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#1 2017-07-22 10:04:23

chew
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Registered: 2017-07-22
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[SOLVED] Firefox Dropbox couldn't connect through proxy server

Hi all,

I have installed Arch on my laptop not too long ago. In office, the internet connection has proxy and I did not configure system wide proxy as I will be using non-proxy connection when I am home.

I have set the proxy settings in firefox and dropbox itself, all the while has been working fine. But since few days back, I could not get my firefox and dropbox connect through proxy (I have only these two applications that need internet connection). If I boot into my windows partition, connection is fine. If I am using non-proxy connection, these two are also working fine.

I could not recalled what have I done to my system, all I could remember is that a week ago, I was trying to set proxy system wide, but I have also unset all parameters afterwards. So I am not too sure why this happens.

Is there any way to "restore" the original proxy setting? or check if any file/settings I have edited?


Thanks so much for the help!

Regards,
chew

Last edited by chew (2017-07-25 06:34:34)

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#2 2017-07-22 17:33:38

x33a
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Re: [SOLVED] Firefox Dropbox couldn't connect through proxy server

How exactly did you set the proxy settings for Firefox and Dropbox?

Moving to NC.

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#3 2017-07-23 01:41:20

chew
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Registered: 2017-07-22
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Re: [SOLVED] Firefox Dropbox couldn't connect through proxy server

Firefox is under option -> advance -> network and then the proxy details.

Dropbox also similar, under preference -> proxy and then the details.

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#4 2017-07-23 05:50:57

x33a
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Re: [SOLVED] Firefox Dropbox couldn't connect through proxy server

What is the error message you get when trying to connect through the proxy? Can you try that proxy with wget, curl, etc.

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#5 2017-07-24 08:03:46

chew
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Registered: 2017-07-22
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Re: [SOLVED] Firefox Dropbox couldn't connect through proxy server

Sorry for posting, it seems like not my configuration problems.
I tried other linux machine and it turned out that internet was down too.

Thanks x33a for helping out.

Should I mark this as solved?

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#6 2017-07-24 10:48:27

alex.theoto
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Registered: 2014-11-30
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Re: [SOLVED] Firefox Dropbox couldn't connect through proxy server

Should I mark this as solved?

Yes...

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