system wide http proxy settings

[grep at westnet.com.au]

Thanks Anthony & Lea,

http_proxy is now working- Looks like I failed to include the leading
http:// in http_proxy.  *smacks self on forehead*  I'm still a bit
puzzled as to where and how the proxy setting are being stored (and
used) that were entered in the initial install.  Anyone got any idea?

Thanks,
TB

---- Original Message ----
From: a.simonelli at sbcglobal.net
To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: system wide http proxy settings
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:11:34 -0500

>Here's how to add system wide proxy settings.  Put these line at the
>end
>of your /etc/bash.bashrc file or your .bashrc file in your home
>directory:
>
>export http_proxy=http://username:password@proxyserver.net:port/
>export ftp_proxy=http://username:password@proxyserver.netport/
>
>Source: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=275412
>
>On Wed, 2007-06-27 at 10:42 +0800, grep at westnet.com.au wrote:
>> When installing ubuntu, there is an opportunity to set a system
>wide
>> web proxy. I'm trying to find where this info is stored (or a
>command
>> for changing/setting the proxy details). Access to the big wide web
>> from the pc currently works, but I need to change the proxy
>> connection details. It's a headless server (no X apps installed:
>> minimal server system only) so access is only via ssh.
>> 
>> I am aware of the http_proxy variable, but this doesn't seem to be
>> the mechanism being used. In addition, when I have tried using this
>> (on another system on the same network) there are problems with the
>> proxy requiring authentication.  Setting http_proxy to
>> "user:passwd at address:port" doesn't seem to work.
>> 
>> Anyone able to point me in the right direction?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> TB
>> 
>> 
>
>
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