This definitely seems to be a Gstreamer bug because there is the same issue in Rhythmbox (see #278269).
I also found this topic: http://web.archiveorange.com/archive/v/8yxpzIzR9ceiEnLmz7yf It confirm that proxy authentication do not work currently in Gstreamer. ** Also affects: gstreamer Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #395427 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=395427 -- totem fails to play http streams behind a proxy with authentication https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/477160 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs