Yes, WPAD works with firefox, but only with DNS, not with DHCP-and-DNS, even though DHCP-and-DNS is more secure.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 13:57, Matthew W. Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > WPAD does work with firefox... If you select the "Automatically detect proxy" > setting in the proxy configuration. > > To do this, You must edit the %programfiles%\Mozilla Firefox\greprefs\all.js > file, and change the following line: > > pref("network.proxy.type", 0); > > ... to ... > > pref("network.proxy.type", 4); > > I just need a clean and easy way to do this for all computers in our domain. > Can anybody help with that? > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kurt Buff > [mailto:[email protected]] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 > 13:16:17 -0800 > Subject: Further WPAD issue - not DNS... > > >> So, I've got the US office working - now I had to consider our foreign >> offices. >> >> The AU office has a proxy of its own, but the UK office doesn't have a >> proxy server. >> >> I can configure DHCP in each office to point IE to another web site, >> each for a wpad.dat of their own, for each office, but that doesn't >> help with FireFox, which is in widespread use. >> >> Anyone run into this? Any ideas on how to solve it? I've been >> googling, and not finding any real answers to this. >> >> Kurt >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
