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I'm needing some advice on proxies from anyone who knows their stuff.

Basically:

If I'm masking my IP when browsing I can use a proxy to do so, so does this mean:

- I only need to equip the proxy when I am browsing with that browser?

- I can switch the proxy off if/when I choose

- I only need to apply the HTTP proxy, nothing else? [for browsing]

- If I am browsing with Firefox I should just put the proxy in the firefox options, or is the IE proxy a general browsing proxy?

Cheers for help. any more info It'd be great to dicuss it with someone who knows their stuff - my msn is [email protected]

Thanks a lot chief, its appreciated.

I'm not hiding from the FBI, just need different proxies for, well, I shouldn't say.

crack-a-jack

Yeah, but you'd need to find a proxy server to route your connection through.

1) They're not all that easy to find.
2) They may not have a very fast connection - may limit your download speed.
3) Unlikely to allow you to connect and would disconnect you if discovered.
4) Will probably be able to log your IP address anyway so if the "agencies" decided to track your IP, they could just hand over your IP Address....

But if you do want to do it, go to System Properties > Advanced > Environmental Variables. Add a new user variable and a new system variable with the following:

Variable: http_proxy
Value:

I'm not dead sure what 'environmental settings' are, but I'm basically trying to mask my IP using a proxy when I'm browsing. MSN I'm not bothered about.

However, hypothetically, if I was to be using illegal downloads, I would use environmental settings to mask my IP there... hypothetically? Right?

Yup, that's all correct AFAIK. If you're using Firefox only, then just set the proxy settings in Firefox, but if you're using any other software - e.g. MSN, then you will need to set the IE proxy settings and maybe Environmental Settings as well.

I'm needing some advice on proxies from anyone who knows their stuff.

Basically:

If I'm masking my IP when browsing I can use a proxy to do so, so does this mean:

- I only need to equip the proxy when I am browsing with that browser?

- I can switch the proxy off if/when I choose

- I only need to apply the HTTP proxy, nothing else? [for browsing]

- If I am browsing with Firefox I should just put the proxy in the firefox options, or is the IE proxy a general browsing proxy?

Cheers for help. any more info It'd be great to dicuss it with someone who knows their stuff - my msn is [email protected]