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A proxy is a piece of software that allows other computers to "bounce"
connections through the computer it is installed on allowing other
computers to access the internet through it. This can allow access
to the internet from networks which do not have a direct internet
connection.
Why I need to use proxy servers?
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Why I need to use proxy servers?
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- Transfer speed improvement. If the file you requested was received
before to your proxy server, then proxy server will interrupt this
file request and you will receive the file directly from proxy.
However need to know, you can got the "speed down" effect.
This effect appears when your proxy has long answer time because
there is slow connection between you and your proxy server.
- Security and privacy. Anonymous proxies destroys information about
your computer in the requests header. So you can safely surf the
net and your information will never be used by hackers and spammers.
- Sometimes you encounter some problems while accessing to web server
(for example, web-chat). You have mistaken while working with some
data and / or the server administrator restricted access from your
IP. So you can use the anonymous proxy and try to access again.
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What is an elite proxy server?
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Anonymous (real anonymous!) elite proxy servers don't transfer
the information about the IP-address of the client, and thus effectively
hide the information about you and your surfing interests. Besides
that, some proxy servers can also hide the very fact that you are
surfing through a proxy server! Anonymous proxies can be used for
all kinds of Web-services.
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How to setup my browser for proxy access?
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To set up your web browser follow the intructions below. You have
to replace <proxy> and <port> with the proxy address
and its port. It is preferred to use an IP address instead of proxy's
hostname to avoid the name resolution that your browser will perform
in case of hostname usage.
Proxy Settings for Internet Explorer 4.X
Click "View" \ "Internet Options");
Click "Connections";
Enable "use a proxy server";
In fields "Address" and "port" type proxy name
and proxy port;
If nessesary, enable "bypass proxy server for local addresses";
Click "OK".
Proxy Settings for Internet Explorer 5.X
Click "Service" \ "Internet Options";
Click "Connections";
If you use Dial-Up connection, choose your connection and click
"Settings" button.
if you use LAN connection, click "LAN Settings" button
in the "Local Area Network (LAN) Settings" group box;
Enable "use a proxy server";
In fields "Address" and "port", type proxy name
and proxy port;
If nessesary, enable "bypass proxy server for local addresses";
Click "OK";
Click "OK" to close IE settings.
Proxy Settings for Internet Explorer 6.X
Click "Service" \ "Internet Options";
Click "Connections";
If you use Dial-Up connection, choose your connection and click
"Settings" button.
if you use LAN connection, click "LAN Settings" button
in the "Local Area Network (LAN) Settings" group box;
Enable "use a proxy server";
In fields "Address" and "port", type proxy name
and proxy port number;
If nessesary, enable "bypass proxy server for local addresses";
Click "OK";
Click "OK" to close IE settings.
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What is HTTP or SOCKS proxy server?
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HTTP proxy server is a proxy, allowing working on the Internet with
HTTP and (not always) FTP protocols. It (as well as other proxy
servers) can carry out caching of information downloaded from the
Internet.
SOCKS proxy allows to work with any (version SOCKS 4 - with TCP,
SOCKS 5 - with TCP and UDP) protocols. A socks proxy simply transfers
data from a client to a server, not penetrating into this data contents
(therefore it can work with HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, NNTP, etc.)
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Anonymity of HTTP and SOCKS Proxy?
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As SOCKS transfers all data from a client to a server, nothing
adding from itself, from the point of view of a web-server, a socks
proxy is a client. Therefore anonymity of this type of proxy servers
is really always absolute.
Proxy Frequently Asked Questions by Elite-Proxy.com
Support Staff.
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