I found that the GET request from IE generally puts an IP address in the Host header and not a fqdn - I couldn't get IE to pull a wpad.dat from an IIS server until I created a new host header with the IP under the default web site.
Phil DG -----Original Message----- From: Diego Rivera [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 01 August 2003 04:08 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [squid-users] IE5/Win2k/WPAD not working Hello all!! I've followed every article and howto on the subject and still can't get it to work!! Basically: from the Win2k box's IE5 I can open "http://wpad/wpad.dat"; perfectly. Even "http://wpad.mydomain.com/wpad.dat";, etc. These in reality point to an apache server. The appropriate (application/x-ns-proxy-autoconfig) mime type is entered into apache correctly (for pac and dat extensions). Konqueror DOES work with it : set up the autodetect settings - NOT autoconf URL - in the proxy configuration dialog and it does find the script. But IE5 won't!!! Web server logs confirm that konqueror is retrieving wpad.dat whenever it needs it. Manually setting the URL in IE5 does work as advertised (even using the http://wpad/wpad.dat URL, or http://wpad.mydomain.com/wpad.dat URL). The strange thing is after doing some packet sniffs, the win2k box isn't even doing a DNS search for "wpad", "wpad.mydomain.com" (etc.), even after an "ipconfig /flushdns" (to flush DNS caches). No local DNS is running on the box. Also, I don't see any access attempt logs from that box to the apache server on that file or any other file. Basically, IE5 is NOT looking for the script where I think it should be looking. The box is a member of an NT4-style domain (Samba is PDC), so maybe that's affecting it? No DHCP is in use. Has anyone run into this before? Is there any way from win2k to debug what's happening in auto configuration lookup (i.e., what it's looking for and not finding?). Hell - I even found an M$ TechNet article outlining the same procedure above!!! And it still won't work!! AAARRGGHH!! We need Linus's Linux goal to become a reality (dominate the world anyone? :) ). Thanks for your help. Best Diego -- =========================================================== * Diego Rivera * * * * "The Disease: Windows, the cure: Linux" * * * * E-mail: lrivera<AT>racsa<DOT>co<DOT>cr * * Replace: <AT>='@', <DOT>='.' * * * * GPG: BE59 5469 C696 C80D FF5C 5926 0B36 F8FF DA98 62AD * * GPG Public Key avaliable at: http://pgp.mit.edu * =========================================================== Confidentiality Notice This communication and the information it contains: (a) is intended for the person(s) or Organisation(s) named above and for no other persons or organisations and, (b) may be confidential, legally privileged and protected by law. Unauthorised use, copying or disclosure of any of it may be unlawful. When addressed to our clients any opinions or advice contained in this e-mail are subject to CCRE's terms and conditions of business notified to the client or expressed in the governing client engagement letter. If you receive this communication in error, please notify us immediately, destroy any copies and delete it from your computer system.
