I'm trying to use a proxy server with chromium but I can't get it to work. I'm using Arch Linux. Here are the steps I'm following:

1. I find a proxy in the UK on the British Proxy List at proxynova.com. The Proxy IP will be something like 8.211.195.173 and the Proxy Port will be something like 8080.

2. I start chromium using one of these options (I've tried them all):

   $ chromium --proxy-server="8.211.195.173:8080"
   $ chromium --proxy-server="https=8.211.195.173:8080"
   $ chromium --proxy-server="https://8.211.195.173:8080"
   

3. I open a webpage such as nytimes.com

Chromium then goes into loading mode for about 10 seconds after which I get this error:

This site can’t be reached
www.nytimes.com took too long to respond.

Try:

Checking the connection
Checking the proxy and the firewall
ERR_TIMED_OUT

Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

posted 29 days ago

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29d ago

Trevor‭

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