Looks like Squid is blocking it :( .
I tried running etunnel and from etunnel logs it looks like its being blocked by the proxy.
I guess I'm stuck.
Here is what the proxy returned (from etunnel logs):
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<TITLE>ERROR: The requested URL could not be retrieved</TITLE>
</HEAD><BODY>
<H1>ERROR</H1>
<H2>The requested URL could not be retrieved</H2>
<HR>
<P>
While trying to retrieve the URL:
<A HREF="xxxxxxxxx:22">xxxxxxxxxx:22</A>
<P>
The following error was encountered:
<UL>
<LI>
<STRONG>
Access Denied.
</STRONG>
<P>
Access control configuration prevents your request from
being allowed at this time. Please contact your service provider if
you feel this is incorrect.
</UL>
<P>Your cache administrator is <A HREF="mailto:xxx@xxx">xxxx@xxxx</A>.
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<hr noshade size=1>
Generated Wed, 16 Apr 2003 00:00:20 GMT by squid1.xx.xxx.com (Squid/2.4.STABLE1)
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