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SuperScout Web Procy Settings.. Is there another way? - 3.May2002 9:30:00 PM

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Is there another way to have a web session active without using the Proxy Server settings in the IE LAN settings? I don't want to force my mobile users to change their setting everytime they come to the office. "[Confused]"

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RE: SuperScout Web Procy Settings.. Is there another way? - 3.May2002 9:46:00 PM

spouseele

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Hi Partch,

use Automatic Configuration in IE. You can do it with DHCP or DNS. I prefer the DNS method.

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From: "Jim Harrison" <jim@jalojash.org>
Subject: Re: Clients unable to browse....
Date: vrijdag 15 februari 2002 16:27

WPAD is the automatic configuration functionality that both P2 and ISA provide.
With a solid WPAD deployment, your clients "just get it" and you don't have to configure anything for them.
Caveats:
1. browser auto-config only works for IE5+
2. it's heavily name-resolution-dependent; either WINS or DNS (I prefer DNS, personally)

It works thusly:
(DHCP)
DHCP client makes a DHCP "Inform" request
DHCP server responds with DHCP "Ack" that includes the option 252 settings you made
DHCP client now knows who and how to ask for proxy / firewall settings
(DNS or WINS)
browser client makes a call to http://wpad:80/wpad.dat
fw client makes a call to http://wpad:80/wspad.dat
in both cases, name resolution gives them the IP of the ISA server, from which all good things flow

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