autodiscover proxies

gentoo_newguy · Guru Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 539

Hi im just out in a bar on my laptop.
I can for some reason emerge packages and get on amsn but its not letting use a web browser.
I dont understand any idea what the problem could be.

Any ideas

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject:

gentoo_newguy,

The bar ir their ISP may expect you to set up your browser to use a web proxy, in which case normal port 80 won't work.
You will need the host name and port number for the proxy, which you enter in your browser set up.
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gentoo_newguy · Guru Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 539

Hey man cheers for always replying.
Everyone else is on the net just fine.
I dont think its a proxy problem but i will give it ago.
But the router is giving everyone else fine access there all on win boxs though.
Cheers

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject:

gentoo_newguy,

Heh - Windows can autodiscover proxies. I don't know how to do that in Linux
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gentoo_newguy · Guru Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 539

Thats no problem mate .
Im positive though that its not proxied i have just asked.
Maybe its connected with the wrong type of encryption as i just set it up the same as i did at home but just changed the ssid and psk ?
Could that be possible that its letting me connect for some odd reason but not giving me full rights ??

gentoo_newguy · Guru Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 539

Does anyone no if linux is able to autodetect proxies ???
I dont no what the wifi problem i was having earlier was but i was connected to tmsn but it would not let me use a web browser.

Is there some sort of application for auto detcting proxies

cach0rr0 · Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:21 am Post subject:

Normally a dhcp client can handle this

on Win youd push out a proxy autoconfig file (.pac). Not sure if this is how it'd work on linux - presumably this depends upon the dhcp server

gentoo_newguy · Guru Joined: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 539

Well i seem to be having problems on a network.
I can connect to the netork it lets me on amsn .
But icant seem to browse te net but i im sure its not proxied.
I dont understand why