Proxy software works by routing a client's requests through an intermediary server, known as a proxy server, rather than connecting directly to the destination server. The proxy server then makes the request on behalf of the client and returns the response. This allows the client's IP address and other identifying information to remain hidden from the destination server. Common uses of proxy software include avoiding bans, testing geotargeting of websites, and maintaining privacy by obscuring the client's IP address.

1. How Proxy
Works
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Taqi Shah
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2. Regular browsing
• In a regular case your web browser connects
to the web site directly. Thus revealing quite a
lot of sensitive information. An orange arrow
denotes this case in the block scheme.

3. Proxy Browsing
• To change this situation Proxy Switcher was
written. It can be used to find working
anonymous proxy servers and redirect
requests through them.

5. How Proxy Software Works
• Proxy server is an application or a computer system
that acts as an agent or channel for requests from
clients looking for resources from other servers.
• Client connects to the proxy server with a service
(web, files or any other resources) and proxy server
sends that request to the server on behalf of the
client.
• There are many software and applications available
on the internet which can be used to setup a proxy
server.

6. How Proxy Software Works
• A proxy basically tells your computer to send all
requests somewhere else instead of to your ISP.
That proxy will then decide whether or not to
send you the page you requested.
• So in effect, you are simply bypassing your
school proxy, or bypassing your ISP proxy and
replacing it with another one.

8. Possible Usage Scenario
• If you get banned on the forum - use Proxy
Switcher to fake your IP and avoid the ban.
• If you are a webmaster that wants to check
Geotargetting of some sites (i.e. Google).
• Just want to hide your IP when visiting some
sites which you might not want to record your
IP address.