Nope I just tried "ping www.google.com" and got a response from the Google site!
Also, I tried "lynx http://<proxy server name>:80/" and "lynx http://<proxy server name>:8080/" and both times got the same results. I think I have to authenticate each connection made to the proxy server...which I am unsure how to do within Linux.....any suggestions? Just tried using port 80 undwer MS IE 5.5....can't seem to view the page but 8080 was ok......weird....also under lynx I get a "Do you want to allow this cookie?" message? So I just answered Yes... Will now try another browser other than ie...will post results later.... Patrick Cheong Information Systems Assurance Measat Broadcast Network Systems E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit us at: http://www.astro.com.my > -----Original Message----- > From: Kenrick, Chris [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 1:43 PM > To: 'CHEONG, Shu Yang [Patrick]' > Subject: RE: > > Umm... > > For some weird reason MS web proxies like to run on port 80 (not 8080 as > you > had) > > try http_proxy with port 80 instead :) > > Or alternately, just check within IE for what the proxy settings are > (Tools - Internet Options - Settings - Lan Settings) > > I don't think a DNS within the ISP's network counts as an external > machine. > > Try pinging something outside of the ISP and you might find that you have > some problems... :) > > - Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: CHEONG, Shu Yang [Patrick] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, 1 August 2000 3:41 PM > To: 'Kenrick, Chris' > Subject: RE: > > > I did a "export http_proxy=http://<proxy_ip>:8080" before using > dselect....does not seem to work....about the ping...welll at the command > prompt I just typed "ping 192.228.128.20" which is the ip for one of the > isp's dns...... > > Will try the MS Proxy Client! > > Will post later. > Thx > > > Patrick Cheong > Information Systems Assurance > Measat Broadcast Network Systems > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit us at: http://www.astro.com.my > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Kenrick, Chris [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 1:24 PM > > To: 'CHEONG, Shu Yang [Patrick]'; 'debian-user@lists.debian.org' > > Subject: RE: > > > > The answer depends on how the proxy is set up... > > > > It might be worth trying setting the http_proxy environment variable > > to http://yourproxynamehere:80/ (make sure you export it of course) > > This should at least get things like apt working... > > > > The other thing that might be worth looking at ... > > > > Try installing the microsoft proxy client on your win95 partition. > > > > It is often findable on a network share of your proxy > > ( \\yourproxyname\mspclnt is usual). In addition to being able to > > get out through the proxy, mspclnt.ini on the same drive > > can give you some hints as to the proxy configuration. > > > > Finally, its possible that the proxy might be set up to only > > allow certain users to do certain things, and you may be running > > into a permissions problem... > > > > - Chris > > > > PS: How did you manage to ping the outside network. According to my > > tests and MS documentation, MS proxies don't let pings through to the > > outside world!! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: CHEONG, Shu Yang [Patrick] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, 1 August 2000 12:29 PM > > To: 'debian-user@lists.debian.org' > > Subject: > > > > > > Hi guys! > > > > I have been searching high and low for the answer but no such luck.....I > > am > > attempting to connect by Debian GNU/Linux box to the Net through a > > Microsoft > > Proxy Server 2.0. I can ping outside the local network but whenever I > use > > dselect, I get an error message. I understand that if the socks is > enabled > > on the M$ Proxy Server, I can use the socks4/5 client to sockify the > > programs which need to connect to the Net, but I think the proxy server > > socks is not enabled. Also, I have seen numerous postings regarding the > > use > > of some M$ proprietary "protocol" which allows M$ Internet Explorer (and > > not > > other Web Browsers such as Netscape and Opera) to connect to the Net. I > > tried using Lynx in Debian and this is the error messages I get: > > > > HTTP Error 401 > > > > 401.2 Unauthorised Logon failed due to server configuration. > > > > This error indicates that the credentials passed to the server do not > > match > > the credentials required to logon to the server. This is usually caused > by > > not sendoing the proper WWW - Authenticate header field. Please contact > > the > > Web server's admin to verify that you have permission to access the > > requested resource. > > > > In M$ Windows 95b(on the same box using XOSL), I can connect using only > M$ > > Internet Explorer! Can anyone enlightenment me? Is there a space on the > > Net > > where I can find the answers to this question? Thx. > > > > P/S I am certain my settings on the Debian box is correct! > > > > > > Patrick Cheong > > Information Systems Assurance > > Measat Broadcast Network Systems > > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Visit us at: http://www.astro.com.my
