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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
112 > is known to run on Win32, Mac
113 OSX, OS/2, AmigaOS, Linux (RedHat, Suse, Debian), FreeBSD, and many flavors
114 of Unix. There are source and binary releases for these available for
116 HREF="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118"
118 >http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118</A
121 > But any operating system that runs TCP/IP, can conceivably take advantage of
125 > in a networked situation where
129 > would run as a server on a LAN gateway.
133 > needs to be running one of the above
134 operating systems. </P
136 > Source code is freely available, so porting to other operating systems,
137 is always a possibility.</P
155 > We recommend you uninstall <SPAN
159 first to minimize conflicts and confusion. You may want to
160 save your old configuration files for future reference. The configuration
161 is substantially changed.
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169 platform specific installation instructions.
172 > Note: Some installers may automatically uninstall
185 >2.4. I just installed <SPAN
189 special I have to do now?</A
192 > All browsers must be told to use <SPAN
196 as a proxy by specifying the correct proxy address and port number
197 in the appropriate configuration area for the browser. See below.
198 Also, you should flush your browser's memory and disk cache to get rid of any
199 cached items. </P
207 >2.5. What is the proxy address of <SPAN
213 > If you set up the <SPAN
217 the computer you browse from (rather than your ISP's server or some
218 networked computer on a LAN), the proxy will be on <SPAN
222 (which is the special name used by every computer on the Internet to refer
223 to itself) and the port will be 8118 (unless you have <SPAN
226 > to run on a different port with the
233 > When configuring your browser's proxy settings you typically enter
237 > in the boxes next to <SPAN
244 > (HTTPS) and then the number <SPAN
251 >. This tells your browser to send all web
255 > instead of directly to the
262 > can also be used to proxy for
263 a Local Area Network. In this case, your would enter either the IP
264 address of the LAN host where <SPAN
268 is running, or the equivalent hostname. Port assignment would be
275 > does not currently handle
276 protocols such as FTP, SMTP, IM, IRC, ICQ, or other Internet
286 >2.6. I just installed <SPAN
289 >, and nothing is happening.
290 All the ads are there. What's wrong?</A
293 > Did you configure your browser to use <SPAN
297 as a proxy? It does not sound like it. See above. You might also try flushing
298 the browser's caches to force a full re-reading of pages. You can verify
302 > is running, and your browser
303 is correctly configured by entering the special URL:
308 >. This should give you
309 a banner that says <SPAN
311 >"This is Privoxy"</SPAN
316 > internal configuration.
317 If you see this, then you are good to go. If not, the browser or
321 > are not set up correctly. </P
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