How To Use Google As A Proxy

If you’re behind a firewall in your office or school Internet, you may have some trouble accessing different sites. There will be sites that are marked as inappropriate for the work or academic environment, and these will most likely be blocked. You can still bypass this and access the blocked sites by using proxies. You can use Google as your proxy, and there are a couple of ways to do it.

Method 1

Using Google Translate as a Proxy

1. 1
   Launch a web browser. Open any web browser on your computer. You can use Google Translate as a proxy from any web browser.

2. 2
   Identify the URL. Since the site is blocked, you cannot just use a search engine to get to it. You have to know the direct link or URL to the website you want to access. As an example, use the WikiHow URL: https://www.wikihow.com/.

3. 3
   Build the Google Translate link. Using Google Translate as a proxy means going through Google Translate to access the website:

4. Start with the link. Use this direct link to begin with using the WikiHow example given earlier: http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&u=https://www.wikihow.com/.

5. Set the destination language. The destination language in the link should be set to the actual language of the website. If it’s in English, use “en.” Put this after the “tl” text in the link.

6. Set source language. The source language can be any other language, except for the destination language. For instance, you can use “ja” for Japanese. Put this after the “sl” text in the link.

7. Input the site URL. The final piece of the link is the website you want to access. Put the URL of the website after the “u” text in the link. In the example above, this will be https://www.wikihow.com.

8. 4
   Access the website. Enter the full link in the address bar of your web browser, and hit Enter. You will be in the Google Translate main site, but the website you want to visit will be displayed right under it. You can now access it normally.

Method 2

9. Using Google Mobilizer as a Proxy

10. 1
    Launch a web browser. Open any web browser. You can use Google Mobilizer as a proxy from any web browser.

11. 2
    Identify the URL. Since the site is blocked, you cannot just use a search engine to get to it. You have to know the direct link or URL to the website you want to access. As an example, use the WikiHow URL: https://www.wikihow.com/.

1. 3
   Build the Google Mobilizer link. Using Google Mobilizer as a proxy means going through Google mobilizer service to access the website:

   • Start with the link. Use this direct link to begin with using the WikiHow URL: http://www.google.ie/gwt/x?u=https://www.wikihow.com/.

   • Input the site URL. Use the link as is and just edit the URL at the end for the website you want to access. Put this after the “u” text in the link. In the example above, this would be https://www.wikihow.com.

2. 4
   Access the website. Enter the full link in the address bar of your web browser and hit Enter. You will be in the Google Mobilizer site, but the website you want to visit will be displayed right on it. You can now access it normally.

   • This works best for text-heavy pages as some formatting gets lost.