Proxy config?

ojdon · 2011-05-03 20:57:10

Hi there, first time trying to install Arch and I've come to my first problem. Had a quick look around but couldn't find anything that helped, so, in order to use my Uni's internet I need to use their proxy config (http://www.staffs.ac.uk/proxy.config). How do I set this up? Also how do I check if my connection is working? The reason is that I'm currently USB Tethering off of my Android phone since the device I'm trying to install Arch on does not have an ethernet port.

Thanks!

ojdon · 2011-05-03 22:16:13

Right, running "ifconfig -a" shows that the WiFi tether is using usb0... But when I go to install anything like xorg it comes back with this error:

pacman -S xorg
xorg package not found, searching for group...
error: 'xorg': not found on sync db

So I need to figure out how to apply that proxy config.

Any help?

chottis · 2011-05-04 20:37:12

Have you followed the instructions given by these two links?

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners'_Guide#Wireless_Quickstart_For_the_Live_Environment

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Wireless_Setup

Post the output of:

iwconfig

You say your wireless card is USB?
Then also post the output of:

lsusb

EDIT: You can check if your connection is working with:

ping -c 3 www.google.com

Last edited by chottis (2011-05-04 20:43:47)

fukawi2 · 2011-05-04 23:41:59

ojdon wrote:

pacman -S xorg
xorg package not found, searching for group...
error: 'xorg': not found on sync db

You appear to have installed OK, but not synced your database:

pacman -Sy

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Proxy config?

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