Problem resolving host - Fedora behind proxy server
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Problem resolving host - Fedora behind proxy server
i have internet connection on my laptop through a proxy server,
i set system wide proxy settings and got my web browsers working fine but there is a problem with getting internet connection on my terminal. There is no problem updating some software like netbeans.
proxy is just that - an application layer tool to handle a given type of
requests. It handles http/https. ping is not tcp, it's low-level ip, and
the proxy knows nothing about it. To be able to ping you need a default
router/gateway set-up, and its firewall needs to permit your ICMP traffic.
If you get something along the lines of "Destination Host Unreachable" then you need to check your gateway settings (/etc/sysconfig/network) and dns settings (in /etc/resolv.conf)
As per Tink, your proxy will only apply to specific protocols like HTTP, HTTPS, FTP etc.
I have complete control over my system but not on the router or proxy server as i am using my university wifi network. Is there any way to solve this issue.
Well you wouldn't need to control either the proxy/router - you'd only need access to your proxy server (that is a username/password - which I assume you've configured?)
My advice at this stage is to contact your network administrator.
From what I can see there is no configuration issue - but your box for some reason cannot resolve host names. The proxy would not return this kind of error - but rather something like "Unable to connect" or "Connection Refused".
Maybe your DNS is down/not working - and you need to change to a different DNS - which your admin could help you with.
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