Please help me...
i have red hat6.2 and netscape4.76,but i have to set an proxy server ,because i want to access web pages over the proxy.I konw to do that in preferences of netscape,but i have an problem.I need i file in witch is declared that proxy and other netscape-options.In witch file proxy is declared.Maybe in some /etc/*???
Please i need this really,help me and if it is not file then tell me where is procy declared in red hat 6.2?????????

without meaning to be RTFMish, you really should read

http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Firewall-HOWTO.html

you'll only get told little bits of that here.

if you have specific problems with it, then please come back.

you dont understand me.
i dont need help on setting me as proxy server.I just need to know how to surf over the proxy.In witch files is declared that proxy server (IP number) ???
anybody know?

first u need to find the correct dns settings from u'r isp. (at least one dns server ip & the domain name). also ask them their proxy name and port number.

take the dns info. and insert it into the file /etc/resolv.conf. if it's there confirm that it is correct.

take the proxy info. and insert it into u'r browser settings for at least http.

dial up or connect to u'r isp and from a console ping the proxy address, if it resolves, u'r browser should work.

that's all there is to it.

u may have to restart u'r network service. in red hat we do that by issuing the command /etc/rc.d/init.d/network stop and then start.

hope this get's u going.

you dont understand me,
i just need the file where proxy is defined .i know for resolf.conf and dns definition,but i need file where is proxy defined.I know you will tell me "so define it in options or preferences of your browser",but i know that,and i have to define it over files in red hat 6.2...
PLEASE SOMEBODY help ME!

In Netscape, go to Edit>Preferences. There will be an advanced thingy at the bottom which will expand out and contains the proxy settings. you should be able to find your way from there!

HTH

glj

I know for edit>preferences>advanced>proxy
but my question is : IN WITCH FILES PROXY IS DEFINED,I HAVE TO DEFINED PROXY OVER THE FILES NOT OVER THE PREFERENCES?!?!
I nees that for an c++ program.
Anybody know answer?

sorry, you're being really really really confusing. first you just want to know how to surf over teh proxy, someone tells you, but then that's wrong... then you need to know how to setup the proxy, after i pointed you to the howto...

and it's which, not witch. this is a witch http://tv.cream.org/rodbags.jpg

what is this problem your doing in c++, you really should just use code to look at a system config file... not exactly elegant

Linux doesn't use a proxy, only network applications can use a proxy server (and not all of those).

What application do you want to specify a proxy server for?

Or do you mean you want the file in which the proxy details for netscape navigator are stored? I don't have access to a machine with it right now, but you should look in ~/.netscape/

i just need to make application for linux in c++.In that application i would like to ASK usero you want to change proxy? if he say :yes i would like to ask him :tell me ip number of proxy?
and if user give ip of proxy then proxy is set and i can surf over the http proxy.
how to do that?