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Proxy configuration Script ... Script

  • 23-11-2005 2:11pm
    #1
    po0k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,815 ✭✭✭✭


    I need to have a simple, luser-friendly clicky .bat script or similar that sets browser proxy settings to a specified .pac url.
    Min requiremenet is target OS: Win2K/XP, Browser: IE5.5/6 and let the users config their browser of choice.
    If there's a method to do any of Firefox, Opera et al aswell (preferably automatically) it would be a bonus.

    A platform-independent method (some new fangled web technology/acronymn) would be golden.

    I'm guessing IE settings are registry related, FF and Opera settings are in a config file.

    Any help or poke in a right-ish direction is appreciated, Thanks


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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Will post more later - can copy proxy.pac to wpad.dat and web share it

    http://wpad/wpad.dat is used by IE and firefox on Automatic Configuration
    name resolution by DHCP / DNS

    There are gotcha's in DHCP option 252 for IE where it cuts off the trailing character and it's case sensitive and you need must specify the port too.

    DNS is easier
    if no http://wpad the it tries http://wpad.domain etc.


    Opera needs to be pointed at it in it's settings :(


  • #3
    po0k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,815 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    That sounds like the ticket, as long as the browser/system can be switched over at the click of a link (and a confirmation dialogue) as unfortunately, we are very restricted in the amount of work we can expect the user to do, and there are alot of users and machines.


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    You set up automatic configuration on the browser.
    Or you can push using active directory.


  • #5
    po0k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,815 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    I know you have to check a tickbox to enable auto-conf, but I'm unsure if we're *allowed* to expect the user to be capable of finding that checkbox and ticking it. I'm trying to leave as little work as possible for the user to do, and not from the goodness of my heart :v:
    AD is on the horizon, but isn't in place yet. Novell Netware is what's currently used.


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    At a guess there may be a registry setting to do it

    you could setup a transparent proxy - but messy

    there are IEAK settings buy you don't want to reinstall IE all over again


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