (which uses an NTL broadband connection) AND over T-Mobile GPRS/3G? Yeah... but there'd be a caveat you're only allowed to use it from your mobile device. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Syphon Filter Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Yeah... but there'd be a caveat you're only allowed to use it from your mobile device. P Yeah sure, I wouldnt be using it as a proxy for my general wifi usage with PC's and Laptops...fear not Mr P, I wont be dragging gigs of data through the MoDaCo proxy!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest randomelements Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Was just trying the pipex proxy and was only getting GPRS speeds on my 3G - revert to default and back to HSDPA speeds... I'll be glad when TM get the network sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shaks Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 This evening I have been trying it without pipex dns or proxy, just the standard settings and the device is performing quite well now!! Much better than ever. I did notice before that at night internet access was quite good. Shaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wills Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Is the poll showing that it will be likely for a Modaco proxy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sparkymodaco Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 (edited) Iv'e been testing various settings over the past week with tomtom traffic and traffictv. Both of these programs connect every 2 or 3 minutes for updates. Over a 2 or 3 hour journey I would uually get 7 or 8 instances of "cannot connect". Half due to lack of coverage, half when there was good coverage but something timed out due to lack of response from a server. Findings as follows: T-mobile vanilla: No dns or proxy changes As above Level 3 DNS settings: 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2 Roughly twice as many "cannot connect" messages OpenDNS: 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 Very reliable no "cannot connect" messages when a signal is available Proxy: 195.221.155.57:3128 'Academie d'Amiens - Education Nationale' Also very reliable Pipex Proxy Roughly twice as many "cannot connect" messages Although not exhaustive my tests have settled on the OpenDNS settings (208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220) with the french proxy (195.221.155.57:3128). All I need now is a way to make MSN Messenger work Edited September 2, 2006 by sparkymodaco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wills Posted September 3, 2006 Report Share Posted September 3, 2006 Plus membership bought in the hope of a Modaco proxy :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 Is the poll showing that it will be likely for a Modaco proxy? I'm still pondering... it's going to be quite expensive to run I think... so i'm looking at all the possible options :D P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spacemonkey Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 Also I think we need to figure out this MSN thing etc. The failure (and I've had it with avantgo as well) happens before it even tries to connect. It's almost like it just checks the settings on the phone, sees a proxy and decides to quit. Is this something to do with secure connections maybe? Need seperate secure proxy configuration somewhere? Even though a modaco proxy would be a primo solution if it can't resolve this issue it's not a complete answer. Setting up a squid box on someones home adsl to trial settings etc could prove the conecpt anyways.... I'm still pondering... it's going to be quite expensive to run I think... so i'm looking at all the possible options :D P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fantastic_mr_q Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 (edited) Also I think we need to figure out this MSN thing etc. The failure (and I've had it with avantgo as well) happens before it even tries to connect. It's almost like it just checks the settings on the phone, sees a proxy and decides to quit. Is this something to do with secure connections maybe? Need seperate secure proxy configuration somewhere? Even though a modaco proxy would be a primo solution if it can't resolve this issue it's not a complete answer. Setting up a squid box on someones home adsl to trial settings etc could prove the conecpt anyways.... What is this squid box you talk of? I would love to set something up for my own personal use as I leave my ADSL connection online all day and if I can route my GPRS and WEB usage through my home connection I would be chuffed! Is it secure or will other people be able to use it? Edited September 4, 2006 by fantastic_mr_q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stuart_f Posted September 4, 2006 Report Share Posted September 4, 2006 What is this squid box you talk of? I would love to set something up for my own personal use as I leave my ADSL connection online all day and if I can route my GPRS and WEB usage through my home connection I would be chuffed! Is it secure or will other people be able to use it? Squid is a piece of software that acts as a proxy. The project is hosted on the Squid Homepage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 I'm currently thinking a better way to do this might be to get a windows box, and rather than have people connect to a proxy, let people VPN in. Still provide a proxy on the box, but make it's use optional. In that way, everything should work... and you have the added bonus that as all traffic is encrypted over the VPN, your provider can't see what exactly you are doing with the connection (e.g. IM), and content-lock won't apply :D P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Matt Kirby Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 A VPN based system sounds like a great idea, and also has other additional benefits as well. I'd be willing to test a system if you ever need volunteers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Another possible benefit is you could potentially have an area of space on the server with a quota (say 100MB) where you could store files off-device, mapping a connection with something like Resco Explorer. Anyone 'in the know' enough to know any potential pitfalls? I'd be using probably Windows Server 2003 + ISA Server 2006... P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adchaffey Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Hi, Paul, I'm not sure who you're planning on getting this dedicated server from, but many hosting providers are giving 30 day trials now, so could it be worth signing up and testing?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Hmmm, not seen that. Point me in the direction of a Europe based Windows host with a 30 day trial :D P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adchaffey Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 (edited) Hmmm, not seen that. Point me in the direction of a Europe based Windows host with a 30 day trial :D P www.oneandone.co.uk?? Not actually a 30 day trial, but they have a 30 day money back guarentee AFAIK. Edited September 5, 2006 by adchaffey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danktuft Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Another possible benefit is you could potentially have an area of space on the server with a quota (say 100MB) where you could store files off-device, mapping a connection with something like Resco Explorer. Anyone 'in the know' enough to know any potential pitfalls? I'd be using probably Windows Server 2003 + ISA Server 2006... P This is getting better and better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest squiggs1982 Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Err... sorry to be a pest, but can someone post the vanilla tmobile settings? I seem to have deleted them and can't find what they should be (sorry! I have searched!) Thanks! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rickwookie Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Hmmm, not seen that. Point me in the direction of a Europe based Windows host with a 30 day trial :D P http://www.webfusion.co.uk/servers/ Resonably priced, 30 day money back guarantee for hosting (although I'm guessing you need a dedicated server right?) and most importantly for a proxy server - A very fast connection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adchaffey Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 ...and most importantly for a proxy server - A very fast connection! Better than the 100Mbit connection from one and one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rickwookie Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 (edited) Better than the 100Mbit connection from one and one? Erm, yeah I think 50,000 Mb/s is faster than 100Mbit... :D http://www.webfusion.co.uk/popups/tier_one.php Edited September 6, 2006 by rickwookie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gurujockstrap Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 (edited) Using the Pipex Proxy Server. Everything works apart from MSN. Installed Agile Messenger and it works! :D Edited September 7, 2006 by gurujockstrap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 I've heard 1and1 support horror stories, but I am still leaning towards them... P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest adchaffey Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 I've heard 1and1 support horror stories, but I am still leaning towards them... P Yeah, their support is pretty poor tbh. I've had trouble with them in the past, but they're such good value. If you get a root server with them, and you know what you're doing with it, you shouldn't really need their support. You can even re-image the server from the control panel if anything serious goes wrong, so no need to speak to them ever really! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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