← All Kali Issues
Proxychains

Connection timeout

N Network High

🔴 Error Message

Timeout through proxy chain

📖 What This Means

Proxy not running or misconfigured.

🔧 Step-by-Step Fix

  1. Check config: cat /etc/proxychains4.conf
  2. Start Tor: sudo systemctl start tor
  3. Verify proxy: curl --socks5 127.0.0.1:9050 http://check.torproject.org

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