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Hey! Had the same headache with wget proxy setup. What worked for me was using `--proxy-user` and `--proxy-password` flags directly in the command.

Like:
`wget --proxy=on --proxy-user=youruser --proxy-password=yourpass http://example.com`

Also, double-check your proxy IP and port—sometimes it’s just a typo. Wget’s error msgs are trash, but `--debug` can help.

If you’re still stuck, try `curl` instead—it’s way more verbose with errors.