What is a proxy IP address?

What is a proxy IP address?

A proxy server is basically a computer on the internet with its own IP address that your computer knows. When you send a web request, your request goes to the proxy server first. A proxy server can change your IP address, so the web server doesn't know exactly where you are in the world.

How do I find my hidden IP address?

To answer your question first, the closest way you could get the VPN user's original IP address is in the event of a DNS leak. However, to be able to detect this information, you are going to need to host your website using your own DNS server. Not the ones provided by your hosting company or registrar.

How do I know if someone is using a proxy server?

Click the “Connections” tab in the Internet Options window. Click the “LAN Settings” button. If there is a check mark in the box next to the “Us a proxy server for your LAN” option, then your PC accesses the Web through a proxy server. If there is no check mark in the box, your computer does not use a proxy server.