CTmtnbkr,
Yes, you exit the proxy but do you remove the proxy settings from IE before you try to use it with the router?
You say the clients are configured to access the proxy through port 6588. Do they actually enter a url addressing the proxy or is it set in the browser? In Tools > Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings, I assume you have the address of the proxy and the port number, right? Well, if the proxy is not running, how can you browse?
You need to either reconfigure the browser to NOT use the proxy or set the proxy up to use the DSL through the router.
A proxy can be used to:
- share an internet connection without a router and/or
- provide protection from intrusion or restrict outgoing access.
Now that you have a router, you need to consider whether to run without the proxy or to keep it in the picture. You can do either depending on your needs. That decision will affect what you need to do next. Leaving the proxy in means that you can leave the client configurations the same and just reconfigure the proxy. It does mitigate the benefits of the router slightly. If you opt to ditch the proxy, you will need to reconfigure all of the clients. If you were using the proxy to restrict internet access, you will lose that ability to some extent.
Hope that helps.
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