How do I configure Windows systems to use Proxy server?

Hello.

I have a third party proxy server (Symantec Web Security) running on Windows
2000 in place that effectively stops surfing to inappropriate sites for my
users who total 70+. The problem we have occurs when the laptop users leave
our network and try using a different network, they are directed to our
internal proxy server resulting in them not being able to access the web.

Currently, I have a group policy that manages the proxy settings in IE6 in
our all Win XP environment on all the desktops and GP also prohibits them
changing the settings. Obviously, this solution will not work:

1. If they download another browser and use it instead.
2. If the laptop users cannot surf the web remotely, I cannot control their
surfing locally with this solution.

I was hoping that I could force all web traffic to go through the proxy
server in much the same manner as DNS requests are routed to the correct
server for that traffic when users are logged on to our network but allow
them to use whatever method when they use other networks. Any advice on this
or a better way to do it?

Thanks.

I do not know how to configure it, but I can say that Microsoft ISA Server
and its Proxy client can behave exactly as you describe because that's the
behavior that I see.

While my laptop is at work, everything goes through the proxy server; while
my laptop is at home, it automatically switches off and I connect to my home
wireless/wired network. The behavior covers all network communications, so
it applies to any browser, etc.

I suggest you check it out. Maybe you can still run Symantec's solution
upstream of the Microsoft ISA Server for its filtering abilities, but the
remote client behavior for ISA works very well.

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Hello.

I have a third party proxy server (Symantec Web Security) running on Windows
2000 in place that effectively stops surfing to inappropriate sites for my
users who total 70+. The problem we have occurs when the laptop users leave
our network and try using a different network, they are directed to our
internal proxy server resulting in them not being able to access the web.

Currently, I have a group policy that manages the proxy settings in IE6 in
our all Win XP environment on all the desktops and GP also prohibits them
changing the settings. Obviously, this solution will not work:

1. If they download another browser and use it instead.
2. If the laptop users cannot surf the web remotely, I cannot control their
surfing locally with this solution.

I was hoping that I could force all web traffic to go through the proxy
server in much the same manner as DNS requests are routed to the correct
server for that traffic when users are logged on to our network but allow
them to use whatever method when they use other networks. Any advice on
this
or a better way to do it?

Thanks.