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Why is firefox ignoring http proxy setting? I can put any address under manual setting and I can still browse normally.

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aminboleh
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Firefox is ignoring whatever value I entered in the http proxy server IP/port. Does not matter if its a valid or invalid IP. I can still browse as if the there is no proxy selected. However using socks5 proxy, it will use the socks setting as intended.

Firefox is ignoring whatever value I entered in the http proxy server IP/port. Does not matter if its a valid or invalid IP. I can still browse as if the there is no proxy selected. However using socks5 proxy, it will use the socks setting as intended.

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WestEnd
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Did you input that into the proxy setting option?

aminboleh
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As I said, I put my http proxy real address as well as nonsense or invalid address and yet I can browse as if the proxy value is not there.

This is happening on both my Mac and Windows server and 7 and 10. FF simply ignore whatever value.

WestEnd
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Did you do a IP check to see what it says your IP was?

aminboleh
aminboleh Question owner
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The IP is still the same public IP assigned by ISP. This is happening to http proxy only and my Windows is using a different ISP but same results. Both FF ignoring http proxy settings.