LXDE network proxy configuration

[rodspade]

I can't figure out how to configure a system network proxy in Mint 11 LXDE. I see Network Connections under Preferences, but I can't find anything about a proxy.

Thanks for the help!

[phoenix2025]

menu ==> directly write "proxy" then configure !

[zanxion]

there's no such thing! LXDE is different to the other mint distros. You cannot type anything in its menu.

[pointyblue]

Having the same problem here.

Anyone?

[Bit Mad]

No luck here, either. Trying to install Mint 12 LXDE in a VirtualBox, but it won't connect to the net via a Proxy. Firefox can be made to, but I can't find a system setting.
After many fruitless websearches, and eventually finding that to search for a file you need Accessories..Catfish ...

I tried some sudo leafpad trickery with /etc/environment and /etc/bash.bashrc to get these working

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export http_proxy=http://myname:MyPassword@192.168.162.156:8080
export https_proxy=https://myname:MyPassword@192.168.162.156:8080
export ftp_proxy=ftp://myname:MyPassword@192.168.162.156:8080
export HTTP_PROXY=$http_proxy
export HTTPS_PROXY=$https_proxy
export FTP_PROXY=$ftp_proxy

.. but even logging out and in again (user: mint, no password) even if it did 'stick' in a new terminal, it didn't make any difference.
sudo apt-get update doesn't get anywhere, nor does mintupdate from a terminal or the menu.

The install (from the desktop icon) just seizes up and hangs on Installing Language Packs, because it can't connect.
I've wasted hours Googling on this, The Combined Intelligence of the Internet doesn't seem to be able to help!

[Bit Mad]

Actually, it seems sudo leafpad ~/.profile might be a better place to run script commands that remain in effect throughout the session.

Still having trouble with internet access though - will play some more tomorrow.

Depending what protocol/port doodahs are used for mintupdate etc, I suspect I'd have no luck anyway, as the corporate proxy server here only allows http... even ftp is blocked - and requires authentication.

It would be nice to get to the bottom of what's going on, so other people with less locked down proxies might find my troubles useful. Maybe what I've done so far would work for others? If I can get Firefox working with "Use System proxy settings" rather than manually dialling them in, that would take me as far as I could go, I suspect.

[Bit Mad]

No matter what I 'export' into system variables, I can't get Firefox to work with
"Auto-detect proxy pettings for this network" or "Use system proxy pettings"
http://192... doesn't work, let alone http://user:password@192...

"Manual proxy configuration" takes the 192.168.etc and works, albeit with a pop-up user+password authentication box.

I played with "Automatic proxy configuration URL", and got that to work : file:///home/mint/proxy.pac
where leafpad ~/proxy.pac contains (example) :

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function FindProxyForURL(url,host)
{
return "PROXY 192.168.178.101:8080; DIRECT";
}

- but unfortunately it doesn't work with user:password@192... built in. It has to start with 192... and a pop-up login still appears.
(possibly explained by "Since firefox and msie do not support socks 5 authentication, it is impossible to specify the username and password in a PAC file without first modifying your browser of choice." -?)

If I can't even get Firefox to work with the 'system' proxy setup, then MintUpdate and the installer don't stand a chance

I've got Windows 8 Preview working in a virtual machine (don't know what all the fuss is about, the Metro stuff is only a glorified Start Menu) but Linux Mint seems to be too much trouble... sigh...