Proxy Tunneling via the HTTP CONNECT Method When users on Windows computers are unable to establish a direct connection to a GO-Global Host, and when the client computer is configured through its Internet Options to use a proxy server, GO-Global attempts to establish an HTTP CONNECT method tunnel to the GO-Global Host.

Specifically, the client:
1. Connects to the proxy server using the address and port specified in the client computer’s Internet Options.
2. Sends a CONNECT request to the proxy server: i.e., CONNECT address:port HTTP/1.0, where address and port are respectively the IP address of the GO-Global Host and the port on which the server accepts RXP connections (e.g., 491 by default).
3. Reads the reply from the proxy server.
4. Responds to the proxy server’s reply as follows:
a. If Basic authentication is required, GO-Global prompts users for their user name and password and then repeats Step 2, this time providing the user’s credentials.
b. If the request failed, GO-Global displays the following message: Failed to connect to serverAddress via the proxy server at proxyAddress : [reason for failure].
c. If the request succeeded, GO-Global initializes the RXP connection and starts the session

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