Re: configure web proxy via DHCP server

2003-08-31 Thread Andreas Barth
* Brian May ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030831 01:35]: > On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 10:30:31AM +0200, Javier Fern?ndez-Sanguino Pe?a > wrote: > > All of these, IIRC, provide means to run user-defined scripts for > > autoconfiguration. Setting up the proxy server might be just a manner of > > setting up the

Re: configure web proxy via DHCP server

2003-08-30 Thread Marco d'Itri
On Aug 30, Russell Coker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The ideal solution however would be an addition to the DHCP standard for a >field to specify this information. My solution only works AFTER I have http://www.wpad.com/ -- ciao, | Marco | [1564 scuoJF5IqmYsk]

Re: configure web proxy via DHCP server

2003-08-30 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 11:18:25PM +, Brian May wrote: > On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 09:56:38AM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > > On the client side, however, at least dhcp3-client requires recompiling > > for each option you want to export to the client hook scripts. This was > You do? I was kind

Re: configure web proxy via DHCP server

2003-08-30 Thread Brian May
On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 09:56:38AM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > On the client side, however, at least dhcp3-client requires recompiling > for each option you want to export to the client hook scripts. This was You do? I was kindof hoping that with /etc/dhcp3/dhclient*-hooks.d/, it would be just

Re: configure web proxy via DHCP server

2003-08-30 Thread Brian May
On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 10:30:31AM +0200, Javier Fern?ndez-Sanguino Pe?a wrote: > All of these, IIRC, provide means to run user-defined scripts for > autoconfiguration. Setting up the proxy server might be just a manner of > setting up the http_proxy environment variable depending on your location

Re: configure web proxy via DHCP server

2003-08-30 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 02:15:28PM +0200, Santiago Garcia Mantinan wrote: > > It would be really "cool"(tm) if I didn't have to reconfigure every > > program on my laptop to use a different proxy server every time I plug > > it into a different network. > The thing is that MS has an extension for

Re: configure web proxy via DHCP server

2003-08-30 Thread Santiago Garcia Mantinan
> It would be really "cool"(tm) if I didn't have to reconfigure every > program on my laptop to use a different proxy server every time I plug > it into a different network. The thing is that MS has an extension for DHCP to do this, the code is 252, it works only with IE in windows, but I've read

Re: configure web proxy via DHCP server

2003-08-30 Thread Russell Coker
On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 18:33, Jamie Wilkinson wrote: > This one time, at band camp, Russell Coker wrote: > >The ideal solution however would be an addition to the DHCP standard for a > >field to specify this information. My solution only works AFTER I have > >figured out the correct data for each net

Re: configure web proxy via DHCP server

2003-08-30 Thread Jamie Wilkinson
This one time, at band camp, Russell Coker wrote: >The ideal solution however would be an addition to the DHCP standard for a >field to specify this information. My solution only works AFTER I have >figured out the correct data for each network by some other means and >customised my script. SR

Re: configure web proxy via DHCP server

2003-08-30 Thread Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña
On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 12:01:42PM +1000, Brian May wrote: > Is this possible? > > It would be really "cool"(tm) if I didn't have to reconfigure every > program on my laptop to use a different proxy server every time I plug > it into a different network. > The answer is close to you: $ apt-cache

Re: configure web proxy via DHCP server

2003-08-30 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Russell Coker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 12:57, H. S. Teoh wrote: > > > It would be really "cool"(tm) if I didn't have to reconfigure every > > > program on my laptop to use a different proxy server every time I plug > > > it into a different network. > > > > Run a local pro

Re: configure web proxy via DHCP server

2003-08-30 Thread Russell Coker
On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 12:57, H. S. Teoh wrote: > > It would be really "cool"(tm) if I didn't have to reconfigure every > > program on my laptop to use a different proxy server every time I plug > > it into a different network. > > Run a local proxy that forwards connections to the (external) proxy of

Re: configure web proxy via DHCP server

2003-08-29 Thread H. S. Teoh
On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 12:01:42PM +1000, Brian May wrote: > Is this possible? > > It would be really "cool"(tm) if I didn't have to reconfigure every > program on my laptop to use a different proxy server every time I plug > it into a different network. > > Just venting my irritation for the day

configure web proxy via DHCP server

2003-08-29 Thread Brian May
Is this possible? It would be really "cool"(tm) if I didn't have to reconfigure every program on my laptop to use a different proxy server every time I plug it into a different network. Just venting my irritation for the day... -- Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>