-\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.39 2002/09/21 14:03:05 simon Exp $
+\versionid $Id: config.but,v 1.41 2002/09/23 09:55:11 jacob Exp $
\C{config} Configuring PuTTY
\H{config-proxy} The Proxy panel
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{proxy.main}
+
The Proxy panel allows you to configure PuTTY to use various types
of proxy in order to make its network connections. The settings in
this panel affect the primary network connection forming your PuTTY
\S{config-proxy-type} Setting the proxy type
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{proxy.type}
+
The \q{Proxy type} radio buttons allow you to configure what type of
proxy you want PuTTY to use for its network connections. The default
setting is \q{None}; in this mode no proxy is used for any
\S{config-proxy-exclude} Excluding parts of the network from proxying
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{proxy.exclude}
+
Typically you will only need to use a proxy to connect to non-local
parts of your network; for example, your proxy might be required for
connections outside your company's internal network. In the
\S{config-proxy-auth} Username and password
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{proxy.auth}
+
If your proxy requires authentication, you can enter a username and
a password in the \q{Username} and \q{Password} boxes.
-Authentication is not supported for all forms of proxy. Currently:
+Authentication is not supported for all forms of proxy:
-\b Username and password authentication is supported for HTTP proxies.
+\b Username and password authentication is supported for HTTP
+proxies and SOCKS 5 proxies.
\b SOCKS 4 can use the \q{Username} field, but does not support
passwords.
-\b PuTTY does not support authentication in SOCKS 5 at all.
-
\b Authentication is meaningless in Telnet proxies.
\S{config-proxy-command} Specifying the Telnet proxy command
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{proxy.command}
+
If you are using the Telnet proxy type, the usual command required
by the firewall's Telnet server is \c{connect}, followed by a host
name and a port number. If your proxy needs a different command,
\S{config-proxy-socksver} Selecting the version of the SOCKS protocol
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{proxy.socksver}
+
SOCKS servers exist in two versions: version 5
(\W{http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1928.txt}{RFC 1928}) and the earlier
version 4. The \q{SOCKS Version} radio buttons allow you to select