What is the proxy address of Privoxy?
729 730 If you set up the Privoxy to run on the computer you browse from (rather 731 than your ISP’s server or some networked computer on a LAN), the proxy 732 will be on 127.0.0.1 (sometimes referred to as “localhost”, which is the 733 special name used by every computer on the Internet to refer to itself) 734 and the port will be 8118 (unless you used the listen-address config 735 option to tell Privoxy to run on a different port). 736 737 When configuring your browser’s proxy settings you typically enter the 738 word “localhost” or the IP address “127.0.0.1” in the boxes next to “HTTP” 739 and “Secure” (HTTPS) and then the number “8118” for “port”. This tells 740 your browser to send all web requests to Privoxy instead of directly to 741 the Internet. 742 743 Privoxy can also be used to proxy for a Local Area Network. In this case, 744 your would enter either the IP address of the LAN host where Privoxy is 745 running, or the equivalent hostname, e.g. 192.168.1.1. Port assignment 74
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