Why use a proxy server, the advantages of proxy server

Proxy Server (Proxy Server) is an important security function offered by Internet link level gateway. Its work mainly lies in the Open System Interconnection (OSI) dialogue layer. The main functions are as follows: Breaking Through IP Access Restriction:
1. Visit foreign sites Education network, 169 network and other network users can access foreign websites through a proxy.
2. Access to some internal resources of a unit or group, such as a university FTP (provided that the proxy address is within the allowed range of the resource), use a free proxy server within the educational network address segment, and can be used to open educational networks All kinds of FTP download and upload, as well as various types of information sharing and other services.
3. Break through China Telecom's IP blockade: China Telecom users have many sites are restricted access, this restriction is artificial, different Serve on the address of the blockade is different. So can not visit a foreign proxy server for a try.
4. Increase the speed of access: Usually the proxy server is set up a larger hard disk buffer, when the outside information is passed, but also save it to the buffer, when other users access the same information, then directly from Remove the information in the buffer, passed to the user, in order to improve access speed.
5. Hide the real IP: Internet users can also hide their own IP in this way, from attack.

6. Most proxy servers are free