What is SOCKS proxy?
SOCKs - is a short form of "sockets" which is related to networking and internet protocols.
There are many different internet protocols, but SOCKS protocol related to "proxying" protocol which means it can be used to "proxy" websites data.
While you accessing internet directly from your internet address (IP address) there are possibilities to access using socks IP by using socks proxy.
This can be done multiple ways, one of them, the most popular one - is using SOCKS proxy in your browser by specified SOCKS proxy server in the Network Settings.
Actually SOCKS proxy server listening to your requests and provides websites data that in other case you accessing directly.
Tools
- My IP Address - know your internet protocol (IP) address
- My Browser User-Agent - user-agent of your internet browser
- My Browser Headers - headers that sends your internet browser