Every time your computer is connected to the Internet, it is assigned a public IP address which is used to uniquely identify your computer. Wherever you visit websites or use Internet services, your public IP is also transmetted and recorded in the logs kept on those servers. Thus, your IP address makes it possible to trace all your web activities back to you.So, How do I Hide my IP Address?
The best and the easiest way to hide your IP address is by using a proxy server (anonymous proxy server) in one form or the other. A proxy server is a special type of server which acts as an intermediary between your home computer (or network) and rest of the Internet. This proxy server makes requests for Internet services/information on behalf of your computer using it’s own IP address instead of yours. The obtained information is then passed on to your computer. Thus, your computer is indirectly connected to the Internet via a proxy server where the IP address of the proxy server is exposed and your actual IP address remains concealed. Web proxies are identified by a combination of URL and TCP port number which is similar to something as below:
http://207.133.133.205:35
In the above example, http://207.133.133.205 is the URL of the proxy server and 35 is the port number. There are a variety of these proxy servers available:
Transparent Proxy Server
This type of proxy server identifies itself as a proxy server and also makes the original IP address available through the http headers. These are generally used to speed-up the web browsing since thay have a very good ability to cache websites. But they do not conceal the IP of it’s users. It is widely known as transparent proxy because it will expose your real IP address to the outside world. This type of proxy server will not hide your IP address.
This type of proxy server identifies itself as a proxy server and also makes the original IP address available through the http headers. These are generally used to speed-up the web browsing since thay have a very good ability to cache websites. But they do not conceal the IP of it’s users. It is widely known as transparent proxy because it will expose your real IP address to the outside world. This type of proxy server will not hide your IP address.
Anonymous Proxy Server
This type of proxy server identifies itself as a proxy server, but does not make the original IP address available. Anonymous proxy server is detectable, but provides reasonable anonymity for most users. This type of proxy server will hide your IP address.
This type of proxy server identifies itself as a proxy server, but does not make the original IP address available. Anonymous proxy server is detectable, but provides reasonable anonymity for most users. This type of proxy server will hide your IP address.
Distorting Proxy Server
A Distorting proxy server identifies itself as a proxy server, but make an incorrect original IP address available through the http headers. This type of proxy server will hide your IP address.
A Distorting proxy server identifies itself as a proxy server, but make an incorrect original IP address available through the http headers. This type of proxy server will hide your IP address.
High Anonymity Proxy Server (Elite Proxy)
An Elite proxy server does not identify itself as a proxy server and will not make the original IP address available to the outside world. This type of proxy server will hide your IP address.
An Elite proxy server does not identify itself as a proxy server and will not make the original IP address available to the outside world. This type of proxy server will hide your IP address.
Which Proxy is the Best?
Clearly High Anonymity Proxy (Elite Proxy) is the best to hide your IP address. Because of it’s nature, the elite proxy neither identifies itself as a proxy server nor will expose your real IP address to the Internet. Hence, it provides maximum privacy for your Internet activities.
You can obtain a long list of proxy server URLs on Google and configure your browser settings so as to make them working for you. However, most of the free proxy servers you get on the Internet will not be effective in concealing your IP address. Even if some of them work they will be too slow and may take several minutes for a single webpage to load.
So, in order to connect to a blazing fast elite proxy server, I recommend you to use the following IP Hiding software:
Hide the IP (Tested)
Hide the IP will put you behind a blazing fast Elite Proxy Server(High Anonymous Proxy) with just a click of a button. With this program, you need not worry about configuring your browser settings.
All you have to do is just install the program and select the proxy server you want to be behind. It offers a list of countries from which you can decide which country to be indicated as your origin.
How to ensure that the IP is hidden?
Before you hide your IP address, you can check your real IP by visiting the following website:
Once you get your real IP, switch on your IP hiding software. Now once again visit the above site and check your IP address. If you see a new IP then this means that your software is doing the right job.
Also, the above site (Whatismyipaddress.com) is capable of detecting many proxies. If you see the words such as “suspected proxy server or network sharing device” or similar words then, it means that the proxy you are using is not an Elite Proxy.
Download Hide the IP now and see the difference for yourself. For more information on this product, visit Hide the IP homepage from the following link:
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