You can disable it using the following methods, but you must use an admin account. Disable WPAD by disabling WINS/NetBT name resolution Stop WPAD using a host file entry Group Policy Editor Registry ...

WPAD certainly isn't new technology. In fact, it's been around for many years. However, it seems that many system administrators are unaware of its magic. Simply put, WPAD allows you to offer proxy ...

Inner source is the idea of using open source techniques to develop internal tools, using platforms such as GitHub for collaboration. Engineers across a company identify common issues and technologies ...

As the use of Web-based applications and the traffic they generate continues to accelerate, IT staffs are deploying proxy appliances to safeguard against the liability, productivity and security risks ...

With Windows Server 2012 R2, Microsoft has built in a reverse-proxy feature. The Web Application Proxy securely publishes internal resources out to the Internet for access by both corporate-owned ...

A proxy server acts as a gateway between the local network and the Internet by accepting all Web page and other Internet service requests from computers connected to the local network and then passing ...

Feeling nostalgic? Weren’t around in the 90s but wonder what it was like? ProtoWeb has you covered! Over on his YouTube channel [RetroTech Chris] shows you how to browse the web like it’s 1995. The ...

Recently I had to capture some HTTP and HTTPS requests and responses for documentation I was writing. My first thought was to use the HTTP Inspector from ActiveState Komodo 4.0. Unfortunately, HTTP ...

The operators of at least one Tor proxy service was recently caught replacing Bitcoin addresses on ransomware ransom payment sites, diverting funds meant to pay for ransomware decrypters to the site's ...

If wget is your go-to download command on your Linux servers, and your machines are behind a proxy, Jack Wallen has the solution to get this setup working properly. The wget command is one of the best ...