[squid-users] Is I can change my public ip-address by use squid proxy?

[Antony Stone]

On Saturday 13 August 2016 at 18:54:14, james82 wrote:

> I want change my public ip-address to access some website by use squid
> proxy.

I won't even begin to ask why.

> Is I actually can do that?

You cannot.  Your public IP address is assigned to you by your Internet 
Connectivity Provider, and there is no way for you to change it (or, if you 
do, it will still be the current address assigned to you, and therefore 
whoever is running the websites you want to hide yourself from can still find 
out who you are).

> How to do that?

Yuri has just answered this, but I also just wanted to point out:

On Wednesday 20 July 2016 at 17:32:43, Antony Stone wrote:

> On Wednesday 20 July 2016 at 16:06:22, james82 wrote:
> > i'm sorry. using for what is my secret. .i just want to know, can i use
> > squid as a proxy server to connect to internet? normal i search whatmyip
> > and my ip appear on that website. i want to change that ip. is it
> > possible? how to do it.
> 
> It sounds to me like you want something like https://www.torproject.org/
> rather than Squid.
> 
> However, based on the almost-zero information you've given us about what
> you're actually trying to do, it's hard to be sure what to advise.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Antony.

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