I'm mining behind a proxy,so might that be an issue?
Sorry what do you mean "mining behind a proxy"? What happens when you type 127.0.0.1:8080 into your browser? Try different browsers, some don't like that.
Yeah still not working. Might it be because I don't/cant have geth installed on my local machine? Also nothing happens (err connection etc) when I type that IP into my browser (at home and on my mining rig not at home)