A proxy server refers to an intermediate server that serves to deliver a user's request to a destination server. A proxy server is usually used to increase the speed of the network or to anonymize it.
Instructions
Step 1
Make sure you understand the difference between the existing types of proxy servers: - HTTP proxy - the most common type of server, compatible with all browsers and supporting the functionality of web applications; - Socks proxy, divided by protocol versions into Socks5 and Socks4, - conceived to support all UDP and TCP / IP protocols, but not compatible with some Internet applications (mainly used by IRC clients and web pagers); - CGI proxies - are a web resource and work only with browser programs; - FTP proxies - it is used in corporate networks with a firewall restricting Internet access.
Step 2
Make sure that the difference in the possible use of these types of proxy servers is clear in accordance with their characteristics: - transparent, or transparent, - the final server of the request can see the used proxy and the IP address of the computer; - mangling - the final server receives a bogus, mangled address; - anonymizer - provides safe surfing.
Step 3
Determine the selected proxy server using the specialized proxy checker services, or use the following visual differences: - CGI proxy - a regular web page where URL addresses, rather than word values are used; - HTTP proxies - are the server name and port number, separated by colons: www.server.com:xxxx; - Socks proxy - looks the same as HTTP, but with port numbers 1080 or 1081 (HTTP proxy in most cases has ports 80, 81, 8080 or 3128); - HTTPS proxy is one of the types of HTTP and cannot be determined visually (you must use a specialized proxy checker service).
Step 4
Configure your browser to work with a proxy server - open the Tools menu (for Internet Explorer) and go to Internet Options. Go to the "Connections" tab of the dialog box that opens and use the "Network Settings" button. Apply the checkbox to the "Connect to the Internet through a proxy server" field and enter the name and port values in the corresponding fields. Confirm the application of the selected changes by clicking the OK button (for Internet Explorer).
