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Hey! Had the same issue last week. Turns out my firewall was blocking the socks proxy port even though the server was running.

Try:
`sudo ufw allow 1080` (or whatever port you're using).

Also, check if your SSH tunnel is stable—sometimes it drops silently.

For torrenting, I use qBittorrent with a socks5 proxy. Works like a charm.