Current proxies, views and types of how to choose them

Proxy server is the easiest and most convenient solution for bypassing Internet blockages, maintaining anonymity in the network and protecting your own data.

Another question is what to install, configure and even choose the actual proxy can not all users.

The problem is that most people have little idea of what a proxy is, what its functions are, and why you should install it at all. Moreover, even having understood all the advantages of using a proxy, the user does not understand how to correctly select the existing servers and choose the optimal one among them.

What are the current proxy servers

Current proxy servers are those that are currently operational and can be connected to. However, the servers have a number of differences, which should be used to select a variant that will be convenient for the user.

Among them:

• fast proxy servers;
• offering anonymity;
• that require authorization;
• proxy from another country, etc.

All of them have a number of features that they need to know, and the correctness of the choice will depend on it. For example, fast proxy servers are able to provide the user with a quality connection, which is not much different from the standard one. This choice will be appreciated by people who are used to high access speeds and do not want to waste time waiting for a response from the server or for long downloads of data from the network.

The next category includes servers that require authorization. These include paid proxy, for which the user has to pay for services. In this case, not only high speed is possible, but also complete anonymity and security of user data. Proxy servers with authorization most often use encryption when transferring data, so they are worth using by those who care about their security, safety of their data and maintaining confidentiality on the network.

Finally, the proxies of other countries are relevant when it is necessary to bypass the geodata lockout. Most often, users who are blocked from accessing the site use this very connection. For example, you can’t visit VK, Mail. ru and the like. A proxy from another country can replace the actual value of the user’s IP address with a virtual one, making it a user from, say, Germany, on the vast network. In this case, neither the country of residence nor the country to which the site domain is linked will be able to restrict the user’s access.

Finally, a secure proxy server provides the highest level of security and anonymity. All data going through it and to him will be encrypted. In this way, you can be absolutely sure that your personal data will be saved and that it will be impossible for strangers to identify the user, obtain his or her data, and even track his or her browsing history.

How to enable the proxy server and how to configure it

In order to set up a proxy server, there is no need to study tons of scientific or specialized literature. In order to enable the proxy server, it is enough to perform some simple steps.

However, you will have to decide which connection method will be used.

Quotation: You can not try to set up a proxy, but just download a torch or opera. These browsers have the proxy function by default.

If the user plans to use a proxy only for surfing the network, you can:

• install a proxy program that can be enabled or disabled at any time;
• to install an extension in the browser;
• install a browser with built-in proxy function.

If the user wants to know how to enable the proxy on the computer so that all programs installed on it as the main connection, used it as a proxy, it is necessary to enter the exact address of the proxy server in the network connection settings of the operating system. It can be found on the site of the proxy server, from where you can copy the values to the settings window on your PC.

Quotation: You always need to keep the original settings, so that you can always restore them in case of a problem and get the connection back up and running.

Alternatively, you can download an automatic configuration file, which will be able to make all the changes itself after startup.

If the user plans to use the proxy only for surfing, it is recommended to change the proxy in the browser and only. In this case, all other programs, such as skype, email client, operating system update center, will use a normal connection.

Changes in the browser are made manually, automatically, via a configuration file or by installing extensions.

For inexperienced users the last option will be the most convenient. His advantages are:

• ease of installation;
• There is no need for the user to perform pre-configuration;
• Usually extensions offer working servers, so there shouldn’t be any problems.

Another advantage of this solution is that the proxy offers the possibility of being instantly enabled and disabled. The user only needs to click once and reboot the site as soon as he is connected to it via a proxy server.

If the question is what kind of proxy to use, then you need to make a comparison and choose the best server.

How to compare proxies and which proxies to use

In order to compare different proxy servers, it is necessary to make an initial measurement of your connection without using a proxy. This can be done on any website whose main function is to check the speed and quality of the user’s connection.

On such a site you can measure ping, speed and find out your ip address. These values need to be recorded or remembered. Then you should register a proxy server or enable the extension and visit the site again. Stick to the measurement again.

You need to check 2-3 different proxy servers in this way to get different data and be able to choose. After the measurements have been made, you need to know if the IP address has changed after connecting the proxy servers. All the options that have not changed their address should be discarded. These are defective proxies that do not perform their main function. We start comparing the remaining ones by 3 parameters:

• of incoming speed:
• of outgoing speed;
• ping-pong.

Install a proxy server at home is the one that gives the maximum speed and minimum ping. If the first two values are responsible for how quickly we can download data from the network and upload it to the network, the latter is the characteristic that is responsible for the response time from the node. In other words, when a user enters their data for registration on the site, ping will be responsible for how quickly the information from the user will reach the site, will be processed there and the site will give an answer. The importance of pinging should be as low as possible. The value of 80 ms or more will make the work in the network uncomfortable and long – it is necessary to wait a long time for the processing of any, the simplest actions of the user.