Saturday, July 30, 2011

Proxy inside Mozilla Firefox

This is a tutorial on using the free proxies on the internet.
Intro:
    A proxy server is a server (a computer system or an application) that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients (you) seeking resources from other servers (websites you are seeking) . A client connects to the proxy server, requesting some service, such as a file, connection, web page, or other resource, available from a different server. This request is sent from the proxy server and reaches to the client by some prearranged means.

Ok, enough of this background thing. Here's how to use the proxy.
  1. Go to http://www.freeproxylists.com/us.html or any free proxy site Google?.
  2. Check out their listings. For the above site click on the detailed list link.
  3. Select any server and note down the I.P. Address and the port mentioned.
  4. Open up the preferences of your Mozilla Firefox.
  5. Go to the last tab saying "Advanced".
  6. Click on the sub-tab "Network"->"Settings".
  7. Click on the radio button "Manual Proxy configuration". And check the box "Use this proxy for all protocols." if unchecked.
  8. Enter the (the one noted in the step 3) IP of the server in the edit-box of HTTP Proxy and select the port.
  9. Click OK. And you are finished.
ENJOY!

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Disclaimer: This page is intended for information purpose only. You may not hold me responsible for use of this information and/or the potential effects. Follow at your own risk.

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