(logo)  Network 2: Proxy

On this settings page, you can configure proxy servers.

Proxy servers

A proxy server is a special server, that acts as a gateway between your computer and the Internet. Instead of having to establish a connection to a server possibly on the other end of the world, a browser only connects to the proxy. The proxy server has a cache of the most popular pages, so there is a chance the page you requested is already there. If not, the proxy server retrieves the document for you. This will decrease the traffic on the network, thus speeding up websurfing.

Sometimes, the proxy server is the only way to connect to your provider, thereby acting as a firewall.

Configuring a proxy

Just type in the address of the proxy in the appropriate field. Make sure it is in one of these two forms: 

   http://proxy.foo.bar
   http://proxy.foo.bar:8080
where the name and port number may differ, of course.

If the address doesn't start with "http://", AWeb will prepend this to the address.

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