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I use usb data card to connect to internet and use firefox to access internet.
In Firefox -> Tools -> Options -> Advanced-> Network -> Connection -> Setting it says:
Configure how firefox connects to the internet
Configure proxies to access the internet:
no proxy
system proxy
auto-detect
manual proxy etc
I want to understand the workflow, when and at what step, is this proxy comes into picture and what are their roles.
In such my home setup, what should be this setting? What proxy I am using here? and What is this setting typically in office environment?
Another point worth adding here is that some proxy servers will cache the data. This can lead to increased speed on some types of connections if the proxy server is closer to the user than the web service server. Of course, it brings a set of problems with it too. The proxy will need to accurately detect changes of the main content and then update and so on. – AndrejaKo – 2011-07-09T12:20:43.340