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Posted by Miki, 23:02, 29th September 2003:
 
I hope someone can help me out.

We have a network with a proxy server at work. Since moving to new offices they have decided not to tell people the new name of the proxy server unless you have a good reason. Apparently wanting to chat to people on yahoo messenger is not a good reason !
Browsers etc. work fine using the automatically detect settings options, but yahoo needs a proxy name and port number (which I'm pretty sure is still 8080).

Now I haven't had much time to chat or post, but it's getting on my nerves that I won't be able to !

Can anybody tell me if there is a way for me to find out the name of the proxy server ?

Thanks.
Posted by cruelemort, 08:45, 30th September 2003:
 
At the proxy at work i got the proxy by going to tools in internet explorer, then going to internet options, then connections, then LAN settings, the proxy details url (a .pac file) is written in a box there hopefully, go to the url and download the pac file, the details of the proxy should be there, using port 3128.

But then, i could be completely wrong :)
Posted by Miki, 08:57, 30th September 2003:
 
Unfortunately, the only thing entered in the LAN settings is the ticked box with Automatically detect settings.
But thanks :)
Posted by jlittle, 09:01, 30th September 2003:
 
Try this - not sure if it will work on your setup.

Start / Run and type 'cmd'.

A window will open, in this, type : tracert www.google.com

then paste the results.
Posted by Miki, 09:18, 30th September 2003:
 
damn, you're right I should've said
I tried that, but it times out after the second

but thank you for playing :)
Posted by plindoe, 09:21, 30th September 2003:
 
The best thing to do is pretend that you fancy one of the guys in IT, seduce him into giving you the proxy details!
Posted by bored at work, 09:22, 30th September 2003:
 
Ah, the good ole technical approach! God knows how you got round it then!
Posted by jlittle, 09:24, 30th September 2003:
 
Download a port scanner from the web - set it up to check though your network for the port of 8080 and set it going.
Posted by Miki, 09:54, 30th September 2003:
 
plindoe: that's exactly what I was trying to avoid ;)
jlittle: I'm an idiot, port scanner is way over my head (unless someone cares to explain) sorry

there are other ways around it:
- we also have a wireless LAN without a proxy. I can use yahoo on there (but then I can't get to my office information, cos of being outside the proxy/firewall)
- MSN still works, as it apparently uses the IE info (but I like yahoo better :P )

But I can't stand not being able to win this ! :D
Posted by gobbo, 10:46, 30th September 2003:
 
Yay! At least you can still use MSN!

*rushes to switch on Trillian*
Posted by Miki, 10:55, 30th September 2003:
 
Not now gobbo, sorry
Im working on someone elses computer, no MSN installed.
Posted by cruelemort, 10:55, 30th September 2003:
 
Ah right sorry miki, missed the bit you said about automatically detect settings.
Posted by Miki, 11:04, 30th September 2003:
 
Thats no problem, I appreciate any help :)
Posted by gobbo, 11:56, 30th September 2003:
 
Ok Miki, speak to you later :) :X:X
Posted by eatmypiano, 12:16, 30th September 2003:
 
Go to a command prompt type

arp -a
ipconfig /all

paste the results up here.
Posted by Miki, 12:41, 30th September 2003:
 
removed
Posted by Miki, 12:42, 30th September 2003:
 
As much as my work annoys me, I don't really feel good about putting all this info up on the web (cos I dont know if it can be used to do harm) so I will take it down later.
Posted by eatmypiano, 12:45, 30th September 2003:
 
OK, you don't have WINS enabled so this probably won't work. If you did have WINS enabled, ping -a 10.38.44.1 would return the name of your proxy server. You might find, however, if it's an ISA server that it returns something like arseface.capgemini.nl in which case, arseface is the name of the server. But, if you don't have WINS enabled, you can't address the server by name.
Posted by Miki, 12:51, 30th September 2003:
 
ok, that ping returned with the ip-adress not the name, but I'm definitely going to try that on my laptop (instead of this imaged desktop I'm working on now) and see if it works there. Maybe try to enable WINS if it doesn't.

Does this mean that the Default Gateway = the proxy server ?
cos I always thought we had lots of gateways and only one proxy server here.
Posted by Victor Menendez, 12:59, 30th September 2003:
 
so you can get on here, you can get on MSN, you can browse generally, what exactly was the problem again?
Posted by Miki, 13:04, 30th September 2003:
 
I'm stroppy :D
Posted by chandler, 13:21, 30th September 2003:
 
she wants yahoo cos the grinny smilie looks exactly like her grin :D
Posted by Miki, 13:36, 30th September 2003:
 
of course I love the grinny smilie with the teeth :D
but its more a case of not wanting to admit defeat
Posted by gobbo, 14:08, 30th September 2003:
 
:D hehehe
Posted by gobbo, 14:09, 30th September 2003:
 
I thought you said you werent a shtroppy girly? :D

(spelling mistake intended ;) you have a very cute accent Miki :X:X:X)
Posted by chandler, 14:10, 30th September 2003:
 
:[$%^%^*£*]
Posted by arsepuppy, 14:13, 30th September 2003:
 
Indeed. I just coughed up my pelvis.
Posted by arsepuppy, 14:14, 30th September 2003:
 
Time and place, etc. ;)
Posted by chandler, 14:17, 30th September 2003:
 
;)
Posted by chandler, 14:17, 30th September 2003:
 
i for one have that under control now :)
Posted by chandler, 14:19, 30th September 2003:
 
(thought it took a bloody long time)
Posted by arsepuppy, 14:20, 30th September 2003:
 
And we're all glad from it. The scars on my wrists are now beginning to clear up.
Posted by gobbo, 14:47, 30th September 2003:
 
Im not going all lovey like Chay, believe me :D

The odd comment here and there for my girly is ok though isnt it?
Posted by arsepuppy, 14:51, 30th September 2003:
 
Only if I can make an announcement.

*Ahem*

"If any of my ex girlfriends are secretly reading this (I can think of at least two who may be) Can I just say 'fuck off', oh yeah, and 'I fucking rule'"
Posted by arsepuppy, 14:52, 30th September 2003:
 
Sorry, dunno what that was about....
Posted by Miki, 15:38, 30th September 2003:
 
Tried it on the laptop, didnt work either (same result as on the desktop).
pity
thanks for trying to help though :)
Posted by eatmypiano, 16:06, 30th September 2003:
 
"Does this mean that the Default Gateway = the proxy server ? "

Not always, but 99 times out of 100.