Phantom Proxy??

[Guest]

I just recently bought a new computer. It runs off WinXP. I went to purchase
a game online yesterday, and it wouldn't work. Their support staff informed
me today that I have an anonymous IP address due to a proxy. I was taken back
a bit, as I didn't know I even had a proxy set up on the computer. In order
to purchase the game I have to disable the proxy, but I have no clue how to
do that without even knowing where the proxy is. Can anyone help me?

 

[Dan]

Some ISP's utilise a proxy server for segments of users to reduce their
traffic and (sometimes) speed up browsing. You might want to check
with your ISP to see if this is the case.

 

[Chelsea]

It certainly true that ISPs use Proxy Servers. Something they do is cache
frequently accessed popular web pages and so can deliver a boost to browser
performance-particularly with dial-up. If your problem is with the ISP fine,
but check that your browser hasn't been set to read through a proxy server
itself. In IE go to Tools-Internet Options-Click on connections and in the
box press the Lan Settings button. Now make sure the use Proxy Server
checkbox is left unchecked. Hope it helps

Chelsea