so  I get this problem all the time.. does not matter if I use cgminer or bfg..
I can not connect to any pool and it does not start hashing.. i Have tried with/withoout proxies etc.. and different pools

here's a screenshot

http://minfil.org/wchdd0b9b7/crash.jpg


And I could really use a proper donation after last weeks struggle AGJBEuYy1CvDHj4hVjCpoAH717NHuSqpMC