How Do I Hide IP Address?
The common way to hide your IP address is to use a proxy server. And people hide their IP addresses in order to remain anonymous on the Internet.
There are several methods of using proxy servers to hide IP address.
1) Website Based Proxy Servers
A website based proxy server is proxy server that provides the form for user to enter the URL that they wish to browse anonymously. When user submits the form, the website proxy server will make the request for the page, while the machine usually does not identify itself as a proxy server and does not pass along the user’s IP address in the request of that page.
There are many features of these sites such as: Remove all cookies, Remove all scripts, Remove ads, Hide referrer information, Text only, Show URL entry form, Remove page titles, Minimize caching, Hide user agent, Hex encode URL’s.
Some features are free, and some charge. Proxify.com is an example of website based proxy servers.
2) Browser Configured Proxy Servers
There are stand alone proxy servers that allow user to configure their browser to route their browser traffic through that machine. It makes request of a page on behalf of user, and then sends user the results. They are usually free of charge, but they are often slow because they are accessible to the public.
3) Software Proxy Servers
There are many companies and software packages available on the Internet that provides proxy server service. Some are one time cost, some are annual subscription. They are faster and more reliable than browser configured proxy servers.
Here are some of them: