Thanks for the response and clarification, now I have a follow up;

I understand how to use a proxy with my web browsers. Go to the settings option and point it to the port where the proxy is running.

What can be done when there are services running on your pc that open any port number (found out looking at Ethereal) and communicating to the remote server and wait for the response

for example:
localhost:4553 ----> remote_server:80
localhost:4553 <---- remote_server:80

I have set my proxy to look at certain ports on my localhost but the other programs randomly go to anther port.

Is there a setting on Achilles or another proxy that can be a proxy on a range of ports or is there a network setting i need to configure so all my http traffic is forced goes through one port.

Sorry if these questions seem basic. But I have searched this forum and across the web and can't find the answer.