what is the purpose of proxy settings in gprs parameters ? - Networking

hello,
I had some problems signing in with windows live messenger on my touch pro, and a kind soul suggested to me to disable the proxy in the connection settings and it worked !
I assumed it would prevent other apps to connect but it didn't affect any app in any way..
so I wonder what it the purpose of the proxy settings ??!!
thank you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_proxy

ok, thank you for the link..

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Internet Connection issue on 8525 AT&T.

Hi all,
I don't know weho else to turn to, I have extinguished all of my resources, with no luck you guys are my last hope with this issue.
when I try to use external programs like Skype or windows update on the device, it tells me to check my internet setting. BUT the internet explorer works great and I am able to use high speed internet.
As soon as I try to access internet form a 3rd pary software it won't let me.
If any one knows what this thing is all about, please help me resolve this issue.
Many thanx in an advance,
Genek.
perhaps try disabling the at&t proxy, that seems to work for me in some programs....
Start>Settings>Connections Tab>Connections>Advanced Tab
then click Select Networks, if MEdia Net is selected in the top dropdown list, click edit, and go to proxy settings tab and uncheck "This network uses a proxy server to connect to the internet"
Warning...if u disable the proxy you wont be able to receive mms messages until you re-enable the proxy...if you need to re-enable it, its "wireless.cingular.com"
Thank you so much. The problem was that I had the proxy server entered wrong. I had as "wireless.cingular" for some reason, all I did was ad ".com" and everything worked with proxy enabled.
Thank you,
Genek

Windows Mobile 6.1 WLAN with Proxy

Hello!
I own a htc diamond and want to access a wifi network that's using a HTTP proxy. I can connect to the network itsself. However, the proxy settings aren't applied or sometimes deleted when I disactivate and reactivate wifi. When I try it at home, it can still access the internet even if I set the proxy server. (I don't have a proxy server at home, so it shouldn't work then...)
With a iPod Touch/iPhone the following settings work:
Server: server-01.hak-reutte.ac.at
Port: 8080
I also have to authenticate using an username and password, but I think there's also a web form so it's not necessary to configure that in the proxy configuration.
Thank you,
Simon
SimonKnight6600 said:
Hello!
I own a htc diamond and want to access a wifi network that's using a HTTP proxy. I can connect to the network itsself. However, the proxy settings aren't applied or sometimes deleted when I disactivate and reactivate wifi. When I try it at home, it can still access the internet even if I set the proxy server. (I don't have a proxy server at home, so it shouldn't work then...)
With a iPod Touch/iPhone the following settings work:
Server: server-01.hak-reutte.ac.at
Port: 8080
I also have to authenticate using an username and password, but I think there's also a web form so it's not necessary to configure that in the proxy configuration.
Thank you,
Simon
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If you use ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Centre verify the connection settings are NOT set to automatic. If they are then the Proxy settings are overwritten each time you connect to your PC to sync. If you want to use a proxy over WiFi then you need to make sure your 'Work' connection settings specify the proxy and you need to configure the WiFi settings to 'Connects to Work' (or whatever it says, but NOT 'Internet').
Andy
Hi ADB100!
Thanks for your answer. The problem occurs even when I'm not connected to ActiveSync. Somehow the proxy server is reset when the WLAN is used. I tried the application WmWifiProfiles, but the problem is still there. When I set the proxy server and exit the settings application, the settings for HTTP proxy are somehow not saved. (When I reopen the settings dialog, the http proxy setting is blank, but the proxy for socks is still there.)
Regards,
Simon
SimonKnight6600 said:
Hi ADB100!
Thanks for your answer. The problem occurs even when I'm not connected to ActiveSync. Somehow the proxy server is reset when the WLAN is used. I tried the application WmWifiProfiles, but the problem is still there. When I set the proxy server and exit the settings application, the settings for HTTP proxy are somehow not saved. (When I reopen the settings dialog, the http proxy setting is blank, but the proxy for socks is still there.)
Regards,
Simon
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Do you have proxy auto-discovery on?
Code:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
EnableAutoDetect=00000001
If its set to 1 then proxy auto-discovery is enabled, 0 is disabled.
I have no idea if it is this but worth a shot?
Andy
Hi ADB100!
AutoDetect wasn't acticated. (The key didn't exist.) I tried creating the key with value 0 and 1, but didn't help.
I think this must be a bug, because there are a lot of topics about this problem. Unfortuntatly, nobody seems to have a solution for this problem .
I tried changing the registry keys in HKLM/Comn/ConnMgr/Providers/. That worked, because the internet connection was dead then . I think it's possible to work around the problem by changing this keys. I will try that next week and when that really fixes the problem, I'll probably release an application for it.
However, do have some ideas left?
Thanks,
Simon
Bizarre....
I have never seen this on any of the Windows Mobile PDA's I have had.
I know if the connection settings: 'This computer is connected to:' are set to anything other than 'Automatic' then it resets any proxy you configure. I have mine set to 'Work Network' and the settings are never overwritten. I use a proxy at home and remember playing around with these settings as I had similar issues initially.
I know there is a known issue of the 'Hidden Proxy' if you let the device configure itself using the 'Connection Setup'. I have never let my device do this and have manually configured the HSDPA/GPRS settings.
Andy
Hi ADB100!
I've also aborted the connection setup, cause I didn't want my device to use HSDPA automatically.
I'm not 100% sure but I think my old device (HTC S730) had also some problems with the proxy, but I was able to solve them. Maybe it's also a problem with my ROM.
How stable/fast are the current RC builds of 6.5? Are they ready for every day use?
Thank you,
Simon
SimonKnight6600 said:
Hi ADB100!
I've also aborted the connection setup, cause I didn't want my device to use HSDPA automatically.
I'm not 100% sure but I think my old device (HTC S730) had also some problems with the proxy, but I was able to solve them. Maybe it's also a problem with my ROM.
How stable/fast are the current RC builds of 6.5? Are they ready for every day use?
Thank you,
Simon
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I haven't tried any 6.5 ROMs for any period of time as they all seemed too buggy. I am on an almost stock 5.2.19212 ROM that I have lightly customised in a kitchen and I am happy with it.
Andy
This is really annoying... When you search the forums for "wifi proxy" you'll get more than 10 threads with the same problem, but without a solution.
You are using a wifi router with proxy at home and it works, right?
I'll upgrade to 6.5 now, maybe this fixes the problem...
Thanks,
Simon
SimonKnight6600 said:
This is really annoying... When you search the forums for "wifi proxy" you'll get more than 10 threads with the same problem, but without a solution.
You are using a wifi router with proxy at home and it works, right?
I'll upgrade to 6.5 now, maybe this fixes the problem...
Thanks,
Simon
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Yes, I have MS ISA 2006 and it works.....
Truely amazing. I've upgraded to 6.5 and the problem is still there :-(. I've the radio from the latest official diamond rom. Could an other radio fix the problem?
//edit: Just to describe my problem further: When I set the proxy, exit the dialog and reopen the dialog, the proxy is there. When I open the internet explorer then, the http proxy gets deleted. However, the socks proxy is kept. This is kind of frustrating...
Thanks,
Simon
Read this one: http://www.htc.com/www/faqs.aspx?p_id=13&cat=0&id=36792 According to this article wifi + proxy should not work. What can I do now?
// Update: This looks extremly promising: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1990412#post1990412 I'll try that immediatly and post the results. If that works, I'll build an application to simplify applying the fix.
Thanks,
Simon
My status is too. Please help me!
It's a bug, that's sure. I finally got the proxy working, but after reconnecting the proxy settings were blank again .
Just to let you know I was also having problems with proxies and a google led me to this thread. For me, the advice in post 2 worked perfectly. I am using a 6.5 rom on a Touch HD.
Hi SivEd!
Did you also have the problem that your proxy settings get reset when you reconnect to the wifi network?
I've written an app that resolves this issue, let me know if you want to test.
Hi Anks!
Please upload your app, this is a real problem for me.
Thanks,
Simon
Simon, sent you a PM.
The problem seems to be fixed in recent Windows Mobile 6.5 builds, at least for me. I'm using build 21812. Unfortunatly, proxy authentification seems not to work in Opera. In Internet Explorer a dialog appears where I have to enter my username and password. Opera doesn't display such a dialog. But the main problem (proxy setting gets deleted) has been resolved.
HTH,
Simon

[Q] Proxy On/Off

I have a problem with using the proxy.
I have mobile internet, but need to use a proxy server to get my e-mail from work. The only problem is that when I have the proxy ON, some programs don't have connection to the internet.
Is there a way to make a manual selection of which programs use the proxy and which don't?
many thanks!
Timo
I got same problem. I want a solution.

Unsolved.. proxy with WIFI

Hi guys, wish you the best for all the help and the work that you are posting.
guys any one just figured out how to put the settings of a proxy over a wifi connection? i tried all the old posted solution using the proxy in the "my work network" settings, and i also tried to use the proxy cap and it didnt work either. my device is the LEO.
proxy cap worked before on my former touch hd but not on the HD2.
thanx guys.
thanx guys i found it.. its as they said before in the connection settings.. the internet explorer worked fine but the youtube program didnt.. any one knows how to make it use the proxy settings ?
and guys.. do you know where the wm 6.5 facebook application saves it cashe ?
dr.mll said:
thanx guys i found it.. its as they said before in the connection settings.. the internet explorer worked fine but the youtube program didnt.. any one knows how to make it use the proxy settings ?
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What is it that you found? what was the solution?

[Q] WAP SETTING in WP7 (APN proxy edit)

Dear seniors
NEED YOUR HELP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE….
I’m wondering if there is away or application to setup WAP on windows phone 7, because I’m not capable to add proxy and port setting as I can in ANDROID and windows mobile 6.5…
Thx in advance
Best regards MOIISSE
If you have one of the Custom WP7 roms out there (not the original DFT_70 thing) open up the marketplace and under HTC apps, there should be Connection Setup. Download that.
It should automatically detect your APN and configure it for you, if not manually select your APN and you should be good.
Thanks for your quick reply
I tried connection setup, and I did choose my carrier connection setting, but I wasn’t capable to browse into my explorer.
Cause I need to configure manually the proxy and the port in WAP setting.
NB: that’s what I did in the last android ROM I installed on my beloved HD2
Hope you can tell me about a way to add the proxy in the APN
Thx in advance Mr ceo4eva
Best regards moiisse
Thanks for your quick reply
I tried connection setup, and I did choose my carrier connection setting, but I wasn’t capable to browse into my explorer.
Cause I need to configure manually the proxy and the port in WAP setting.
NB: that’s what I did in the last android ROM I installed on my beloved HD2
Hope you can tell me about a way to add the proxy in the APN
Thx in advance Mr ceo4eva
Best regards moiisse
Same as Moiisse
you can see the wap or APN selection tag from the selection menu in (connection setup)
but,in fact you can't change or edit the proxies or ports as they are hidden.
therefore,the question is how the setup is reading and what it reads' from the network (proxies,ports,passwords,etc...we can't access these information.(as w 6.5 or Android phones)
is HD7 a 3G phone only....?!?!?
tnx moisse for this issue...and i hope someone can solve it!! registry code or something to unhidden these infos.
BR
jianototi said:
you can see the wap or APN selection tag from the selection menu in (connection setup)
but,in fact you can't change or edit the proxies or ports as they are hidden.
therefore,the question is how the setup is reading and what it reads' from the network (proxies,ports,passwords,etc...we can't access these information.(as w 6.5 or Android phones)
is HD7 a 3G phone only....?!?!?
tnx moisse for this issue...and i hope someone can solve it!! registry code or something to unhidden these infos.
BR
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mr jianototi
i was reading about registry tweak editing,
it seems a lot of registry was done and enabled a lot of hidden features
so i'm wondering is there is a registry tweak that enable to add in
setting --> cellular--> edit APN
2 case for proxy and port for wap setting....
best regards moiisse
hi sir
85 views without any help....
need help dear cheafs...

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