A proxy server allows you to regulate and monitor Internet traffic from employees on your company's network. It logs Internet access, tracks website visits and allows you to block particular websites.

If you want to surf the Web anonymously, you need to use a proxy server to mask your IP address. To avoid using third-party tools, Mozilla Firefox enables you to connect through a proxy by default.

I am trying to put together a lab of machines that will allow our normal domain users to logon, but will limit their ability to browse the web and run applications.<BR><BR>This is a financial aid lab ...

For some reason, having the default "use system proxy settings" causes problems and I have to disable proxy completely in both IE and FireFox. The strange thing is I don't have this problem when ...