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Proxy auto-config. A proxy auto-config (PAC) file defines how web browsers and other user agents can automatically choose the appropriate proxy server (access method) for fetching a given URL. A PAC file contains a JavaScript function FindProxyForURL (url, host). This function returns a string with one or more access method specifications.
Lantern (software) Lantern is a free [a] internet censorship circumvention tool that operates in some of the most extreme censorship environments, such as China, Iran, and Russia. [5] It uses wide variety of protocols and techniques that obfuscate network traffic and/or co-mingle traffic with protocols censors are reluctant to block.
Proxy server. Communication between two computers connected through a third computer acting as a proxy server. This can protect Alice's privacy, as Bob only knows about the proxy and cannot identify or contact Alice directly. In computer networking, a proxy server is a server application that acts as an intermediary between a client requesting ...
MAC spoofing is a technique for changing a factory-assigned Media Access Control (MAC) address of a network interface on a networked device. The MAC address that is hard-coded on a network interface controller (NIC) cannot be changed. However, many drivers allow the MAC address to be changed. Additionally, there are tools which can make an ...
Contents. Wikipedia:WikiProject on open proxies/Guide to checking open proxies. Open proxies are IP addresses that can be used by anyone anywhere with an Internet connection, usually with the intention of hiding the real origin. They are often used by vandals and sockpuppets to evade blocks, or sometimes it's just useful to know if the IPs you ...
For the software unit testing protocol known as TAP, see Test Anything Protocol. In computer networking, TUN and TAP are kernel virtual network devices. Being network devices supported entirely in software, they differ from ordinary network devices which are backed by physical network adapters. The Universal TUN/TAP Driver originated in 2000 as ...
Freegate. Freegate is a software application developed by Dynamic Internet Technology (DIT) that enables internet users to view websites blocked by their governments. The program takes advantage of a range of proxy servers called Dynaweb. This allows users to bypass Internet firewalls that block web sites by using DIT's Peer-to-peer (P2P)-like ...
MAC filtering. In computer networking, MAC address filtering is a network access control method whereby the MAC address assigned to each network interface controller is used to determine access to the network. MAC addresses are uniquely assigned to each card, so using MAC filtering on a network permits and denies network access to specific ...