What Is The Proxy Server, And How Does It Work?
The proxy server is a method by which Time Warner Cable both speeds up internet access, and provides more security while doing it. When your computer connects to a webpage for browsing, it is not really your computer connecting. Your compter contacts the proxy server, which is a machine controlled by Time Warner Cable. The Proxy server has on it a large (really couldn’t even guess the size) area on it where it has stored commonly visited web pages. If the page you are looking for has been stored on the proxy server, the proxy server sends it to you directly, rather than getting it off the internet again. Since the bandwith between the proxy server and your computer is much higher than Time Warner Cable’s bandwidth between the proxy server and the internet this is a lot faster than if the page wasn’t on the server and it would have to be downloaded to the proxy server, then sent to your computer. Since the proxy server is between your computer and the internet, many people feel it provi
