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02Nov2020

How to set up a proxy in Google Chrome: standard method and with extension

Google Chrome is the most popular browser and it has the highest number of users. It is a very fast browser with easy and clear design. In addition, Chrome became popular due built-in proxy extensions which people use for their own purposes.

What is a proxy?

First, we need to understand what a proxy is. Proxy server is a gateway between you and the website you visit. When you are using a proxy, your traffic flows from you through this gateway to the internet and vice versa – from the internet through a proxy to you.

Proxy changes your real IP-address. So websites can’t understand where you live. If you live in Germany but use a proxy with Polish IP, sources will think that you are in Poland.

11Mar2019

Earnings from proxies under the affiliate program

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09Mar2019

Setting up a proxy in Windows 10

Setting up a Windows 10 proxy serverSetting up a proxy in Windows 10 is not as simple as Microsoft is trying to show. Many of you will learn about this only when the computer will suddenly drop out of the network. Or, which also happens, when a newly installed system stubbornly refuses to connect to the World of Tanks server. Familiar, isn’t it? If you have ever dealt with something similar and even thought about switching to Linux, hold it.

What is it?

If you omit technical details that are of little interest to an ordinary person (and you will hardly need them, admit it), it turns out that a proxy server is an intermediary between you and any website on the network.

03Mar2019

Visit websites through proxy servers

How to go to a website through a proxy server: detailed instructionsSometimes when using the Internet, we need to hide our IP address. Reasons for doing this can be very different, one of the most frequent occurs when we are banned on a particular website for some reason, or the website is simply blocked, but we really need to visit it. Indeed, the reasons are very different. But it is much more interesting to know how to do it. There are several options, one of them is to use a proxy server. Basically, in this article we’ll talk about how to go to a website through a proxy server.

What is a proxy server

Before you understand how to access a website through an anonymous proxy server, you should understand what a proxy server is and what it is for. In short, a proxy server is a kind of intermediary between the computer and the website to which you are accessing. But this is not some simple and meaningless intermediary. An important property of a proxy server is that when it is used, the IP address becomes anonymous, which is basically used when visiting a website in case of receiving a ban or any other IP restrictions.

25Feb2019

What proxy software will suit you best?

What proxy software will suit you best?Recently, Internet users began to think about the anonymity of their own traffic on the Internet. Whether it is social networks or just software that runs on your PC. For the stable operation of the proxy server on your computer, you will most likely need specialized programs to configure the proxy.

In this article we would like to tell you about several proxy programs that are the best on the market:

ProxyCap

  • Official website: proxycap.com
  • Current version: 2.18 for Mac / 5.29 for Windows
  • There is a paid and free versions of the program
25Feb2019

How to avoid IP leak through WebRTC – disabling

How to avoid IP leak through WebRTC WebRTC is a special network protocol developed by Google. It is used by Google Chrome developers and is initially embedded in it, as well as in browsers created based on its architecture. So most popular browsers use this protocol: Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Yandex Browser. This also applies to mobile applications.

Let’s take a look at how this technology works and how to disable WebRTC in different browsers.

WebRTC technology is designed to transfer video and audio streams directly between browsers and mobile devices. This is used for video conferencing. The technology has built-in required audio and video codecs that provide a good level of communication.

22Feb2019

Proxy configuration in Proxifier

ProxifierProxifier is a great tool using which you can force programs that by default are not able to work through proxy servers to work with them.

You can download Proxifier on the official website – proxifier.com

This software does not have support for Russian users, so there are often questions about how to configure it. In this article we would like to tell you how to use the Proxifier

Proxifier Setup

First of all, after we run the program we need to configure it to work with a proxy.

11Feb2019

Types of proxies

Types of proxies and their featuresNowadays, proxy servers are very useful and convenient personal information protection means that an increasing number of people use every day. There are different types of proxy servers, each of which has its own advantages and features. Despite the fact that there are many types of them, the main and most frequently used are just a few of them, which will be discussed in this article.

Types of proxy servers

Today, the most popular types of individual proxy servers are the following:

HTTP proxy

This proxy server is the most common. It is used to organize the work of various programs and browsers that use HTTP. The principle of operation of this server is quite simple; initially the user’s browser sends a special request to this server in order to gain access to a specific address (URL). After that, a proxy server performs its own request to the address of interest and gives its result to the user. This approach provides those who use HTTP proxy with the following advantages:

10Feb2019

Proxy connection: what is it and why do you need it?

What is a proxy connection – why do you need a proxy serverCan we shift to first-name terms? The conversation is quite serious, so we don’t want to be distracted by formalities. You probably want to know what a proxy connection is and why does humanity and you personally need it for? Well, that’s a good aspiration, we second that. So let’s get straight to the specifics: a proxy server (which is exactly what is directly related to the concept of proxy technology) is a computer/machine that is an intermediary between your computer and the Internet. The server can be located anywhere: from the next room to another continent, it does not matter. Connection is established through a network, local or global.

Simply put, a proxy server allows you to use the Internet on its behalf. This means that the IP address and the computer’s name identifying you as a user in the Internet will be hidden. Accept it as a given, as an indestructible fact that defines the whole essence of what we will talk about further. And why is it needed and how to use it in life, you will find out now.