Re: [squid-users] Autodetect proxy in IE

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 03:47 pm, mwestern@sola.com.au wrote:

> how would i make the auto detect proxy setting work in IE so that it finds
> my squid box?

One way is to create a proxy.pac file with rules that specify where and when a
proxy should be used. If you name it "wpad.dat" and place it on an web server
called "wpad" in your client's domain or superdomains, then IE's automatic
proxy detection will work. Of course, I've simplified it a lot and there are
other variations that include the use of DHCP and so on. Best to check out
proxy.pac files at:

http://wp.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/2.0/relnotes/demo/proxy-live.html

And the WPAD spec at:

http://www.wrec.org/Drafts/draft-cooper-webi-wpad-00.txt

Cheers
Gerard
Received on Mon Dec 01 2003 - 01:58:35 MST