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Author Topic: windows 10 proxy settings  (Read 3291 times)

neil

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windows 10 proxy settings
« on: March 04, 2020, 10:12:42 PM »

Hi,
I just want to what kind of settings i need to use for proxy? Should i turn on auto detect settings or not?
Automatically detect settings was on before i think by default.
What are the pros and cons of using these built in widows 10 settings.
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Re: windows 10 proxy settings
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2020, 12:50:13 AM »

I believe Auto Detect is for when you only have Internet access via a proxy.  If you have a normal gateway, auto detect will always use that.

I have no idea how it works, never known anyone use it.
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Re: windows 10 proxy settings
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2020, 11:02:10 AM »

I believe Auto Detect is for when you only have Internet access via a proxy.  If you have a normal gateway, auto detect will always use that.

I have no idea how it works, never known anyone use it.
yeah it is confusing that's why i asked here
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Re: windows 10 proxy settings
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2020, 04:13:32 PM »

Unless you know, for definite, that your Internet access is via a proxy server then leave all of those configuration options set to off.
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Re: windows 10 proxy settings
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2020, 05:22:07 PM »

Unless you know, for definite, that your Internet access is via a proxy server then leave all of those configuration options set to off.

from local ISP. I dont know it is via proxy server but is there any security risks with these options on or off
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Re: windows 10 proxy settings
« Reply #5 on: March 05, 2020, 05:44:22 PM »

If you are just connecting to your ISP, you are not connecting via a proxy server. leave the settings set to off.
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Re: windows 10 proxy settings
« Reply #6 on: March 05, 2020, 07:23:07 PM »

If you are just connecting to your ISP, you are not connecting via a proxy server. leave the settings set to off.
ok thanks
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Re: windows 10 proxy settings
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2020, 09:28:31 PM »

An example of a proxy server would be on a company intranet where the firewall blocked all direct web access. The proxy server would then manage all the web traffic.
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Re: windows 10 proxy settings
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2020, 02:26:35 PM »

An example of a proxy server would be on a company intranet where the firewall blocked all direct web access. The proxy server would then manage all the web traffic.
it is still going over my head. like a vpn? please explain it in simple terms
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Re: windows 10 proxy settings
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2020, 02:38:53 PM »

Your employer isn't very keen on you spending all your time on Facebook when you should be working so they only allow you to connect to the internet via a proxy server that has been configured to block Facebook. For facebook read a multitude of forbidden sites.
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