Hi Proxo-Users,
I have been using the Proxomitron Proxy Rotation feature for the last little bit. And for awhile now I have been experiencing some system Freeze ups. Not really often, but more than the occasional freeze. I thought it might be resource leaks or partition break down maybe. But a few days ago the system started slowing down, browser windows started to leave trails as they opened and closed. I thought well, might as disconnect and re-boot, but this time I happen to pop the Proxo Dialog box and I had 27 connections! And there wasn't even a page loading!
The only thing I could think of was the Rotation feature that I had been using. Uusually I have from 1 up to 8 connections which all go back to zero after the page has loaded.
So I changed the "Proxo's Proxy rotations per connection" and I haven't experienced one single Freeze up since. I think it might possibly be the kind of proxies that I have been using also.
When a page loads there are from 10 to sometimes 40 connections made which after-wards should close. I had been rotating 1 proxy per connection in Proxo which meant that a different Proxy was being use for each connection made. (Talk about HIGH ANONYMITY!) Recently I had read a post that by "Haiunder" about rotating proxies once every 30 minutes to keep from drawing attention from "Nosy" providers. So I figured at least 10 connections per page, and depending how You Surf, I figure that I load probably a page every minute or two. You know it varies depending if You are doing a search or writting a post. But I thought I would figure it a page a minute just to start with.
So a page a minute, at least 10 connections per page, rotate Proxies every 30 minutes, so I set the Proxo Proxy Rotation to rotate Proxy every 300 connections. So far so good. That drops the Anonymity Factor, but I haven't had to re-boot because of System Freezes either!
I made this post just in case some one else has had the same experience or that someone is thinking about trying out the Proxy Rotation feature in Proxomitron, or maybe some didn't even know that Proxo can do that.
PROXOMITRON is one of Greatest Innovative Pieces of Software I have ever Worked With. And You Can Beat The Price! And In My Opinion, This Is the GREATEST FORUM On The Net!
Here's how to get into that feature:( Of course You need at least more than one Proxy in Your Proxomitron Proxy List) Here's a link to a Proxy Search Engine:
http://www.antiproxy.com/proxysearch.php You can search for them and test whether they are up and running, the speed the are running, and whether the IP can be resolve to a URL or not, and even what port You want to run!
"VERY IMPORTANT": You need to test every Proxy, Not just from the search engine, to see whether or not Your IP is being Forwarded through or not! That is one thing the Proxy Search Engine Can Not test for You. I also might mention that Proxo doesn't mind if You make comments after the Proxy's address & port Number, like the Location of the Proxy and the relative Speed of the Proxy.
Example: "000.00.00.0:portnumber zx (fast)"
(1). Click on the Proxo Icon and when the Proxo dialog box pops-up, click on the "Proxy" button.
(2). Now 'RIGHT CLICK' on the Proxy's Address & port Number listed and when the Menu drops down, click on the "Advance Proxy Settings" item.
(3). Now You can make the setting from the "Advance Proxy Settings" dialog box that will suit Your Surfing requirements. After You make the settings, Click 'Ok', and then be sure to Save the Changes by click on the left-green Floppy-disk symbol at the Top of Proxo's Main Dialog box. The Green Floppy should go dark when You Click on it. If You don't Save the Changes, the next You re-boot You will loose ALL the Changes. Not Very COOL!
I Hope that You ALL Have a Wonderful & Blessed Day, MY FRIENDS!
"jak"
