proxy server for all clients

well depends on the proxy server and what O/S your running. if you are running Windows server with Active Directory, you can configure group policy/computer IE settings. If your running Windows ISA server, install the firewall client program.

It is an Active Directory domain with IE 5 and 6 clients.

We are using ISA server ok but dont want to be installing the client program. We just want to put the ip address into the proxy settings in Internet Explorer.

well ok heres a quick and dirty way that will apply to all users domain wide. Create a MMC for the default domain group policy for the "domain" not local. open up the default domain group policy,expand user configuration, expand windows settings, expand internet explorer maintenance. click on connection. in the right pane double click on proxy settings and add in the correct proxy setting which match ISA server [if you don't you'll have a conflict with ISA server which controls access]. save it. under user configuration admin templates, desktop you want to configure "hide IE icon on desktop" then under user configuration admin templates, internet explorer, internet control panel, enable ALL the disable pages listed. you can also hide control panel stuff from users if you want. Lots of work and documenting the policies than if you just installed the ISA server firewall client program.

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