Re: Setting proxy with dhcpd

[Adam Aube <aaube01@baker.edu>]

Mirko Parthey wrote:

> On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 07:51:19PM +0000, Dave Ewart wrote:
>> > Is possible to set a proxy in the dhcp clients automatically with the
>> > dhcpd? If yes, how do it?

>> A proxy for what?
>> 
>> If you mean a web proxy then probably not - the use of a web proxy is
>> application-dependent and cannot be set via DHCP.

> Search the Web for WPAD.
> The client needs to support it though - Konqueror does.
> IE should support it too, although we couldn't make it work there last
> time we checked (we didn't try very hard).
> I can't tell for Mozilla/Firefox, maybe someone else can give a report
> on them.

Firefox (as of 1.0) does, and I believe Mozilla does as well.

Adam