Dial up proxy settings

[jcanfer]

I've got a config problem with a couple of Dell laptops. They can access the net fine when on our LAN, but when dialled up they seem to forget or ignore the proxy settings.

They dial up directly to our modems on a RAS box and not via an ISP. They can access mail fine etc, but once in IE they refuse to use the proxy and bomb out. I've tried back tracking from IE6 to IE5 with no joy.

If I go to the settings of the dial up connection through Internet Options, there are no proxy settings. I've gone through the registry and put in the relevant details in internet settings for the users and local machine keys and still no luck.

Any ideas.

Thanks in advance!

Jim

 

[FilthPig]

IE 5 and later use seperate proxy settings for each dial-up connection and ignores lan proxy settings when dialed up. Go back to your internet options, to the connections tab, highlight the correct dial-up settings and hit settings. Add the proxy info there. Marc Creviere

 

[jcanfer]

OK that has confirmed something else for me....those settings are actually greyed out - I'm thinking that, that is most probably a group policy setting.

Any idea which reg keys can be used to "manually" enter the proxy server, proxy overrride and proxy enable keys?

Thanks

Jim

 

[FilthPig]

If it is a group policy and you change it in the registry, the next time that group policy's applied it will revert to the way it was. Easy way to test would be to stick the machine in it's own OU that has policy inheritance blocked. Make sure you restart the laptop once you've done that to clear out any old policy settings. Marc Creviere