What Is Proxy

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In an enterprise that uses the Internet, a proxy server is a server that acts as an intermediary between a workstation user and the Internet so that the enterprise can ensure security, administrative control, and caching service. A proxy server is associated with or part of a gateway server that separates the enterprise network from the outside network and a firewall server that protects the enterprise network from outside intrusion.
A proxy server receives a request for an Internet service (such as a Web page request) from a user. If it passes filtering requirements, the proxy server, assuming it is also a cache server , looks in its local cache of previously downloaded Web pages. If it finds the page, it returns it to the user without needing to forward the request to the Internet. If the page is not in the cache, the proxy server, acting as a client on behalf of the user, uses one of its own IP addresses to request the page from the server out on the Internet. When the page is returned, the proxy server relates it to the original request and forwards it on to the user.
To the user, the proxy server is invisible; all Internet requests and returned responses appear to be directly with the addressed Internet server. (The proxy is not quite invisible; its IP address has to be specified as a configuration option to the browser or other protocol program.)
An advantage of a proxy server is that its cache can serve all users. If one or more Internet sites are frequently requested, these are likely to be in the proxy's cache, which will improve user response time. In fact, there are special servers called cache servers. A proxy can also do logging.
The functions of proxy, firewall, and caching can be in separate server programs or combined in a single package. Different server programs can be in different computers. For example, a proxy server may in the same machine with a firewall server or it may be on a separate server and forward requests through the firewall.

How To Find Updates Proxies and Use It

Proxies are a useful tool in any internet marketer's toolbox. Proxies allow Craigslist marketers to rotate their IP address so they can post more ads. Youtube marketers can use proxies with software that helps increase views to their videos. Any situation where you need to hide your true location online will benefit from having a good list of proxies. Not all proxies are created equal though. You can find a lot of proxy lists on the net, but many of them are slow or just plain don't work. In this hub, I'll show you how to find a daily list of proxies for your use.
The program we're going to use is called Proxy Firewall. It is a completely free download and available for Windows only. We will use Proxy firewall to accomplish a couple of things. First, we can import our list of proxies into it and we can use it to filter out all the unworking proxies. Second, Proxy Firewall will actually detect when any of your programs access the internet. It will then give you three choices:
1) Allow the program to connect to the internet as normal
2) Restrict the program from accessing the internet
3) Allow the program to connect to the internet via a proxy server.
So go ahead and download Proxy Firewall and run the installer. Once you have the program running on your system, I will show you where to find free, fresh proxy lists.

Finding Proxies

There are many places to find free proxies on the internet. One of my favorite sites is ProxyFire.net, where you can get fresh daily proxies everyday. So go ahead and visit the site and register for a free account. Once you've done that, sign in with your account and visit the Forum page. Underneath the Free Public Proxy Lists section, you should see the Socks Proxies forum. Inside this forum, you'll see various threads, usually with the date in the title. In each thread, you'll usually see a long list of proxy servers in the form:
65.88.237.32:1080
68.205.178.70:30409
61.236.128.118:1080
207.255.129.218:5403
69.47.12.252:6471
So all you need to do is open up your favorite text editor, check out each of threads that were created today, and copy and paste them into your text editor. If you want more proxies you can check out other similar sites. Another site I'd recommend is Proxyworld.org. After you've completed this process, you should have a huge list of proxies which you'll need to check. Remember to save the list as a text file.

Checking Your Proxies

Now is the time to go back to Proxy Firewall, so open it up and go to the Open Proxies tab. Click the Add Proxies button and a dialog box should open up. In the dialog, click the Import button and choose your proxy list text file that you created above. Then click on Check Proxies and another dialog will pop up. Here, just accept the default options and click the Run Proxy Check button. Once its done checking the proxies, hit OK and all the good proxies will appear on the table. If you're only interested in US proxies for example, you can further filter out this list by deleting proxies from other countries.

Using Your Proxies

Making use of your proxies is pretty straightforward. One setup I like to use it to use Firefox for my normal browsing, and to use Internet Explorer to surf using a proxy server. To set that up, make sure Proxy Firewall is open again and go to the Rules tab. Next click on the Add Programs button and a dialog will pop up. Click the Browse button and navigate to where your Internet Explorer executable is. Select the Use Proxy Server radio button and then click the Click here to select a proxy server... button. Choose Open Proxies > Socks Proxies and you should see a list of all the good proxies you've found. All you need to do is select one and you should be good to go. Whenever you use Internet Explorer, it will connect using the selected proxies. You can also play around with the options and do things like rotate proxies, etc, but that's up to you. To check that everything is working you can open up a site like whatismyip.com in Firefox and IE and and se that your connected using two different ip addresses. Keep in mind that even after checking, you'll notice that some proxies are faster than others. If you find one that's too slow, then just pick another.
There are some programs, like Bookmarking Demon for example that can accept proxy lists to help them perform their function. From Proxy Firewall, all you need to do is export your good proxies to another text file which you can then import into the program directly.

Conclusion

I hope you found this tutorial helpful. As you can see, proxies have many uses and its quite valuable to have a good proxy list at your fingertips. I actually learned this technique from a video on the DominateIM internet marketing site. DominateIM is a paid membership site, but it is a great place to learn how to make money using whitehat and blackhat internet marketing techniques.

Free Elite Proxies

Unlike other types of proxies, Elite Proxies are highly anonymous as they do not even show the fact that you are using a proxy. Below is a site I found that has a continuously updated list of elite proxies.

1. Visit http://www.ip-adress.com/Proxy_Checker/
2. You will see a list of 5 proxies for random countries
3. Refresh the list until you see the proxy for the country you want
4. Click Check It to make sure the proxy is still working
5. If it is, use it!

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What Is My IP

What is IP (Internet Protocol) Address:

This number is an exclusive number all information technology devices (printers, routers, modems, et al) use which identifies and allows them the ability to communicate with each other on a computer network. There is a standard of communication which is called an Internet Protocol standard (IP). In laymans terms it is the same as your home address. In order for you to receive snail mail at home the sending party must have your correct mailing address (IP address) in your town (network) or you do not receive bills, pizza coupons or your tax refund. The same is true for all equipment on the internet. Without this specific address, information cannot be received. IP addresses may either be assigned permanently for an Email server/Business server or a permanent home resident or temporarily, from a pool of available addresses (first come first serve) from your Internet Service Provider. A permanent number may not be available in all areas and may cost extra so be sure to ask your ISP.
Domain Name System (DNS): This allows the IP address to be translated to words. It is much easier for us to remember a word than a series of numbers. The same is true for email addresses.
For example, it is much easier for you to remember a web address name such as whatismyip.com than it is to remember 192.168.1.1 or in the case of email it is much easier to remember email@somedomain.com than email@192.168.1.1
Dynamic IP: One that is not static and could change at any time. This type of IP is issued to you from a pool of IP addresses allocated by your ISP or DHCP Server. This is for a large number of customers that do not require the same IP all the time for a variety of reasons. Your computer will automatically get this number as it logs on to the network and saves you the trouble of having to know details regarding the specific network configurations. This number can be assigned to anyone using a dial-up connection, Wireless and High Speed Internet connections. If you need to run your own email server or web server, it would be best to have a static IP.
Static IP: One that is fixed and never changes. This is in contrast to a dynamic IP which may change at any time. Most ISP's a single static IP or a block of static IP's for a few extra bucks a month.
IP version 4: Currently used by most network devices. However, with more and more computers accessing the internet, IPv4 IPs are running out quickly. Just like in a city, addresses have to be created for new neighborhoods but, if your neighborhood gets too large, you will have to come up with an entire new pool of addresses. IPv4 is limited to 4,294,967,296 IPs.
IP version 5: This is an experimental protocol for UNIX based systems. In keeping with standard UNIX (a computer Operating System) release conventions, all odd-numbered versions are considered experimental. It was never intended to be used by the general public.
IP version 6: The replacement for the aging IPv4. The estimated number of unique IPs for IPv6 is 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456 or 2^128.
The old and current standard of IPs was this: 192.168.100.100 the new way can be written different ways but means the same and are all valid:

We show what your current IP address is in this page. The IP showed here may be your real IP or the IP of the proxy you are now using.

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