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Reef Fish

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Join date: 21 Feb 2006

Posts: 7

02-24-2006 11:36

In the network settings / preferences, it is possible to select to connect to the network through a proxy, where you can put the IP address and port.

But it is not possible to put the login / password for that proxy.

Or is there a way to do it ?

Mack Echegaray

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Join date: 15 Dec 2005

Posts: 145

02-24-2006 16:17

chuckle, this is the point at which you realise that SOCKS proxying doesn't actually work at all, even if the proxy doesn't need authentication!

Yeah it sucks. I spent a while trying to figure out what SL wasn't connecting, only to find that it was totally ignoring the proxy options. My guess is that nobody at the 'Labs uses said option in day to day work so eventually it broke and nobody noticed.

If you're stuck behind a firewall (me too!) then you'll need to find some other way out

Nathan Stewart

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Join date: 2 Feb 2005

Posts: 1,039

02-24-2006 17:08

From: Mack Echegaray

chuckle, this is the point at which you realise that SOCKS proxying doesn't actually work at all, even if the proxy doesn't need authentication!

Yeah it sucks. I spent a while trying to figure out what SL wasn't connecting, only to find that it was totally ignoring the proxy options. My guess is that nobody at the 'Labs uses said option in day to day work so eventually it broke and nobody noticed.

If you're stuck behind a firewall (me too!) then you'll need to find some other way out

The proxy should work as long as the proxy is a full tcp/udp proxy and not just a standard tcp proxy.

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Mack Echegaray

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Join date: 15 Dec 2005

Posts: 145

02-25-2006 05:18

Possibly this is a bug only in the Linux client (though I swear I tried it on Windows too!) but it definitely seems to ignore the proxy options. I'll try again on Windows.

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Reef Fish Registered User Join date: 21 Feb 2006 Posts: 7	02-24-2006 11:36 In the network settings / preferences, it is possible to select to connect to the network through a proxy, where you can put the IP address and port. But it is not possible to put the login / password for that proxy. Or is there a way to do it ?
Mack Echegaray Registered Snoozer Join date: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 145	02-24-2006 16:17 chuckle, this is the point at which you realise that SOCKS proxying doesn't actually work at all, even if the proxy doesn't need authentication! Yeah it sucks. I spent a while trying to figure out what SL wasn't connecting, only to find that it was totally ignoring the proxy options. My guess is that nobody at the 'Labs uses said option in day to day work so eventually it broke and nobody noticed. If you're stuck behind a firewall (me too!) then you'll need to find some other way out
Nathan Stewart Registered User Join date: 2 Feb 2005 Posts: 1,039	02-24-2006 17:08 From: Mack Echegaray chuckle, this is the point at which you realise that SOCKS proxying doesn't actually work at all, even if the proxy doesn't need authentication! Yeah it sucks. I spent a while trying to figure out what SL wasn't connecting, only to find that it was totally ignoring the proxy options. My guess is that nobody at the 'Labs uses said option in day to day work so eventually it broke and nobody noticed. If you're stuck behind a firewall (me too!) then you'll need to find some other way out The proxy should work as long as the proxy is a full tcp/udp proxy and not just a standard tcp proxy. _____________________
Mack Echegaray Registered Snoozer Join date: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 145	02-25-2006 05:18 Possibly this is a bug only in the Linux client (though I swear I tried it on Windows too!) but it definitely seems to ignore the proxy options. I'll try again on Windows.