how to automatically set Firefox auto-detect proxy settings
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how to automatically set Firefox auto-detect proxy settings
I have searched through stacks of earlier posts but I can not find decisive information about this. AFAIK you can not GPO firefox's settings. Is there a way to script changes maybe with a login script or something? I would love to use Firefox instead of IE but there is no way i could deploy and maintain for 150 pc's without some kind of help.
- m1scha.m
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We are only volunteers here, so we don't use a roster system.
Anyway got to Tools > Options > Advanced > Network tab, then click settings under Connection, and set how you want to connect in there.
There is a Knowledge Base, for example this is the page for Network proxy settings: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.proxy ... y_settings as you can see it is still being written.
Firefox is quite easy to set up, if you were a forum member you could post in the other, more specific forums to get advice and assistance.
Anyway got to Tools > Options > Advanced > Network tab, then click settings under Connection, and set how you want to connect in there.
There is a Knowledge Base, for example this is the page for Network proxy settings: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.proxy ... y_settings as you can see it is still being written.
Firefox is quite easy to set up, if you were a forum member you could post in the other, more specific forums to get advice and assistance.
- dickvl
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thank you so much for your help.
The problem with setting up a WPAD/PAC file is that Firefox defaults to Direct-connect to internet instead of Auto-detect proxy. 500 users and 150 pc's would mean that everyone of those users would have to choose the Auto-detect option.
At no point do I expect my users to be able to handle such a thing. As mush as I would enjoy moving to Firefox, without a way to force the Auto-detect option and disable the ability to be changed away from Auto-detect, I cant see such a thing happening. That ability is what I was inquiring about.
The problem with setting up a WPAD/PAC file is that Firefox defaults to Direct-connect to internet instead of Auto-detect proxy. 500 users and 150 pc's would mean that everyone of those users would have to choose the Auto-detect option.
At no point do I expect my users to be able to handle such a thing. As mush as I would enjoy moving to Firefox, without a way to force the Auto-detect option and disable the ability to be changed away from Auto-detect, I cant see such a thing happening. That ability is what I was inquiring about.