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Is there any other information that I can offer to make this easier? I am sure there is just something I am missing, but I cant find what it is.
I have setup the DNS like :
DNS Server
IP Address: 192.168.2.1
Hostname: gateway.lan
Alias#1: gateway.gateway.lan

IP Settings:
Network Mode Gateway Mode
Hostname gateway.gateway.lan
Default Domain gateway.lan

DNS
DNS Server #1 63.160.60.13
DNS Server #2 63.160.60.7
DNS Server #3 8.8.8.8

DHCP Server
Network Interface eth1
Network 192.168.2.0
Lease Time 12 HR
Gateway 192.168.2.1
IP Range Start 192.168.2.100
IP Range End 192.168.2.200
DNS #1 192.168.2.1

wpad.dat
Location: /var/clearos/framework/htdocs (and is reachable @ 192.168.2.1:82/wpad.dat)
Current config
function FindProxyForURL (url, host)
{
return "PROXY 192.168.2.1:3128";
}

Other Config Tried
function FindProxyForURL (url, host)
{
return "PROXY 192.168.2.1:8080";
}

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If there is any other info that I can give you to assist me through this just let me know.

you need to have a host that responds to wpad.gateway.lan (this is the address browsers will attempt to download the wpad.dat file from)

Add it to your local DNS file on ClearOS so that wpad.gateway.lan resolves to 192.168.2.1 - when working you should be able to ping this address from any PC on your LAN...

I am able to ping 192.168.2.1, but still am unable to get past "Please enable the proxy server settings with the following values:
IP Address - 192.168..2.1
Port - 3128"

I changed:

DNS Server
IP Address: 192.168.2.1
Hostname: gateway.lan
Alias#1: gateway.gateway.lan

To be:

DNS Server
IP Address: 192.168.2.1
Hostname: wpad.gateway.lan
Alias#1: wpad.gateway.lan

Is that what you are saying to do?

Anyone??


gary boyce wrote:
I am able to ping 192.168.2.1, but still am unable to get past "Please enable the proxy server settings with the following values:
IP Address - 192.168..2.1
Port - 3128"

I changed:

DNS Server
IP Address: 192.168.2.1
Hostname: gateway.lan
Alias#1: gateway.gateway.lan

To be:

DNS Server
IP Address: 192.168.2.1
Hostname: wpad.gateway.lan
Alias#1: wpad.gateway.lan

Is that what you are saying to do?

I am running into the same issue as well, where wpad.example.com:82/index.php is redirecting me to wpad.example.com:82/app/web_proxy/warning/configuration - which is telling me to configure the proxy server settings in my browser. I am able to ping wpad.example.com and have it resolve to the proper ip address, also I am using Internet Explorer 9 for these tests, without the proxy being configured in the browser.

I can see the index.php file at /usr/clearos/framework/htdocs, the htdocs directory is owned by root:root same with all of the files inside of it.

Any ideas?

It should be a file called wpad.dat not index.php, can you access it at wpad.exmaple.com/wpad.dat?

Have you configured your browser to automatically determine the proxy settings?

It should be a file called wpad.dat not index.php,<<<<

It is

can you access it at wpad.exmaple.com/wpad.dat?

No.

Have you configured your browser to automatically determine the proxy settings?

That is the default, so Yes.

Still does not resolve properly.

Problem seems to be outdated Howto documents that no one seems motivated to update.

www.clearfoundation.com/docs/howtos/proxy_server_auto-detection

The wpad.dat file should go into the /var/webconfig/htdocs on the ClearOS system.

As the above is clearly wrong, the user even when told the new directory location is still uncertain the location so long as said proper location does not produce the desired results.

Of course because that was written for 5.2

Going from memory here... /usr/clearos/framework/htdocs/wpad.dat is the location for ClearOS 6.3

Create a alias hostname for your ClearOS IP address of wpad.yourdomain.com in /etc/hosts so that you can ping wpad.yourdomain.com from your clients.

Then test first with IP address yourip:82/wpad.dat, then try wpad.yourdomain.com:82/wpad.dat - you should pull up the wpad.dat file you created

Tim Burgess wrote:
Of course because that was written for 5.2

Going from memory here... /usr/clearos/framework/htdocs/wpad.dat is the location for ClearOS 6.3

Create a alias hostname for your ClearOS IP address of wpad.yourdomain.com in /etc/hosts so that you can ping wpad.yourdomain.com from your clients.

Then test first with IP address yourip:82/wpad.dat, then try wpad.yourdomain.com:82/wpad.dat - you should pull up the wpad.dat file you created

wpad.clearos.lan:82/wpad.dat

function FindProxyForURL(url, host)
{
return "PROXY 192.168.0.3:3128";
}

I guess I had it right.

I was trying to hit the address with just wpad.clearos.lan:82 or wpad.clearos.lan/wpad.dat.

Not

yourip:82/wpad.dat, then try wpad.yourdomain.com:82/wpad.dat

Thank you for the clarification and correct syntax.

Tim Burgess wrote:
It should be a file called wpad.dat not index.php, can you access it at wpad.exmaple.com/wpad.dat?

Have you configured your browser to automatically determine the proxy settings?

Thanks Tim,

It turns out the index.php page that i was trying to use for testing instead of just creating the wpad.dat file was actually the page that generates the error message about not having the proxy configured correctly. Creating the wpad.dat file corrected the issue.

Thanks!