{"id":6054,"date":"2023-10-18T14:47:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royadata.io\/blog\/?p=6054"},"modified":"2023-10-18T14:47:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:47:43","slug":"how-to-find-my-http-proxy-port-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/royadata.io\/blog\/how-to-find-my-http-proxy-port-number\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find My HTTP Proxy Port Number (Windows & Mac)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is my proxy port and Are you looking to find out the port number of an HTTP proxy you are using? Then read the article below as we would be showing a step-by-step guide on how to find out the port number of your IP address.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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If not for the prevalence adoption of tracking, surveillance, geo-targeting, and IP blocks, proxies wouldn\u2019t have even existed in the first place \u2013 but these events have made them a part of our online life. If you have proxies configured on your computer, you will at some points, want to know the proxy port<\/a> you are hooked to. This is especially true for providers that you bought a bunch of proxies from and what differentiates the proxies is their port number as in the case of most residential proxies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you are in such a condition and want to find out the port you are connected through, then this article has been written for you. It is important I stress here that ports for proxies do not have the same use case and meaning as in the case of IP ports that are rigid and you can tell the type of communication just from seeing the port number. I will be discussing 3 methods that you can follow to find out your port number.<\/p>\n\n

How to Check Port Number from Default Proxy Settings<\/strong><\/pre>\n
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For proxies, there are two places where they can be configured. The first place is the global proxy settings which some applications such as browsers would respect \u2013 and some other applications would ignore and access the Internet without the proxy. The second place is in the specific application proxy settings if proxies are supported by the application.<\/p>\n
In this section, I will be showing you how to find out your port number from the default proxy settings<\/a> on your computer. The step varies depending on the Operating System you are using. Because we won\u2019t be able to cover all of the popular OSs in the market, we would only provide you guide for Windows and Mac.<\/p>\n\n
<\/span>Check Proxy Port Number on Windows<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
Step 1:<\/strong> To get to the proxy setting area quickly, run a search using the \u201cInternet Options\u201d query.<\/p>\n
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Step 2:<\/strong> From the results of the search, choose \u201cconnections\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Step 3:<\/strong> Click on \u201cLAN Settings\u201d.<\/p>\n
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Step 4:<\/strong> The interface that will come up will provide you with details about your proxy configuration that is available to all of your applications. This would include the proxy address and port.<\/p>\n
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<\/span>Check Proxy Port Number on Mac<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
Step 1:<\/strong> Go to the \u201cSystem Preferences\u201d interface by clicking on the Apple logo on the top left side of the page and then clicking on system preferences.<\/p>\n
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Step 2:<\/strong> Click on \u201cNetworks\u201d and then choose the Wi-Fi network you are connected to from the left panel \u2013 or the network you are using.<\/p>\n
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Step 3:<\/strong> You will see the \u201cadvanced\u201d button. An interface will open with some tabs. Click on the \u201cProxies\u201d tab<\/p>\n
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Step 4:<\/strong> Choose the protocol of the proxy. Since the article is about HTTP, we would be choosing HTTP or HTTPS depending on the one that has proxies configured. You should see the proxy port, proxy address, username, and password if proxies are configured on the computer from the global area. If the input boxes are empty, that means there is no proxy setup from the global area.<\/p>\n
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