Specifying the SOCKS Name Server IP Address

If your proxy is configured to make its outbound connections through a SOCKS server, you may need to explicitly specify the IP address for the name server to be used with SOCKS.

You should specify the name server IP address if you are resolving outside host names with a DNS server other than an internal DNS service that is inside the firewall.

To specify the SOCKS name server IP address

Steps

1. Access the Server Manager and click the Routing tab.

2. Click the Set SOCKS Name Server link. The Set SOCKS Name Server page displays.

3. Enter the IP address of the DNS name server in text field.

4. Click OK.

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   Note –

   The feature that allows you to specify the SOCKS name server IP address used to only be accessible via the SOCKS_NS environment variable. If you set the environment variable and use the SOCKS Name Server Setting form to specify the name server IP address, the proxy will use the IP address specified on the form instead of the environment variable.

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5. Click Restart Required. The Apply Changes page displays.

6. Click the Restart Proxy Server button to apply the changes.