proxy authentication w linux

[Rui Alves]

Hello,

I have a linux box (debian 3) on my internal network and it works fine within that network (everything else in the network is microsoft, clients and servers).

The machine is behind a proxy that needs authentication to let you access the outside network (e.g. internet). How do I tell my machine that it needs to connect to a proxy using a certain username and passwd?

Also I don't have X, command line only.

Any idea?

TIA

[SuperHornet]

Well if it is a squid proxy This (http://linux.oreillynet.com/pub/a/linux/2001/08/09/authen_squid.html?page=2) should work for you.

This (http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue51/tag/14.html) should help you out, it is a SOCKS client software in which your software should still work. You didnt specify what kind of authentication you are using so I hope this start you off in the right direction.