A simple solution to visit a foreign website using the Ubuntu system

Education Network is generally unable to directly log on to foreign websites. But day-to-day applications often encounter the need to visit foreign websites, such as downloading more obscure software. At this point, the general user chooses to use the proxy. Free agent general speed is slow, unstable. This article attempts to provide several more stable education Network abroad program, for everyone reference use. If you have a friend who has a way, welcome to perfect.

Test environment

Operating system: ubuntu8.04.1 (i386)

Browser: firefox3.0

Network: Education Network Direct-attached IP+MAC verification

Programme A

Use Gappproxy. The project site has a detailed installation method inside. The test results show very fast. However, only the standard 80-Port HTTP protocol and the 443-port http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/29830.html ">HTTPS protocol (HTTPS requires Python 2.6 support) are supported. Other ports are not supported and cannot download files that are larger than 1MB. It is recommended that you use this proxy tool if you are simply browsing a foreign web page.

Programme b

Use special software such as second-generation onion routers. However, this kind of software is difficult to connect nodes in the education network, and the speed is relatively slow. Search the keyword "tor ubuntu" on Google to see the details.

Programme C

Use a Web proxy. Such agents can be seen everywhere, the advantages are numerous, the disadvantage is not to use cookies. But in many cases, web proxies are an emergency. Search Web Proxy at Google

Programme d

Use IPV6. Recommended。 Most of the education networks now support IPV6, and Ubuntu supports IPV6. There are several ways to use:

1 to access the site after the domain name plus. sixxs.org, for example, directly in the browser address bar enter "http://www.yahoo.com.sixxs.org" to visit yahoo.com. Disadvantages, you need to add URLs, and you cannot log in to your account (cookies cannot be used).

2 Use IPV6 agent. The most famous is the German agent, the address is: proxy.ipv6.uni-leipzig.de, Port: 3128. This is the perfect solution to use cookies. (the agent has expired)

3 for Google services, please refer to Google service via IPV6

Tip, some friends may be in the campus network environment can not use IPv6, if you determine their own aspects of configuration No problem, the proposal to contact the School Network Center, to see if the school is the reason, the author of the campus network IPv6 unstable, sometimes can not use, other schools may have similar problems. In addition, the most commonly used small routers in college dormitories do not support IPV6, and students using such devices cannot use IPV6 resources.