Downloading large files on IITG network

[UPDATE 23/02/2016] Linux Tutorial Added

Prerequisites- WinRAR

1. Click Here to download Gproxy.

2. Extract the .tar file using WinRAR.

3. Go to the extracted Gproxy folder and click on 'Gproxy Installer'.

4. A command prompt will be opened and Java Runtime Env. will be installed if it hasn't been installed already.

5. Go through the JRE installation procedure.

6. A new Dialog Box will open for Gproxy installation.

6. Install Gproxy.

7. Open Gproxy and configure it.

8. Type your Proxy Address (it will be of the form 202.141.XX.XX).

9. Next type 3128 as the Proxy port and your webmail user id and password in their respective fields.

10. Leave the listening port to its default value. Click on Start Proxy.

At the end it should look similar to this-

11. Next we need IDM.

12. Extract the downloaded .rar file and go to the Setup Folder.

13. Install idman619build9f.exe .

14. After installation is complete , go to the crack folder extracted with the other files and double click on the appropriate .reg file. The reg. file depends on whether your OS is 64 bit or 32 bit.

15. Click yes to the Dialog Boxes that follow.

16. Close IDM in case it is open after installation.

17. Copy the IDMan.exe file from the crack folder and paste it to the parent directory for IDM.
 You can find the parent directory by right clicking on the IDM shortcut and clicking 'Open File Location'.

18.  Run IDM and click on the Options button.

19. Go to Proxy/SOCKS and configure it as given below-

20. Click OK.

21. You will need to start Gproxy every time you want to download large files.

With that you are done configuring your Connection for downloading large files from the internet.

Congrats!

If you need help with something else , leave a comment below!

Linux:

To do the same in Linux

Prerequisites : Java Runtime

Download the following file : Gproxy

Extract it and run the command

"java -jar Project\ Skynet.jar"

Proceed as above in the windows that opens.