MS INTERNET EXPLORER 5 PROXY CONFIGURATION

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Step 1
Start Internet Explorer

 

Step 2
Go to TOOLS then choose INTERNET OPTIONS.

 

Step 3
Go to CONNECTIONS.

 

Step 4
Go to DIAL UP SETTINGS and then choose the internet connection you are using. In this example it is MY INTERNET CONNECTION. In your computer, it should be named something else. Make sure it is highlighted and then click on SETTINGS. 

 

Step 5
Make sure USE A PROXY SERVER box is checked and USE AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION SCRIPT box is unchecked. Type the following: ADDRESS: somebody.net  PORT: 33

 

That is all. You do not need to click on ADVANCED but here is how it will look like if you do:

ADVANCED box is optional. If you want you can fill different details there. Various internet protocols can be configured. The default is to use our proxy for all the other protocols. That is why HTTP box is filled with our host name and port and all other boxes are grayed out while showing our host name and port. If you want to change anything, you will need to uncheck USE THE SAME PROXY SERVER FOR ALL PROTOCOLS box.

Here is some basic info on those protocols;

HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol (for web pages)

Security: Is for HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) (for conducting encrypted sessions on internet over regular HTTP protocol. Mainly used for obtaining Credit Card information for online commerce)

FTP: File Transfer Protocol (For transferring from your computer to your web site or vice versa from other web sites to your computer)

GOPHER: (Go for!) Is obsolete now. It is text based indexing of internet. WWW replaced it.

WAIS: (Wide Area Indexing Services) Similar to GOPHER. It is obsolete too.

Click OK and then again OK. That is it. Now your browser is configured. Click on REFRESH button in your browser's main page.