How to Test and Verify Your Proxy Connection

Testing Proxy Connections

Always verify your proxy is working before starting work.

TL;DR: Check your IP at whatismyip.com or httpbin.org/ip. Verify location matches proxy location. Test authentication.

Quick Tests

Browser Test

1. Configure proxy in browser 2. Visit whatismyip.com 3. Verify IP matches expected proxy IP 4. Check location is correct

Command Line Test

curl -x http://user:pass@proxy:port https://httpbin.org/ip

Python Test

import requests
proxies = {'http': 'http://user:pass@proxy:port', 'https': 'http://user:pass@proxy:port'}
r = requests.get('https://httpbin.org/ip', proxies=proxies)
print(r.json())

What to Check

1. IP Address - Is it the proxy IP? 2. Location - Does it match expected country/city? 3. ISP - Does it show residential ISP? 4. Speed - Is latency acceptable?

Testing Sites

httpbin.org/ip

whatismyip.com

ipleak.net

whoer.net

Troubleshooting

Connection Refused

Check host and port

Verify proxy is active

Check firewall settings

Authentication Failed

Verify username/password

Check IP whitelist

Confirm account active

Slow Connection

Try different proxy location

Check your internet connection

Contact support if persistent