How to Change IP Address?

Tell you how to change IP by comparing different methods and different services: proxy software, web proxy, http proxy, VPN, socks proxy and SSH proxy.

What is an IP address and how to change the IP address? An IP address (Internet Protocol address) is a numerical way to identify your computer on the Internet. Web sites can know much information by your IP address. For example, from your IP address, we can know your country.

How to Change IP Address

People change the IP address to avoid online bans and protect online privacy. How to change the IP address? Before trying any other methods to change your IP address, try turning off your Cable/DSL modem for five minutes. In many cases, this will change your IP address.

But that method can only change your IP address slightly within a small range. How to change the IP address to another country? Here are some methods to change the IP address completely to another one.

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How to use My IP Hide in iPhone?

This is a tutorial showing how use the proxy software My IP Hide in iPhone. It can help you to hide IP in your iPhone and surf anonymously.

Question: I want to know how to set it up on my iPhone to open the blocked Facebook and YouTube.

Answer: You can run My IP Hide on your Mac/Windows computer. Then use your iPhone to connect to My IP Hide to open blocked Facebook and YouTube.

1) Your iPhone and computer should be in the same LAN (WiFi).
2) Click the “Setting” button on My IP Hide
3) Go to the “Misc” Tab of the “Settings” dialog
4) You will see a Proxy IP (Server) and Port in that Tab

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5) Set that proxy IP (server) and port in your iPhone

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6) When you want to shut down your computer or exit My IP Hide on it, you should turn off the ‘HTTP Proxy’ option of your iPhone. Otherwise, it can’t open any web pages.

Set Firefox to Use Remote DNS

An instruction showing how to set Firefox to use remote DNS. Use Firefox’s advanced settings to set the remote DNS option of socks proxy.

Question: How can I set Firefox to use remote DNS when I use socks proxy in Firefox?

Answer:

1. Search “proxy” on the Firefox options page. Then click the “Settings” button for its “Network Settings” to view Firefox’s proxy options.

Firefox Network Options
Firefox Network Options

2. Check the option “Proxy DNS when using SOCKS v5”.

Firefox Remote DNS
Firefox Remote DNS

What Program Changed Proxy Settings?

Follow this instruction to find what program changed proxy settings on your computer.

Question: I’m using your program My IP Hide to change the IP address. But after a few seconds, my proxy settings will be restored to direct connection. What is the problem?

Answer: It seems that some program reverts your proxy settings. Follow this instruction to find what program changed your proxy settings.

First, you need the program Process Monitor. Download it from here: https://download.sysinternals.com/files/ProcessMonitor.zip

1) Run it. You will see this dialog. Click the “Filter” button.

Monitor Proxy Settings

2) Add a filter rule. Show the entries whose path ends with “ProxyEnable”. Please type in the “ProxyEnable” by yourself. Then click “Add” and “OK” buttons.

Filter Proxy Settings

3) Click the “Start” button to start monitoring your system.

Program Changed Proxy Settings

4) Enable MyIPHide now. When MyIPHide says your proxy settings are changed by another program, click the “Start” button again to stop the monitor. Now see what program is shown there.

In that screenshot, you can see Elite Proxy Switcher (EPS.exe) changed the proxy settings besides My IP Hide (MIH.exe).

Socks Proxy Checker 1.11 is Released

Socks Proxy Checker 1.11 is released on Dec 6, 2012. It includes many improvements. We recommend all users updating to the latest version. It includes these changes.

  • Show country for downloaded socks proxy list
  • support switching proxy from the system tray menu

Socks Proxy Checker

Socks Proxy Checker Introduction

You can use Socks Proxy Checker to protect your Internet privacy or access the blocked sites by hiding your real IP using a proxy.

Socks Proxy Checker is a professional socks proxy checker and proxy switcher for your browsers. It can test the details (speed, version, country, email, gateway, dangerous, udp) of the socks proxy and automatically change the proxy settings of your browsers (IE, Firefox and Chrome).

Socks Proxy Checker Features

  • Proxy Checker: professionally test the details of the proxies.
  • Proxy Switcher: quickly change the proxy settings of the browsers.
  • Proxy Downloader: get daily fresh socks proxy lists by just one click.
  • Proxy Manager: easily maintain your personal proxy list.

Elite Proxy Switcher 1.21 is Released

Elite Proxy Switcher 1.21 is released on Dec 6, 2012. It includes many improvements. We recommend all users updating to the latest version. It includes these changes.

  • Show country for downloaded list
  • It can now test whether a proxy supports sending emails

Elite Proxy Switcher

Elite Proxy Switcher Introduction

You can use Elite Proxy Switcher to protect your Internet privacy or access the blocked sites by hiding your real IP using a proxy.

Elite Proxy Switcher is a professional proxy checker and proxy switcher for your browsers. It can test the details (speed, anonymity, country, ssl, gateway, dangerous, google) of the proxy and automatically change the proxy settings of your browsers (IE, Firefox and Chrome).

Elite Proxy Switcher Features

  • Proxy Checker: professionally test the details of the proxies.
  • Proxy Switcher: quickly change the proxy settings of the browsers.
  • Proxy Downloader: get daily fresh proxy lists by just one click.
  • Proxy Manager: easily maintain your personal proxy list.