Proxy servers are the easiest method of surfing the internet anonymously and accessing blocked sites . There are a lot of free proxy services online that allow to surf the internet anonymously . but its always better to setup a proxy server on your computer to surf the internet rather than using a proxy website . Its much easier and saves a lot of time .
Lets see how we can setup and use a proxy server with Firefox to browse the internet . First of all lets make a list of things we need to have before we can carry on with the actual process of configuring a proxy server with Firefox .
What we need
- Firefox browser
- A proxy server and port address
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How to setup a proxy server with Firefox .
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Step 1: Open Firefox and go to options .
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Step 2: In options click on advanced and select on the network tab .
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Step 3: Under the network tab click the settings button
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Step 4: select the manual proxy configuration and enter any proxy server details as below.
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Step 5: Click ok to save the settings and restart Firefox .
Firefox will be using the proxy server setup by you to connect to the internet .Now you can enjoy surfing the internet anonymously and without any restrictions .
Proxy servers have a lot of uses , most of the time college students take help of proxy servers to enjoy unrestricted internet access from their colleges . If your are a college student then we do not recommend using these proxies for downloading content from the internet . These proxies are for surfing the internet and downloading files using these proxies will affect the browsing speeds of other users on these proxies .