RE: [SQU] Automatic detection...

On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Merton Campbell Crockett wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Nov 2000, Chemolli Francesco (USI) wrote:
>
> > I was wondering, how can you give the instructions to IE (Internet =
> > Explorer) when it has Automatic detect settings enabled (for Proxy =
> > settings)? Is it possible that Squid provides such info to the Browser =
> > automatically?
>
> Define a system in your DNS zone file with the host name WPAD. This can
> be a CNAME for an existing web server in your domain.
>
> In the web server's DocumentRoot define a file named wpad.dat. This can
> be a symlink to proxy.pac used to automatically configure a proxy for
> Netscape Navigator and earlier versions of Internet Explorer.
>
> While Microsoft makes a big production in their TechNet documentation
> about Web Proxy Automatic Detection, its really only a set of simple
> search rules to find a JavaScript file that contains the rules regarding
> when to use a proxy, which proxy to use, and which port to use.
>
> Attached is a simple file that I use that does nothing more than instruct
> the browser to try the two peer Squid server (P1 and P2), then the parent
> (P3), and, finally, if you can't find a Squid process running anywhere, go
> direct.
>
> In my DNS zone file, I've defined WPAD with the two IP addresses that
> correspond to the IP addresses of P1 and P2 which are running Apache in
> addition to Squid.

I guess it might help if I actually attached wpad.dat/proxy.pac to the
message.

Merton Campbell Crockett

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