help with Bitcoin through a proxy server that requires authentication

[CubedRoot]

Hello all, I am trying to get my Bitcoin client to work at the office.  OF course the port BitCoin uses is blocked, but I have a proxy on my co-located server that uses authentication I would like to connect Bitcoin through.

I tried starting bitcoin with the following run command:

"C:\Program Files\Bitcoin\bitcoin.exe" -proxy=proxyuser:proxypass@proxyaddy.net:23

but it returns the error "invalid proxy-ip" and doesnt launch.  Is it possible to run bitcoin or bitcoind through this proxy?

[xlcus]

Can't help with the proxy bit I'm afraid, but have you thought about using ssh and tunnelling bitcoin through that as an alternative solution?

[CubedRoot]

I havent thought of that but it is a good idea.  Im not sure how I would go about doing from this windows machine though

[Binford 6100]

if you have an ssh account somewhere, you can use putty as ssh windows client and setup the tunneling there.

[Garrett Burgwardt]

"C:\Program Files\Bitcoin\bitcoin.exe" -proxy=proxyuser:proxypass@proxyip:23

try that maybe?