Hi, You want to: bash$ export http_proxy="http://msproxy.on.windows.box:portnumber"
You probably also want to set ftp_proxy to the same thing. On Tue, 1 Aug 2000, CHEONG, Shu Yang [Patrick] wrote: > Hi guys! > > I have been searching high and low for the answer but no such luck.....I am > attempting to connect by Debian GNU/Linux box to the Net through a Microsoft > Proxy Server 2.0. I can ping outside the local network but whenever I use > dselect, I get an error message. I understand that if the socks is enabled > on the M$ Proxy Server, I can use the socks4/5 client to sockify the > programs which need to connect to the Net, but I think the proxy server > socks is not enabled. Also, I have seen numerous postings regarding the use > of some M$ proprietary "protocol" which allows M$ Internet Explorer (and not > other Web Browsers such as Netscape and Opera) to connect to the Net. I > tried using Lynx in Debian and this is the error messages I get: > > HTTP Error 401 > > 401.2 Unauthorised Logon failed due to server configuration. > > This error indicates that the credentials passed to the server do not match > the credentials required to logon to the server. This is usually caused by > not sendoing the proper WWW - Authenticate header field. Please contact the > Web server's admin to verify that you have permission to access the > requested resource. > > In M$ Windows 95b(on the same box using XOSL), I can connect using only M$ > Internet Explorer! Can anyone enlightenment me? Is there a space on the Net > where I can find the answers to this question? Thx. > > P/S I am certain my settings on the Debian box is correct! > > > Patrick Cheong > Information Systems Assurance > Measat Broadcast Network Systems > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit us at: http://www.astro.com.my > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >