Is 196.251.222.242:8104 a proxy? Yes.
196.251.222.242:8104 is a public HTTP proxy in the HProxy free proxy list, exiting from South Africa. It holds a spotty 13% uptime, and was last checked 9 h ago.
uptime
South AfricaUptime & downtime
7
Days tracked
393
Checks run
86.3%
Downtime
7
Down days
Continuous monitoring
How HProxy checks 196.251.222.242:8104
196.251.222.242:8104 is in the live pool right now, and it stays there only for as long as it keeps answering. Here is exactly what HProxy does to it, and how often.
Port 8104: Registered port range
This port sits in the registered range, which any user-level program may listen on without special rights. It carries no reserved meaning of its own, so the number tells you the proxy was configured deliberately on a chosen port rather than on a system default.
Every check is a real connection
HProxy does not read this address off somebody else's list and pass it on. Each check opens an actual connection to 196.251.222.242:8104 and waits up to 4 seconds for the other end to complete a proxy handshake. Anything that does not answer in that budget counts as a failure and is recorded as one, which is why the percentage on this page moves rather than sitting at a marketing number. The handshake is attempted across HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4 and SOCKS5, which is how we know it spoke HTTP.
2,274 checks, 293 answered
That is 13% of the time, measured since June 23, 2026. Every one of those results, successes and failures alike, is a connection HProxy opened itself.
It is being re-tested continuously
196.251.222.242:8104 is in the live rotation, so it is re-tested continuously rather than on a daily cycle. If it stops answering it is marked down immediately, and if it stays down for 3 days it moves into the public proxy database with its full record intact. Nothing is deleted at any point.
This endpoint
The record
Everything HProxy holds on 196.251.222.242:8104, and nothing it does not.
- First seen
- June 23, 2026
- Last checked
- August 3, 2026
- Next check due
- continuously
- Checks run
- 2,274
- Times it answered
- 293
- Spoke
- HTTP
13%
answered 293 of 2,274 checks
How to use this proxy
Route a request through 196.251.222.242:8104 over HTTP. Free proxies are shared and rotate out fast, so test before you rely on it.
curl -x http://196.251.222.242:8104 \
https://api.ipify.org?format=json
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Where this address sits
Right now our free pool holds 6 other free proxies on Info Gro, and 282 in South Africa. 196.251.222.242:8104 sits inside that set, so if it is not usable the pages below are where its closest alternatives are.
What HProxy holds on Info-Gro (PTY) Ltd
Open proxies are not spread evenly across the internet. They cluster, because one misconfigured template, one cheap hosting reseller or one leaked image tends to produce hundreds of identical machines on the same network. HProxy tracks 104 addresses on AS37403, which is 0.02% of every address in the database and a small corner of the database. 18 of them are answering right now, so if this particular address is not usable, the network is a reasonable place to look for one that is.
- Answering now17%
- Answered before13%
- Never answered69%
Questions about 196.251.222.242:8104
Is 196.251.222.242:8104 a working proxy right now?
Yes. 196.251.222.242:8104 answered HProxy's automated check 9 h ago and is in the live free proxy pool as we publish this page. It is re-tested every few minutes, so open this page again for its current state rather than trusting a copy of it.
What kind of proxy is 196.251.222.242?
It speaks HTTP. The port is 8104. Point your client at 196.251.222.242:8104 over http to route a request through it.
Where is 196.251.222.242 located?
Traffic through it exits from Brits, South Africa, on Info-Gro (PTY) Ltd (AS37403). That is where the destination site will think your request came from.
How reliable has 196.251.222.242:8104 been?
Across 42 days of tracking it answered 13% of our checks. The chart on this page shows every day we have recorded for it, including the days it was down.
Is it safe to use 196.251.222.242:8104?
Treat it the way you would any public proxy: it is operated by someone we have no relationship with, it is shared with strangers, and anything you send unencrypted over it can be read. Fine for a quick geo check or a scrape of public data, never for logins, payments or anything private.
How many free proxies are on Info Gro?
6 other free proxies are live on Info Gro (AS37403) in our pool right now, alongside 196.251.222.242:8104. Networks that host one open proxy usually host several, which is why the whole AS is worth browsing rather than just this address.
Are there other free proxies in South Africa?
Yes, 282 free proxies are exiting from South Africa in our pool right now, answering in 535ms at the median. If this address is not usable, that list is the place to look for a working one.
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About this list & IP removal
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