Web browser instructions
- Mozilla Firefox:Tools⇒Options⇒Advanced⇒Settings⇒Manual proxy configuration.
- Google Chrome:Options⇒Under the hood⇒Network⇒Change proxy settings⇒LAN settings⇒Use a proxy server⇒Advanced⇒HTTP.
- Internet Explorer:Tools⇒Internet options⇒Connections⇒LAN settings⇒Use a proxy server⇒Advanced⇒HTTP.
- Opera:Tools⇒Preferences⇒Advanced⇒Network.
Proxy Anonymity Level
Specifies the degree of anonimity a certain proxy offers. Our system groups proxies into these three simple categories:
- Transparent Proxies(Level 3) - also known as caching proxies, make no attempt at concealing your identity. The sole purpose of transparent proxies is to cache the data that is exchanged between the servers. The web server knows your real IP addresss and it knows that you're using a proxy.
- Anonymous Proxies(Level 2) - hides your real IP address but the server may know that you're connecting over a proxy because the proxy sends additional headers such as HTTP_VIA or HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR. In some cases, these headers may contain your real IP address and if that's the case, then that proxy gets marked as transparent. If one of those proxy headers contain any other IP address that's not yours, then the proxy will still be considered to be anonymous.
- Elite Proxies(Level 1) - absolute anonymity. The server doesn't know your real IP address and it does not know that you're using a proxy.
