01-03-2023, 20:05
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laeva recumbens anguis
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Re: Proxies
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Originally Posted by Itshim
Ok is there a real difference in the two ? Sounds like VPN to me, but I am stupid with regards to these sort of things , know ads with windows come up as the country, I am using b  |
As Paul said previously, for a proxy server, what happens is
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All that happens is that server requests the page you want, then passes it back to you. So the site you are visiting just sees the proxy servers IP, not yours.
[ That said, many proxy servers pass on your original IP in the request headers, so the final site still has access to it, if it wants. ]
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As Avast explain it re a VPN
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A VPN masks your IP address by acting as an intermediary and rerouting your traffic. It also adds encryption, or a tunnel around your identity, as you connect. The combination of the VPN server and the encryption tunnel blocks your ISP, governments, hackers, and anyone else from spying on you as you navigate the web
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