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Ok so i have downloaded backtrack 5 r2. I have tried to setup the proxy chains but when i try to open a website with this proxies i get this error:
|D-chain|-<>-127.0.0.1:9050-<--timeout
I dont know why it timeout, but what can i do to fix it. and were can i get some more proxy server adresses like this one that is free.

Another thing: What is Konquere (web browser); yes i know it is a web browser but what is good about it. and how doe kmix work with backtrack. i have tried to run it but it starts up and then nothing? And when i try to luanch dradis on backtrack a terminal comes up, is there a gui for dradis on backtrack.

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For — practical checklist and quick fixes (BackTrack 5 R2 context).

Most timeouts with ProxyChains happen because the local proxy agent is not reachable or the chain is misconfigured. Quick things to verify first:

  • Confirm a SOCKS daemon is running and listening on the port you configured.
  • Make sure ProxyChains is using the correct proxy type (Tor uses SOCKS5) and the right port (system Tor usually 9050; Tor Browser bundles often use 9150).
  • Try ProxyChains in dynamic_chain mode so a single dead hop does not kill the whole chain.
  • Public proxy lists are unreliable and often insecure; prefer Tor or a trusted paid proxy/VPN for anything sensitive.

Useful checks to run (adjust to your environment):

ps aux | grep [t]or
netstat -tlnp | grep 9050

In /etc/proxychains.conf make sure you have proxy_dns enabled and a SOCKS5 entry pointing at your local Tor socket, for example:

proxy_dns
dynamic_chain
socks5 127.0.0.1 9050

To verify routing via Tor you can test a simple curl through the SOCKS proxy:

curl --socks5 127.0.0.1:9050 https://check.torproject.org/

On the other questions: Konqueror is KDE's integrated file manager and browser (good KDE integration, KIO slaves); read more at the KDE documentation for Konqueror (Konqueror userbase). KMix is a KDE mixer front-end — if it launches with no controls it usually means no ALSA/PulseAudio device or mixer channels are available; check with alsamixer and confirm kernel sound modules are loaded. Dradis is a web-based reporting framework; the GUI is served by the Dradis application — you must start its service and then open the web UI (see the project repo for startup instructions: dradis-ce on GitHub).

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