Ike
07-26-2008, 08:46 AM
How To Setup Proxies
In Firefox:
1) Before you visit the site, click 'tools' from the menu bar and select 'Options' from the drop down menu.
2) In the Options box, select the 'General' tab.
3) From General options, in the bottom right, click on 'Connection Settings'.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/proxysetup/generaltab.gif
4) The current option that will most likely be selected will be 'Direct connection to the Internet'.
Instead select the option two spots below titled 'Manual proxy configuration'. Also check the box that says 'Use the same proxy for all protocols'.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/proxysetup/proxymenu.gif
5) Now, in the 'HTTP Proxy:' box, you will put the IP address. The IP address will be the part of the proxy in bold below:
207.248.240.118:80
In the box after that labeled 'Port:' you will put the last part (without the ':'). So in the case of the following proxy:
207.248.240.118:80
Your port would be 80. But sometimes you may see other ports such as 8080, 444, 8958 etc.
207.248.240.118:80
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/proxysetup/proxysetup.gif
6) Click 'OK' for Connection Settings, and then 'OK' for Options. Your done.
7) To turn off the proxy, all you have to do is go back and re-select 'Direct connection to the Interent' in the Connection Settings panel.
NOTE: All your internet activity is now going through a proxy, meaning any site you visit while the proxy is enable with keep you completely annoymous (if the proxy is in fact so). However, if the proxy is a little slower than your direct connection, disable it after it is not needed.
In Internet Explorer:
1) Before you visit the site, click 'tools' from the menu bar and select 'Internet Options' from the drop down menu.
2) In the Internet Options box, select the 'Connections' tab.
3) From the Connections tab, in the bottom right, click on 'LAN Settings'.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/proxysetup/connectionstab.gif
4) Under 'Proxy server' check the box that says 'Use a proxy server for your LAN'
5) Now, in the 'Address' box, you will put the IP address. The IP address will be the part of the proxy in bold below:
207.248.240.118:80
In the box after that labeled 'Port:' you will put the last part (without the ':'). So in the case of the following proxy:
207.248.240.118:80
Your port would be 80. But sometimes you may see other ports such as 8080, 444, 8958 etc.
207.248.240.118:80
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/proxysetup/IEproxysetup.gif
6) Click 'OK' for LAN Settings, and then 'OK' for Internet Options. Your done.
7) To turn off the proxy, all you have to do is go back and de-select 'Use a proxy for your LAN' in the LAN Settings panel.
NOTE: All your internet activity is now going through a proxy, meaning any site you visit while the proxy is enable with keep you completely annoymous (if the proxy is in fact so). However, if the proxy is a little slower than your direct connection, disable it after it is not needed.
In Firefox:
1) Before you visit the site, click 'tools' from the menu bar and select 'Options' from the drop down menu.
2) In the Options box, select the 'General' tab.
3) From General options, in the bottom right, click on 'Connection Settings'.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/proxysetup/generaltab.gif
4) The current option that will most likely be selected will be 'Direct connection to the Internet'.
Instead select the option two spots below titled 'Manual proxy configuration'. Also check the box that says 'Use the same proxy for all protocols'.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/proxysetup/proxymenu.gif
5) Now, in the 'HTTP Proxy:' box, you will put the IP address. The IP address will be the part of the proxy in bold below:
207.248.240.118:80
In the box after that labeled 'Port:' you will put the last part (without the ':'). So in the case of the following proxy:
207.248.240.118:80
Your port would be 80. But sometimes you may see other ports such as 8080, 444, 8958 etc.
207.248.240.118:80
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/proxysetup/proxysetup.gif
6) Click 'OK' for Connection Settings, and then 'OK' for Options. Your done.
7) To turn off the proxy, all you have to do is go back and re-select 'Direct connection to the Interent' in the Connection Settings panel.
NOTE: All your internet activity is now going through a proxy, meaning any site you visit while the proxy is enable with keep you completely annoymous (if the proxy is in fact so). However, if the proxy is a little slower than your direct connection, disable it after it is not needed.
In Internet Explorer:
1) Before you visit the site, click 'tools' from the menu bar and select 'Internet Options' from the drop down menu.
2) In the Internet Options box, select the 'Connections' tab.
3) From the Connections tab, in the bottom right, click on 'LAN Settings'.
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/proxysetup/connectionstab.gif
4) Under 'Proxy server' check the box that says 'Use a proxy server for your LAN'
5) Now, in the 'Address' box, you will put the IP address. The IP address will be the part of the proxy in bold below:
207.248.240.118:80
In the box after that labeled 'Port:' you will put the last part (without the ':'). So in the case of the following proxy:
207.248.240.118:80
Your port would be 80. But sometimes you may see other ports such as 8080, 444, 8958 etc.
207.248.240.118:80
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a298/proxysetup/IEproxysetup.gif
6) Click 'OK' for LAN Settings, and then 'OK' for Internet Options. Your done.
7) To turn off the proxy, all you have to do is go back and de-select 'Use a proxy for your LAN' in the LAN Settings panel.
NOTE: All your internet activity is now going through a proxy, meaning any site you visit while the proxy is enable with keep you completely annoymous (if the proxy is in fact so). However, if the proxy is a little slower than your direct connection, disable it after it is not needed.