Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 14:57:30 -0800 (PST) From: Mervin McDougall <mcd_advisory@yahoo.com> To: Hexren <me@hexren.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Connection via proxy Message-ID: <20050119225731.39657.qmail@web30908.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <5924902588.20050119234030@hexren.net>
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Can you identify some other tests as well I could possible run other than pinging as I am going to have to reboot on each occurence to try see if freebsd can see that server and connect to it --- Hexren <me@hexren.net> wrote: > MM> I recently had internet service enabled in my > dorm and > MM> was given instructions on how to configure my > web > MM> browser to connect via the internet via a proxy > MM> server for Windows XP. I was able to > successfully set > MM> up the internet connection for a the Windows > side of > MM> my dual boot Windows XP/FREEBSD laptop. > > MM> Unfortunately I haven't been as successful on > the > MM> FreeBSD side of my laptop. I have tried setting > MM> mozilla to make use of the same proxy settings > as I > MM> used for IE on my windows XP but I am repeatedly > told > MM> that mozilla can not find the proxy server. > > MM> I am not sure if there is anything else that > needs to > MM> be configured to allow me to connect to the > intenet > MM> via this proxy server in FreeBSD. Can anyone > give a > MM> hand. I am currently running FreeBSD 5.3 > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > You can ping the Proxy from the Notebook ? > > Hexren > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
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