what is web proxy server?

@sahithi-oJZaYj • Oct 26, 2024

Oct 26, 2024

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Hi guys!

What is web proxy server?

I think it is to allow internal client's access to the Internet from behind a firewall.
Can anyone tell me clearly what it is?

And what is the difference between web server and web proxy server?

Is it a disadvantage or advantage? Looks like a disadvantage for me. what do you say?

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ecneha

@ecneha-1fBp2t • Feb 18, 2010

i don't think there is any disadvantage of web proxy server as its cache can serve many users at a moment and also increases response time as cache sometimes saves the sites in it.

for further details please check the link

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lal

@lal-R60Xjx • Feb 18, 2010

A little I know about them is that, you can hide your identity(IP) with them.
In an office or college network they are very famous(really the dearest friends of staffs and students!😉), since we can access banned social networking, video sharing and other such entertainment sites on the network.
optimystix

@optimystix-4yMPKC • Feb 19, 2010

the link given by ecneha is a pretty good one but it doesnt give the complete picture.
Check this wikipedia link <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Proxy Server</a> for better reference
what lal mentioned is one of the most popular type of web proxies, ie the anonymous proxies that help us log in to sites anonymously keeping our isp n location details safe from the other end. Also such proxies can be used to bypass banned websites
Manish Goyal

@manish-r2Hoep • Feb 19, 2010

web proxy is common mode of opening social networking sites like orkut.com
etc in colleges
since these sites are usually banned and it is also used to hide your ip ie performing a job of making web server fool 😀
correct me if i am wrong
Sahithi Pallavi

@sahithi-oJZaYj • Feb 19, 2010

Up to my knowledge,

proxy server is used to share the Internet connection to all the clients in an organisation instead of giving each and every system a internet connection,
proxy will hides our IP address since it uses the proxies IP,
proxy increases the speed of accessing the internet since it stores the frequently and recently visited sites in its cache memory,
It is used to access the blocked sites. But can anyone tell me how?
Because during filtering process, it verifies the client's request with the blocked sites by the organisation. I think if it is in the blocked list, it sends an error message to the client.

Correct me if am wrong...
Sahithi Pallavi

@sahithi-oJZaYj • Feb 23, 2010

Come on guys..!

I am waiting for your replies..!