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39 >Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions</TH
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82 >2.1. Which browsers are supported by <SPAN
88 > Any browser that can be configured to use a <SPAN
92 should be virtually all browsers. Direct browser support is not necessary
96 > runs as a separate application and
97 just exchanges standard HTML data with your browser, just like a web server
106 >2.2. Which operating systems are supported?</A
113 Windows(95, 98, ME, 2000, XP), Linux (RedHat, Suse, Debian), Mac OSX,
114 OS/2, AmigaOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, BeOS, and many more flavors of Unix.</P
116 > But any operating system that runs TCP/IP, can conceivably take advantage of
120 > in a networked situation where
124 > would run as a server on a LAN gateway.
128 > needs to be running one of the above
129 operating systems. </P
131 > Source code is freely available, so porting to other operating systems,
132 is always a possibility.</P
150 > We recommend you uninstall <SPAN
154 first to minimize conflicts and confusion. You may want to
155 save your old configuration files for future reference. The configuration
156 is substantially changed.
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164 platform specific installation instructions.
167 > Note: Some installers may automatically uninstall
180 >2.4. I just installed <SPAN
184 special I have to do now?</A
187 > All browsers must be told to use <SPAN
191 as a proxy by specifying the correct proxy address and port number
192 in the appropriate configuration area for the browser. See below.
193 Also, you should flush your browser's memory and disk cache to get rid of any
194 cached items. </P
202 >2.5. What is the proxy address of <SPAN
208 > If you set up the <SPAN
212 the computer you browse from (rather than your ISP's server or some
213 networked computer on a LAN), the proxy will be on <SPAN
217 (which is the special name used by every computer on the Internet to refer
218 to itself) and the port will be 8118 (unless you have <SPAN
221 > to run on a different port with the
228 > When configuring your browser's proxy settings you typically enter
232 > in the boxes next to <SPAN
239 > (HTTPS) and then the number <SPAN
246 >. This tells your browser to send all web
250 > instead of directly to the
257 > can also be used to proxy for
258 a Local Area Network. In this case, your would enter either the IP
259 address of the LAN host where <SPAN
263 is running, or the equivalent hostname. Port assignment would be
270 > does not currently handle
271 protocols such as FTP, SMTP, IM, IRC, ICQ, or other Internet
281 >2.6. I just installed <SPAN
284 >, and nothing is happening.
285 All the ads are there. What's wrong?</A
288 > Did you configure your browser to use <SPAN
292 as a proxy? It does not sound like it. See above. You might also try flushing
293 the browser's caches to force a full re-reading of pages. You can verify
297 > is running, and your browser
298 is correctly configured by entering the special URL:
303 >. This should give you
304 a banner that says <SPAN
306 >"This is Privoxy"</SPAN
311 > internal configuration.
312 If you see this, then you are good to go. If not, the browser or
316 > are not set up correctly. </P
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