ProxyChain comes with two predefined listeners to allow you to use the program immediately; these two listeners are HTTP and SOCKS4. The HTTP listener contains a list of HTTP servers. The default settings for the HTTP listener use a pool of 5 proxy chains with 2 proxy servers per chain. The SOCKS4 listener contains a list of SOCKS4 servers. The default settings for the SOCKS4 listener use a pool of 5 proxy chains with 1 proxy server per chain.
You can use either the HTTP or the SOCKS4 listener depending on the activity you're doing on the web. Generally, the SOCKS4 listener utilizes the TCP traffic and can be used with virtually any TCP application, including Web browsers, FTP clients, chat programs, and mail clients. The HTTP listener can not be used with mail or FTP clients, & can best be used for Internet browsing.
ProxyChain will not be effective until you change the connection settings of your web application(s) (browsers, mail clients, chat programs...etc.) to use proxy with IP address: 127.0.0.1 and the port number of the listener you want to use with your web application.
What do you want to do?
Use the predefined HTTP listener
Use the predefined SOCKS4 listener
To use the predefined HTTP listener,
In the Currently Active Listeners pane, double-click the HTTP listener; the Chain Properties dialog appears.
In the Chain Operations section, click Start.
Click Ok.
Minimize ProxyChain and use your web application.
To use the predefined SOCKS4 listener,
In the Currently Active Listeners pane, double-click the SOCKS4 listener; the Chain Properties dialog appears.
In the Chain Operations section, click Start.
Click Ok.
Minimize ProxyChain and use your web application.