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38 >Privoxy Frequently Asked Questions</TH
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81 >2.1. Which browsers are supported by <SPAN
87 > Any browser that can be configured to use a <SPAN
91 should be virtually all browsers. Direct browser support is not necessary
95 > runs as a separate application and
96 just exchanges standard HTML data with your browser, just like a web server
105 >2.2. Which operating systems are supported?</A
111 > is known to run on Win32, Mac
112 OSX, OS/2, AmigaOS, Linux (RedHat, Suse, Debian), FreeBSD, and many flavors
113 of Unix. There are source and binary releases for these available for
115 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118"
117 >http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118</A
120 > But any operating system that runs TCP/IP, can conceivably take advantage of
124 > in a networked situation where
128 > would run as a server on a LAN gateway.
132 > needs to be running one of the above
133 operating systems. </P
135 > Source code is freely available, so porting to other operating systems,
136 is always a possibility.</P
154 > We recommend you uninstall <SPAN
158 first to minimize conflicts and confusion. You may want to
159 save your old configuration files for future reference. The configuration
160 is substantially changed.
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168 platform specific installation instructions.
171 > Note: Some installers may automatically uninstall
184 >2.4. I just installed <SPAN
188 special I have to do now?</A
191 > All browsers must be told to use <SPAN
195 as a proxy by specifying the correct proxy address and port number
196 in the appropriate configuration area for the browser. See below.
197 Also, you should flush your browser's memory and disk cache to get rid of any
198 cached items. </P
206 >2.5. What is the proxy address of <SPAN
212 > If you set up the <SPAN
216 the computer you browse from (rather than your ISP's server or some
217 networked computer on a LAN), the proxy will be on <SPAN
221 (which is the special name used by every computer on the Internet to refer
222 to itself) and the port will be 8118 (unless you have <SPAN
225 > to run on a different port with the
232 > When configuring your browser's proxy settings you typically enter
236 > in the boxes next to <SPAN
243 > (HTTPS) and then the number <SPAN
250 >. This tells your browser to send all web
254 > instead of directly to the
261 > can also be used to proxy for
262 a Local Area Network. In this case, your would enter either the IP
263 address of the LAN host where <SPAN
267 is running, or the equivalent hostname. Port assignment would be
274 > does not currently handle
275 protocols such as FTP, SMTP, IM, IRC, ICQ, or other Internet
285 >2.6. I just installed <SPAN
288 >, and nothing is happening.
289 All the ads are there. What's wrong?</A
292 > Did you configure your browser to use <SPAN
296 as a proxy? It does not sound like it. See above. You might also try flushing
297 the browser's caches to force a full re-reading of pages. You can verify
301 > is running, and your browser
302 is correctly configured by entering the special URL:
307 >. This should give you
308 a banner that says <SPAN
310 >"This is Privoxy"</SPAN
315 > internal configuration.
316 If you see this, then you are good to go. If not, the browser or
320 > are not set up correctly. </P
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