Using a proxy server

pcdude · 03-04-2005, 04:23 AM

Hi all.

I'm using a grandchild of debian ( morphix) with a proxy server, but the only Internet app that I can get to work is the web browser. The proxy is on 192.168.0.200:8080 for example. I've tried setting the PROXY environment variable and used wget to trying to download any file or website, but this fails with an unknow host error.

I also tried the apt-setup program to set my proxy to http://192.168.0.200:8080 but it also returns the same error.

How do I set it up so that at least the dns name gets resolved.

Thanks in advance
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masand · 03-04-2005, 09:14 PM

hi there

did u try this in a shell

export http_proxy="proxy IP:8080"

pcdude · 03-08-2005, 02:08 AM

Quote:

export http_proxy="proxy IP:8080"

Unfortunetly that did not help.

Any other ideas?

Thanks.

OneManArmy · 03-08-2005, 08:01 AM

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Originally posted by pcdude
Hi all.

I'm using a grandchild of debian ( morphix) with a proxy server, but the only Internet app that I can get to work is the web browser. The proxy is on 192.168.0.200:8080 for example. I've tried setting the PROXY environment variable and used wget to trying to download any file or website, but this fails with an unknow host error.

I also tried the apt-setup program to set my proxy to http://192.168.0.200:8080 but it also returns the same error.

How do I set it up so that at least the dns name gets resolved.

Thanks in advance
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In the apt-setup try specfiying the proxy address and port without the "http://" prefix.
Make sure as well that you specfiy the nameservers in the /etc/resolv.conf file.
Hope this helps.