HELP!!! I NEED A PROXY SERVER ADDRESS...

Question

I RECENTLY RESTORED MY LAPTOP. NOW MY INTERNET CONNECTION IS VERY SLOW. I NEED A PROXY SERVER ADDRESS. WHERE CAN I GET OR FIND ONE?

Answer 1

It's not a matter of getting a proxy server address, it''s a matter of setting up proxy server which is not a simple process and generally doesn't do much to increase the speed of the connection (though it does improve it some for visiting repeat sites).  During the setup, an address will be created or provided if you go this route, but I truly do not believe it will resolve the problem with connection speed even if it helps a bit.  The proxy server must be setup on your own network.

Here's some general information about Proxy Server: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/What-is-a-proxy-server. Note that it says it uses another computer as the proxy server and that it is for business environments and not usuallly for home networks.

I hope this helps.

Good luck!

Here's some information on wireless networking and wireless internet connections that may help with your connection speed issues:

Here's a tutorial on how to setup a home network (including a wireless one) - check out the additional links for further information that may be of great help:http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Setting-up-a-home-network.

Here's an article on troubleshooting wireless network connections (again with helpful links):http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Troubleshoot-network-connection-problems.

Here's a long guide on wireless internet connections in Vista:http://www.techwarelabs.com/guides/misc\_mod/vistaconnection/.

Here's an article on how to setup wireless internet connection in Vista:http://www.clpgh.org/usingthelibrary/technology/wireless/WindowsVista.pdf.

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Answer 2

On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:39:50 +0000, kimbob7169 wrote:

I RECENTLY RESTORED MY LAPTOP. NOW MY INTERNET CONNECTION IS VERY SLOW. I NEED A PROXY SERVER ADDRESS. WHERE CAN I GET OR FIND ONE?

Ouch! Please don't yell at us. We can hear you if you type normally,

in mixed case.

What does "I RECENTLY RESTORED MY LAPTOP" mean? Exactly what did you

do? Why? If it was in response to a problem, what was the problem?

What kind of internet connection do you have? Cable? DSL? Something

else? How fast was it before? How slow is it "VERY SLOW"?

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Ken Blake

Answer 3

What makes you think you need a proxy server address? Most users don�??t need one.

Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)

"kimbob7169" wrote in message news:*** Email address is removed for privacy ***...

I RECENTLY RESTORED MY LAPTOP. NOW MY INTERNET CONNECTION IS VERY SLOW. I NEED A PROXY SERVER ADDRESS. WHERE CAN I GET OR FIND ONE?

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Gary VanderMolen, MVP (Mail)

Answer 4

having proxy setting not connected problems. Microsoft solution has you type in address of proxy server and port number to try to fix it!