Re: WPAD file being ignored by IE6 XPSP2
- From: "Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:06:00 -0400
"Andrew Hodgson" <me3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:d88bh2p6og9etq9d00vmql3ne7nvb80rfp@xxxxxxxxxx
Hi,
I am using IE6 (XPSP2 both home and prof).
I have set up the wpad.dat file on a webserver as follows:
function FindProxyForURL(url, host)
{
if (isPlainHostName(host) || dnsDomainIs(host,
'.hodgsonfamily.org'))
return 'DIRECT';
else
return 'PROXY [...]:800; DIRECT';
}
I have chosen the automatic detection setting in Internet Explorer,
and have assured that all workstations can read
http://webserver.hodgsonfamily.org/wpad.dat, however, I can't get the
settings to take effect.
The logs of the web server don't seem to indicate any file is being
downloaded from the server, the proxy logs are blank, but the wpad
entry is in the machines DNS cache.
I have disabled the machines from going out on port 80 - but allowed
the proxy machine to go out, to try and fool IE into detecting the
settings, but it just doesn't work (if I specify the proxy manually,
it starts working again!).
What else can I do to troubleshoot this issue? I have looked on the
Microsoft site, and followed the kb articles regarding DNS resolution,
and ensuring the domain suffix is correct (it appears to be).
Any other suggestions?
Poster xer in the IE IEAK NG recently discovered a workaround:
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.internet.explorer.ieak
Subject: Re: WPAD and "Automatic Setup" on MSIE 6.0
Date: 12 Sep 2006 05:45:33 -0700
news:1158065133.524480.232200@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<quote>
Okay, i found the solution, MSIE6.0 had a BUG, it doesn't accept
immediatly the automatic wpad configuration as do Firefox, MSIE needs
again to re setup his internet connection, so from MSIE setup:
tools-->internet options-->connections-->setup--> wizard new internet
connections (yes again)
It will rewrite the old configuration and so will work with wpad.dat
</quote>
Thanks.
Andrew.
HTH
Robert Aldwinckle
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