Bypassing Internet Censorship/Proxy

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This Wikibook explains in detail how to use proxy to bypass Internet censorship. A primary resource used in developing this Wikibook is HOWTO bypass Internet Censorship.

Contents 1 CoDeeN 1.1 Internet Explorer 1.2 Mozilla Firefox 1.3 Opera 2 Free Anonymous Proxy Servers 2.1 All Browsers(including ones mentioned above)

[edit] CoDeeN

CoDeeN is an academic testbed Content Distribution Network (CDN) built on top of PlanetLab by the Network Systems Group at Princeton University.

[edit] Internet Explorer

• Start Internet Explorer
• Click Tools → Internet Options to open that dialog box (window)

• Click the Connections tab

• For Dial-up or Virtual Private Network
  • Click to select the appropriate entry used to connect to the Internet
  • Click Settings to open that dialog box (window)
    (left screen capture below)
• For LAN (e.g., broadband)
  • Click LAN Settings to open that dialog box (window)
    (right screen capture below)

(click to enlarge) Screen © Microsoft Corporation Used with permission

(click to enlarge) Screen © Microsoft Corporation Used with permission

• Under Proxy server
  • Click to check Use a proxy server for your LAN...
  • Click to check Bypass proxy server for local addresses
  • Click Advanced... to open the Proxy Settings dialog box (window)

• Under Servers, in Type HTTP
  • In Proxy address to use enter planetlab-1.cs.princeton.edu
  • In Port enter 3128
• Click OK to close the dialog box (window)

• Click OK to close the Settings dialog box (window)

To turn the proxy OFF 

(Configuration will be saved for later reuse)

• Open the Settings dialog box (using the above procedure)
• Click to uncheck Use a proxy server for your LAN...
• Click OK to close the Settings dialog box (window)

To turn the proxy back ON 

(Using saved configuration)

• Open the Settings dialog box (using the above procedure)
• Click to check Use a proxy server for your LAN...
• Click OK to close the Settings dialog box (window)

[edit] Mozilla Firefox

• Start Mozilla Firefox
• Click on Tools → Options to open the Options dialog box
• Click on Connection Settings
• For LAN (e.g., broadband)
  • Click on Manual Proxy Configuration
• In the HTTP Proxy: textbox, enter : planetlab-10.cs.princeton.edu and in the "Port:" textbox, enter 3128
• Click on OK to close the Connections dialog box
• Click on OK to close the Options dialog box

To turn the proxy OFF 

(Configuration will be saved for later reuse)

• Open the Connection Settings dialog box (using the above procedure)
• Select Direct Connection To Internet
• Click OK to close the two dialog boxes

To turn the proxy back ON 

(Using saved configuration)

• Open the Connection Settings dialog box (using the above procedure)
• Click to check Manual Proxy Configuration
• Click OK to close the two dialog boxes

[edit] Opera

Will edit

[edit] Free Anonymous Proxy Servers

[edit] All Browsers(including ones mentioned above)

• Free Web-Based anonymizing SSL Proxy Service - Bypasser.info

Log on to http://www.thefreecountry.org/security/anonymous.shtml and use any of the free anonymous proxy servers which are listed there.