Theflixer Proxy

In Windows, proxy settings for local connections are made through the "Network and Sharing Center" (from the "Control Panel"). You need to select "Browser Properties", then go to "Connections" and click on "Network Setting". And there you can set either the script or the parameters for the proxy.

A proxy address is the URL or IP address of a proxy server. It is the destination that a client's request is forwarded to, instead of directly to the intended website or server. When a client wants to access a website or resource, the request is sent to the proxy server instead. The proxy server then fetches the requested content and returns it to the client.

A proxy server port on a TV refers to a specific port number used by a proxy server to communicate with the TV. The proxy server is a computer or device that acts as an intermediary between the TV and external networks or resources, such as the internet. The port number is a unique identifier that directs the communication to the appropriate service or application on the proxy server.

In the context of a TV, a proxy server port is typically used for firmware updates, app store access, or other communication with external servers. The port number is usually provided by the TV manufacturer or the service provider, and it may vary depending on the specific model or firmware version of the TV.

To use a proxy server with your TV, you will need to configure the TV's network settings to use the proxy server's IP address and port number. This can usually be done through the TV's menu or settings, under the network or internet settings section.

It's important to note that using a proxy server with your TV may have security implications, as it can potentially expose your TV and home network to vulnerabilities.

In Scrapy, you can control the caching behavior of requests made by rules in your spider by adjusting the dont_cache attribute in the Rule object. The dont_cache attribute, when set to True, indicates that the requests matched by the rule should not be cached.

Here's an example of how you can use dont_cache in a CrawlSpider:

from scrapy.linkextractors import LinkExtractor
from scrapy.spiders import CrawlSpider, Rule

class MySpider(CrawlSpider):
    name = 'my_spider'
    allowed_domains = ['example.com']
    start_urls = ['http://example.com']

    rules = (
        # Example Rule with dont_cache set to True
        Rule(LinkExtractor(allow=('/page/')), callback='parse_page', follow=True, dont_cache=True),
    )

    def parse_page(self, response):
        # Your parsing logic for individual pages goes here
        pass

- The spider is defined as a CrawlSpider.
- The Rule is created with LinkExtractor to match URLs that contain '/page/' in them.
- The dont_cache=True attribute is set to True in the Rule, indicating that requests matched by this rule should not be cached.

By setting dont_cache to True, Scrapy will make sure that requests matched by this rule will be fetched without considering the cache. This is useful when you want to ensure that each request to the specified URLs results in a fresh response, bypassing any cached data.

There are 2 ways to do this. The first is to manually change the settings in /etc/environment, but you will definitely need root access to do that. You can also use the Network Manager utility (compatible with all common DEs). You just have to make sure beforehand that the driver for the network adapter to work properly is installed on the system.