A little help with SOCKS proxies issue

I was hoping someone familiar with the intricacies of how proxies work can give me some assistance.

I am currently unable to get my private SOCKS proxies to work on my computer. They worked for a while and now and I can?t get any application to connect to the web with them. I can get HTTPS proxies to work just fine, but not SOCKS.

It is not the proxies themselves because I have tried private SOCKS proxies from multiple sources. It?s always the same situation; HTTPS proxies from the source work fine but I can?t connect with the SOCKS proxies.

I am running Windows XP Home. I have tried using the SOCKS proxies with Proxy Firewall, Proxifier, and FreeCap. No luck with any of them.

Is there some configuration on my system I should be checking? I am really at a loss with this. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Are you using SSH tunneling as Socks or a native Socks proxy served by a server?

I need this info before I can help you further.

I heard socks proxy are only workable in 24 hours timeframe and each one has a different connecting speed.

Download and try socks5helper from here
ht tp://socks-5.com/socks5_howto.php
it's totally free and safe
the good thing socks5helper has is the information box which shows all the connecting information when you are using one socks4/5 proxy.

lelouch vi britannia said:

Are you using SSH tunneling as Socks or a native Socks proxy served by a server?

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Socks proxy served by a server.

Need more info about your PC to help you.
First check your firewall if you have one.

myzona said:

Need more info about your PC to help you.
First check your firewall if you have one.

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Hey Myzona,
Specifically what info would you like about my PC? And, what specifically would you suggest I check with my firewall?

So... you have firewall?

myzona said:

So... you have firewall?

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Yes, Webroot Desktop Firewall

Quick Update:

I figured out my issue by cruising a few proxy forums. Thanks a lot for those of you who were attempting to assist me.