Most common questions used to investigate
Do you know what proxy servers are?
Are you using a Mac computer?
Are you using a PC?
Do you want to know your IP address?
Do you know why proxy servers are used?
Are you unable to find out about proxy servers through your browser?
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Simply put, proxy servers are an intermediary between a computer's private IP address and the Internet. In other words, your computer connects to this server, and through it connects to the Internet so those who track you on the Internet will know only the proxy server's IP address and not your computer's IP. This is a great way to ensure security and privacy on the Internet.
To know if you're using a proxy server on a Mac, navigate to System Preferences, and from there, select the network. Click on the active Internet connection and from there, navigate to the advanced button. Here, you'll see a few tabs and now look for the proxies tab. This should have the information about a proxy server and you can know whether you're using a proxy server or not.
If you're using a PC, open your Chrome browser as this is the easiest way to know if you're connecting to the Internet through a proxy server. Go to browser settings on your chrome and select Internet options. Next, look for connections and click it and finally navigate to the LAN settings. This will give you information about the proxy servers that you're using to connect to the Internet.
Sometimes, you may want to know your IP address to check if your connections are going through a proxy server or not. The easiest way is to open the command prompt and to do this, press Windows + R key. In this dialog box, type "cmd" and this should open the command prompt. Once you're in it, type "ipconfig" and this will bring up your IP address.
Proxy servers are used for a ton of reasons. First off, it masks your IP address and gives high levels of security and privacy to your computer. Secondly, it boosts performance by increasing the speed and reducing the bandwidth, so you can get more with a much slower connection or one that uses lower bandwidth.
You have all the answers you're looking for. Make sure you understand what proxy servers are and why you're using them. This will make it easy to switch back whenever you want.
The easiest way to know if you're using a proxy server or not is to use an external tool that detects your IP address. Next, open your command prompt by typing "cmd" in the Windows +R dialog box. In this prompt, type "ipconfig" and your IP address will be displayed. Compare the two to know if you're using a proxy server. Obviously, if both the IP addresses match, you're not using one, and if they're different, you're using a proxy server.
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