Why use a Proxy Server?
I bet that most of the newbies out there would ask the question that if a proxy server slows down our download speed that what is the need of a proxy server? Why should we use it? In some cases proxy server may allow you better surfing speed. For example: An ISP (Internet Service Provider) using a proxy server can provide you a web page of a popular web site at a faster speed in comparasion to the direct connection because it would just provide you that page from its cache. it cuts down on overall traffic for their network, and speeds up surfing for their users.
Another reason for using a proxy server could be to improve your anonimity. Yes, you can make yourself harder to track by using a proxy server because if you connect to a server using a proxy server then the server would get the IP address of the Proxy Server because you are not connected to the server, proxy server is connected to that server, you are just connected to the proxy server. You can make yourself more harder to track by chaining several proxies. But, it would make your speed more slower. You can improve your speed by connecting to a proxy server which is nearer to you i.e. in the same Country or your speed may also improve if you are using a larger and popular proxy instead of a smaller proxy. If its Microsoft don't bother, they'll probably log your every move. If it's anonymous or if it's one that says anyone in the public can use, then go for it. To find out this info you would usually have to check with the proxy server's admin's website.
Oops! Another reason that I forgot to tell you that you can also use a proxy server to connect two or more computers to the internet using only a single internet connection, Though, it is only possible if those computers exists within a same network such as a LAN (Local Area Network). |
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