Features/Proxy Settings: Difference between revisions

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 == Current status ==
-* Targeted release: Unspecified
+* Targeted release: 0.110
-* Last updated: 2016-04-12
+* Last updated: 2016-04-18
 * Percentage of completion: 100%
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 * Fill in the settings "manually", and restart when prompted so.
-:[[File:proxy21.png|640px]]
+:[[File:Manual1-proxy.png|1200px]]
-* Now, open Browse. "www.facebook.com" should be blacklisted.
-:[[File:proxy5.png|640px]]
-* "www.google.com" shoud be allowed.
-:[[File:proxy4.png|640px]]
+* Now open "www.google.com" shoud open.
+:[[File:Google-proxy.png|1200px]]
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 * Fill in the URL of the proxy-file, and restart when prompted so.
-:[[File:proxy24.png|640px]]
+:[[File:Auto-proxy.png|1200px]]
-* Now, open Browse. "www.facebook.com" should be blacklisted.
-:[[File:proxy5.png|640px]]
-* "www.google.com" shoud be allowed.
+* Now open "www.google.com" shoud open.
-:[[File:proxy4.png|640px]]
+:[[File:Google-proxy.png|1200px]]
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 * Select "Automatic" mode in "My Settings" -> "Proxy" (without specifying anything else), and restart when prompted so.
-:[[File:proxy1.png|640px]]
+:[[File:Wpad-proxy.png|1200px]]
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-* Open "Browse", and type in "www.google.com". You should be prompted for credentials (as is required by the WPAD-configuration-file at build.activitycentral.com
+* Open "Browse", and type in "www.google.com". You should be prompted for credentials (suppose as required by the WPAD-configuration-file)
 :[[File:proxy2.png|640px]]
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 * The page opens successfully.
-:[[File:proxy4.png|640px]]
+:[[File:Google-proxy.png|1200px]]
+==Settings verification==
-* Next, type "www.facebook.com"; the "Access Denied" page is shown instantaneously, as per the rule in the WPAD-configuration-file at build.activitycentral.com
+The proxy settings entered by user are verified before saving to prevent accidental change in proxy settings.
-:[[File:proxy5.png|640px]]
+** For "manual" type the proxy host addresses are pinged to check for their existence.
+** For "auto" type the existence of the *.pac file is checked.
+If the above verification fails then the user is prompted with an alert message and option to either "Break the Internet connection" or "Reset".
+* Manual proxy verification failed:
+:[[File:Manual-proxy-error.png|640px]]
-* NOTE: The proxy setup will persist even if a user switches to Gnome Desktop, because the way it is setup, is the natural way gnome does too ( GCONF ) (Thanks Ariel).
+* Auto proxy verification failed:
+:[[File:Auto-proxy-error.png|640px]]
 == User Experience ==