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## Or is it another type of anonymiser? They are beyond this article's scope, but the same principles apply. For examples see [[:Category:Anonymity networks]].

# Connect to the proxy. If it's a web proxy go to its page in a browser. If it's an HTTP proxy change the network settings in your browser options.

# Find your new IP address. Using your new proxy connection, visit one of those sites that tell you about your IP address. It might tell you you're now in China. Go to [[Special:Mytalk]] on Wikipedia. This will confirm you can use the same IP address to read Wikipedia. On any page (like your new talkpage) click edit, add a signature, and click preview. This will confirm without a doubt that you (and any other foolperson) can use this IP to edit Wikipedia. Some people make confirmation edits to a sandbox, but since the IP user could be anyone this isn't as helpful as mentioning how you are accessing it so others can check.

# Use your new found powers to check some IPs in [[CAT:OP]]. Hopefully this will show you both the open proxy attrition rate, and that confirming that an IP address ''isn't'' an open proxy isn't always as straightforward.