Proxy Help? SOCK5?

Discussion in 'Computers and Technology' started by Richy, Dec 24, 2009.

  1. Richy

    Richy Level IV

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    So. I'm ABing, and I don't want TNT to know that my username is really munster_poo and that I multi on dung_r73 (just kidding, I'm neither, nor am I carrotblade)

    But I don't want them to know who I am... will a SOCK5 or SOCK4 proxy hide my tail well enough?
    I've used HTTP proxies, but I find fast ones harder and harder to find... help me out?
    +reps available, of course
     
  2. assasin

    assasin Level IV

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    HTTP proxies can be used to increase or decrease the anonymity and privacy you gain through them as they can change parts of the content that is transmitted, SOCKS is just plain data transfer without adding or removing anything of the content transmitted.

    You can think of SOCKS proxies as a more advanced version of HTTP proxies, that allow many different kinds of Internet traffic from many different protocols to be sent through a tunnel, thereby bypassing blocks.

    As both types of proxies will hide your IP address, you should choose the type that is accepted by the application you need to anonymize. If both HTTP and SOCKS are available, I advise you to use SOCKS as they are faster.

    Taken from http://www.how-to-hide-ip.info/2009/09/ ... p-proxies/

    So in reality socks cant hide your tail completely if HTTP cant!!One more point you can chain proxy's using socks(socks->http->client)..google is your friend.

    Hope this helps but i learn something new everyday thank you!!
     
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  3. Richy

    Richy Level IV

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    google is your friend

    lol, indeed is.
    I could find info, but couldn't interpret it
    +rep'ing