[clug] Dealing with HTTP proxies on random networks

[Alex Satrapa]

On 25 May 2005, at 18:17, Michael Still wrote:

> My laptop roams between three networks regularly. One has tranparent
> HTTP proxying, one has no proxying, and one has an environment  
> where you
> _have_ to use their HTTP proxy.

Any chance of getting the networks to publish a proxy script using WPAD?

They need a host on the default domain called "wpad", which serves a  
file /wpad.dat. This wpad.dat is a JavaScript proxy configuration  
file. Then your browser can "autodetect" the proxies by looking for  
http://wpad/wpad.dat.

Works fine for us at the APF.

Alex