suddenly: "the proxy server is refusing connections"
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Distribution: Mint 16 RC, Elementary OS Luna, Crunchbang
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suddenly: "the proxy server is refusing connections"
So Im newish to computing, and new to anything network/linux related.
Situation: yesterday I installed Privoxy and it was working great (verified via Privoxy.org). Starting today while at a coffee shop i go the error "the proxy server is refusing connections". All of my settings are what they were yesterday and the default:
Code:
$ privoxy --version
Privoxy version 3.0.15 (http://www.privoxy.org/)
and in firefox
Code:
Connection settings: Manual proxy config, http proxy: 127.0.0.1 port 8118. Ssl: (same)
SOCKSv5 "no proxy for: localhost, 127.0.0.1"
All these settings were the same as original when it was working.
(note: this is happening on all networks not just that coffee shop network now)
Last edited by Ubunoob001; 10-04-2010 at 07:49 AM.
Distribution: Mint 16 RC, Elementary OS Luna, Crunchbang
Posts: 166
Original Poster
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error recieved
Quote:
Originally Posted by kaushalpatel1982
request to attach config and exact error.
error is:
Code:
The proxy server is refusing connections
Firefox is configured to use a proxy server that is refusing connections.
* Check the proxy settings to make sure that they are correct.
* Contact your network administrator to make sure the proxy server is
working.
what config file should i post?
Last edited by Ubunoob001; 10-08-2010 at 11:12 AM.
Distribution: Mint 16 RC, Elementary OS Luna, Crunchbang
Posts: 166
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Quote:
Originally Posted by repo
Make sure privoxy and tor are running.
Verify the firewall settings.
Kind regards
Being that I am very "green" w/r/t Linux, I suppose that is, itself, my question: How do i verify privoxy is running...Assuming this error implies that Privoxy is not running and therefore can't connect when using privoxy settings in Firefox. Also, iptables is not something I have played with. Tor is not installed.
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