What is Anonymous proxy?

**nicole** · 08-21-2011, 08:20 AM

I have heard about HTTP, SOCKS4, SOCKS5 proxies but what is Anonymous proxy? Someone told me that some proxies have high bandwidth. Is Anonymous proxy means the proxies with higher bandwidth?

**business121** · 08-21-2011, 11:06 AM

as far as i know anonymous proxy is that type of proxy which rotate ip address.

**jamesbond** · 08-22-2011, 07:33 AM

Thank you all for your time and great explanations.

**nicole** · 08-22-2011, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by business121

as far as i know anonymous proxy is that type of proxy which rotate ip address.

That means IP provided by DHCP server is Anonymous proxy?

**Zihad** · 08-23-2011, 09:25 AM

Anonymous proxy servers do not transfer the information about your real IP address. That means you are like a ghost in the Internet. Nobody has even a clue about your real location and thus they cannot establish illegal connections to your PC for information stealing purposes.The only POSSIBLE disadvantage could be the fact that web site you are browsing could know that you used proxy server for connection (you may hiding your IP address). From the other hand, if user uses proxy server that does not always mean he is trying to hide his real IP address. In some cases, like when you are using mobile WAP Internet, all users are forced to use proxy server for their connections (basically for monitoring purposes).That is why the fact that you are using proxy server for connection sometimes will be treated as normal behavior and anonymous proxy server will safely hide your real IP.

**tomrider** · 10-04-2011, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by Zihad

Anonymous proxy servers do not transfer the information about your real IP address. That means you are like a ghost in the Internet. Nobody has even a clue about your real location and thus they cannot establish illegal connections to your PC for information stealing purposes.The only POSSIBLE disadvantage could be the fact that web site you are browsing could know that you used proxy server for connection (you may hiding your IP address). From the other hand, if user uses proxy server that does not always mean he is trying to hide his real IP address. In some cases, like when you are using mobile WAP Internet, all users are forced to use proxy server for their connections (basically for monitoring purposes).That is why the fact that you are using proxy server for connection sometimes will be treated as normal behavior and anonymous proxy server will safely hide your real IP.

Do you think one can get interest by using it?