How do I find my proxy server?
Many users who want to safely surf the Internet are puzzled by the question "How do I know my proxy server?" The importance and non-triviality of the question raised is explained by the purpose of the proxy. Its main task is to hide the user's private IP by replacing it with another address.
Most often, this service is in demand in the field of SMM, where you need to log in under different accounts on social networks from one computer. This minimizes the risk of account blocking and does not arouse suspicion from the moderators. Sometimes, they use European proxies or IPs of other countries. To illustrate the problem raised, remember the cases when you went to a foreign site with a desire to watch a video or use services, but a warning appeared that viewing was limited for your region. Such situations arise all the time, but due to the lack of knowledge about how to find out your proxy server and port, these problems may seem insoluble. Moreover, this significantly impoverishes the user's ability to obtain useful information that could be obtained with the appropriate knowledge.
Dedicated proxies are used by many people. The goals can be very different: from individual use and viewing blocked web resources, to the corporate segment, where the use of a huge number of proxies is considered the norm. But, at the same time, not everyone can find the answer: how to find out the proxy server that is currently in use. Let's try to consider the most effective options with which you can easily find out all the necessary information.
How to find out the address of the proxy server - the first way
Learning is as easy as setting up a proxy in Mozilla Firefox or in any other browser. To do this, open the program, and find: Tools-> Settings-> Advanced, and then click on the "Network" tab. There we select "configure" and a window with proxy settings appears in front of us. If the black dot is next to No Proxy, you are not using a proxy at the moment. If the item "Manual proxy settings" is checked, then you need to pay attention to the field called "HTTP proxy". The numbers indicated in this field are the ip address of your proxy server.
Second way
Figuratively speaking, you don't always have to “climb” to get to your desired destination. Sometimes you need to be smart and tactfully get around the "mountain". The answer, how to find out the proxy address, can be obtained in the simplest way. All you need is to contact the system administrator who serves the local network. He has enough competence to look at the proxy and transfer it to you. The difficulty is that not everyone can find out how to contact the system administrator. To solve this problem, we recommend contacting more knowledgeable people. They will tell you where to call in order to contact the administrator.
Third way
In the control panel of your computer, find and open the "Network Neighborhood" item. In it, click "display network connections" and then "local area connections". Right click on it and select properties. In the window that opens, you need to find the Internet protocol TPC \ IP. Select "properties" again. If there is a checkmark next to "automatically get an ip address", then no dedicated proxy is used, if there are numbers (for example, 10.0.0.20), then this will be the address of the desired proxy.
How to find out the proxy port
In addition to the address and password, many users may be interested in the question of how to find out the proxy port. This is another parameter that is used when working with any type of proxy. As a rule, the standard values for the port are used: 8080, 80, etc. Only in rare cases the value differs. The port address can be viewed in a browser by following the steps above. Its value fits next to the ip address. The working port through which your proxy actually connects must correspond to the declared value in the system or browser settings, otherwise your connection to the Internet will not work.
