public proxy question

[Freddo]

If I use a public proxy to change my IP address, does it interfere with -

1. My Outlook Express e-mail

2. Kazaa

3. Friends who view my current IP address for file sharing

4. How easy is it to return to the cable IP address I have now or to
'switch' the proxy IP on and off.

I don't want to try something that is irreversible or creates a problem.

Thanks.

 

[Courtney]

If I use a public proxy to change my IP address, does it interfere with -

1. My Outlook Express e-mail

2. Kazaa

3. Friends who view my current IP address for file sharing

4. How easy is it to return to the cable IP address I have now or to
'switch' the proxy IP on and off.

I don't want to try something that is irreversible or creates a problem.

Thanks.

A public proxy doesn't change your IP address.

All you do is set up that proxy in your Internet settings. Now, whenever
you surf (or any program that uses your Internet settings), your request
for www.yahoo.com, for example, will go to the proxy. The proxy changes
your real IP address to its own, then performs your request. When the
reply comes back (from www.yahoo.com, for example), that proxy swaps its
IP address back to yours, then sends the request back to you.

Note that the public proxy will only work if you make the original
request. (However, there are some out there that do match one of their
IP addresses with yours--but that kills the whole purpose of the proxy
in the first place.)

Unless you use an outside source for your email (i.e., not your ISPs) it
won't work for mail. It also won't work for most online games that don't
use proxy information.

Switching on or off is easier than you might imagine. Since your IP
address doesn't really change (just your proxy does). You can simply
turn it off in your Internet settings. No reboot is required.

Surprisingly, public proxies are not as anonymous as you may think.

courtney sends....

 

[Freddo]

A public proxy doesn't change your IP address.

All you do is set up that proxy in your Internet settings. Now, whenever
you surf (or any program that uses your Internet settings), your request
for www.yahoo.com, for example, will go to the proxy. The proxy changes
your real IP address to its own, then performs your request. When the
reply comes back (from www.yahoo.com, for example), that proxy swaps its
IP address back to yours, then sends the request back to you.

Note that the public proxy will only work if you make the original
request. (However, there are some out there that do match one of their IP
addresses with yours--but that kills the whole purpose of the proxy in the
first place.)

Unless you use an outside source for your email (i.e., not your ISPs) it
won't work for mail. It also won't work for most online games that don't
use proxy information.

Switching on or off is easier than you might imagine. Since your IP
address doesn't really change (just your proxy does). You can simply turn
it off in your Internet settings. No reboot is required.

Surprisingly, public proxies are not as anonymous as you may think.

courtney sends....

Thanks courtney,
So if I look at a proxy list such as at
http://www.stayinvisible.com/index.pl/proxy_list
where do I go from there? How do I use one in the list? Where in IE do I
enter it and switch it on and off?