What is a "proxy server" and what/if any advantages to using one? How would I set one up?

Question

What is a "proxy server" and what/if any advantages to using one? How would I set one up?

Answer 1

A proxy server is a server that acts on behalf of a different computer or network resource.

For example, if you have an internet proxy server at work and you click onto the internet, your pc its self is not accessing the internet - the proxy server is. If you have an antivirus suit on the "internet proxy server" and a website tried to inject a virus onto the proxy the av will reject the file even before it hits the terminal because it is acting on your behalf.

There are many advantages of have a proxy server.

Answer 2

its a hacker engine that gets you around blocking programs like safety dave in schools go google and type proxy sites