Windows proxy http socks

In the Address field, type the IP address. In the Port field, type the port. Click Save; then close the Settings window. Mike D Mike D 69 3 3 bronze badges. I did that. But I have a socks error when I use flutter. Which one you use? A proxy server from a website, or SSH? Well, I am not sure about this. I guess that it is a proxy server from a website. I just know that my proxy is a IP:port. Sock is a proxy feature??

Is possible that my proxy works ok with http protocol and not works with sock protocol?? It's possible. You can go to hidemy. I've edited the answer with the information regarding types of proxy, take a look at it!

Show 5 more comments. Jason Staples Jason Staples 11 1 1 bronze badge. Ensuring privacy and security play an important role in the whole purpose of using a proxy. HTTP proxies are widely used for email protection and cybersecurity projects due to their ability to understand data packets and filter them according to specific needs.

This also can be useful for web scraping and data mining activities. Since HTTP proxies can interpret network traffic between a client and a web server, they can spot repeated requests or cache responses. As for SOCKS proxies, they are not liable to specific network protocols, thus can be more flexible to employ. As they are unable to understand network traffic, they are perfect for accessing connections behind the firewall. As with any other proxy type, we generally advise on choosing private proxies if speed measures are of great importance to you.

Due to their ability to filter data or cache web pages, HTTP proxies can fuel your scraping operations, as well as enhance load speeds and performance. As a result, these proxies allow you to manage more requests per second.

On the other hand, SOCKS proxies are widely appreciated for their speed as they are easier to apply: this makes them a right fit for downloading, transferring, and uploading web data online.

SOCKS may be a reliable choice for projects that involve downloading and transferring large amounts of data. What is a proxy, by the way? Proxy has several useful properties that determine their use: The main feature, which is used by most clients is replacement and hiding of the actual IP address. This may be required, for example, when you want to access a website that is prohibited in the country in which you connect to the Internet. Or if some Internet resources, that you are interested in, block access from foreign addresses.

Another common case of faking your IP address is bypassing user bans on forums, social networks or other websites. Another important feature of a proxy server is the possibility to control and limit the passing data , which is widely used on corporate networks. For example, using a proxy you can filter ads, protect users' computers from most viruses and fight spam. It is also possible to limit user access to some resources, for example, the access of employees to social networks through the office Internet.

The third interesting feature of a proxy, though much less widely used, is the ability to cache data , which gives a significant increase in download speeds and saves bandwidth usage, if a large number of users request the same content. How to set up a proxy on Windows 10? Manual proxy configuration in this subsection consists of three steps see picture below : Turn it on In the "Address" field, enter IP address of the proxy to which you want to connect, most likely it's in IPv4 format. In the "Port" field, enter the proxy port, it is usually specified together in IP:port format for example, If you do not know the numbers to enter, we'll tell you where you can find them below.

Hit the "Save" button below. Now you can use the proxy! Another way to configure a proxy on Windows 10 The method described above is sufficient but does not allow you to manually configure some other hiden parameters. If you want to work with multiple proxy protocols then these steps will come quite handy.

Step 3 The "Proxy server" section is located in the local network settings window. Step 4 Once in the proxy settings section, you can configure the proxy for each protocol separately.

How to disable a proxy server? Either ways are quite good. Where can I find IP address and port to configure a proxy? There are two ways to find them: You can search for free proxies on the Internet or buy private ones from a proxy provider Free proxy servers can be easily found on the Internet with a simple search request.

Click LAN settings. Enable Use a proxy server for your LAN. Activate Bypass proxy server for local addresses. Click Advanced. Disable Use the same proxy server for all protocols. Mozilla Firefox Download Firefox and install it on Windows In the General tab, scroll down to Network Settings. Click Settings. Select Manual proxy configuration. Click OK. Shadowsocks Go to the Shadowsocks page. Download the latest version for Windows Unzip the archive and run the executable file.

Right-click the Shadowsocks systray icon. Install the torrent client and launch it. Open the Options menu and select Preferences.