Most of us are familiar with IP addresses, which typically assign one public network IP to a computer to identify its location. Proxy servers, which operate in the dialogue layer of the OSI model, play an important security role as they act as firewalls. Proxy IP serves as an intermediary platform for internet surfing. When accessing a webpage, your computer first connects to the proxy IP, which then retrieves the page, leaving only the proxy IP address in the access record, rather than your ...