On the Internet, more and more often you can meet the question "how to configure a proxy server." More recently, most users quite rightly believed that such solutions were interesting, first of all, to large companies that host many computers. And the ordinary owner of a personal computer, who is not averse to accessing the Internet, does not need to know at all what kind of program it is and how to configure a proxy server (proxy). Recently, the situation has fundamentally begun to change. Users have realized all the benefits that a proxy provides. Also, an important role in popularization was played by the fact that a simple proxy server appeared, for which you do not need to re-read multi-page instructions, and then spend hours talking on the support forums.
What are the benefits to a simple user that proxies offer? There are several of them, so everyone can choose the one whose functions correspond to expectations as much as possible.
As you know, when visiting any Internet resources on remote servers, certain information remains in the logs to identify the user. This is especially easy if the network is accessed from a static IP address. In this case, it can be used to find out exactly what the visitor looked at and at what time they visited the site. However, even dynamic addresses are traced. In other words, there can be no talk of any anonymity. But anyone who knows how to configure a proxy server, if necessary, can visit any resources and not leave any specific data about themselves. Of course, they are, but it is impossible to indicate exactly who visited the site. A prime example is TOR. In addition to anonymity, proxies allow caching to open pages faster, provide shared access from a single address, etc.
For a user who wants to try working with a proxy, you can recommend Handy Cache. Its feature is free for home use and ease of setup. How to install handy server ? The initial installation is standard: select the path to the disk and folder. It is recommended to install it not on the system partition, which many people like to periodically format when changing OSes. Although the interface is obvious (in Russian), people sometimes ask how to configure a proxy server.
We provide automatic start. To do this, in the "General - View" section, check the box to start with the system. “Access” is located a little lower: here we put a checkmark in front of local and remember the HTTP port number. If there is no line, then create it through the “add” command. The IP address is indicated 127.0.0.1.
Activating the DNS cache allows you to speed up the loading of frequently visited pages.
The “Dial” feature is extremely useful. In it, you can configure in detail the processing of a situation when the connection to the Network disappears. Moreover, it works, unlike the built-in connection manager. Not everyone needs it, so the user makes the decision to activate.
In this proxy server, the Lists tab is of particular interest. By allowing the use of "Black", you can significantly transform the look of the pages you visit. Various ad blockers, anti-banners, filters (Ad Mucher) sometimes even lose in the effectiveness of this function. It is recommended to activate all lines, and if necessary, allow the use of the desired rule.
Do not forget to configure browsers to work with proxies. In Opera, this is the “Network - Proxy Servers” tab. Explorer and Google Chrome use the parameters specified in the settings of Internet Explorer (Start - control panel - browser settings - connections - properties). Everywhere we indicate exactly those IP address and port that were originally selected in the proxy server program.