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Restore Proxy Settings?

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bruce5755 | 14:47 Tue 25th Jul 2006 | Technology
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I am with NTL Broadband, quite often internet browsing is very slow, when I use NTL's Boadband Medic it often says that the proxy settings need restoring, you then click on a link that carries out this task. How do I do this manually. Not being too computer literate, is this something that I should mess around with or not?

Many Thanks in advance.
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Unles you have been told to use proxy settings by your company I would not think you need to use proxy settings.

If you are using IE, select Tools then Internet Options then Connections. At the bottom is a section called LAN settings. Press the button.

In the LAN settings window, in the lower half, DESELECT the option which says Use a Proxy Server.

Shut down IE and open it up again. Should now NOT be using proxy settings.

(I would make a note of all the settings in these windows before changing anything just in case you make a mistake).
It is possible to specify a proxy with NTL, though not necessary. Normally you will automatically get your local one, but if you are having problems it is possible to use any of their proxies. I suspect that BB Medic is either setting you up to temporarily use a random or low traffic proxy.

Someone who knows much more about it than me here: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d.h.walker/ cmtips/trancache.html

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