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BrandonJTyson
Dec 24, 2016Tutor
Proxy on PS4
I was just wondering how I can setup the proxy on the ps4? I heard you must take your computers ip address and punch it into the ps4 set up connection area, proxy settings, then set the proxy port nu...
- Dec 24, 2016
I have done it thank you! I was not sure why people were telling me to use the IP of my computer as the proxy server IP but that did not work. I just looked up a proxy server online entered the IP along with port 8080 and I finally connected to the server.
StephenB
Dec 24, 2016Guru - Experienced User
If you are on a home network, you shouldn't need a proxy simply to connect to the internet (and AFAIK there aren't any Netgear home routers that have them built in).
The proxy settings on the PS4 would point to a proxy server (in the cloud somewhere, since there is no proxy in the router). You might need to configure the router to forward whatever port the proxy uses to the PS4 (that depends whether the PS4 is receiving unsolicited inbound connections).
BrandonJTyson
Dec 24, 2016Tutor
I have done it thank you! I was not sure why people were telling me to use the IP of my computer as the proxy server IP but that did not work. I just looked up a proxy server online entered the IP along with port 8080 and I finally connected to the server.