Problems enabling/disabling Proxy Settings in IE

When users login off the network, cached credentials mean that they have
proxy settings enabled.

We would like this not to be the case - that is only have proxy settings
enabled when laptop users are on not off the network.

Is there a registry key or other setting that if configured would remove the
proxy settings when users are not connected to the network - (but are logged
in with cached credentials...

No setting that I am aware off.
hkcu\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Int ernet Settings is where
these settings are kept. AutoConfigURL is the path the automatic
configuration script and ProxyServer is the server and port.
Enter into the registry during logon and then clear it at logoff seems a
very dirty approach to the problem.. but the only one I can see of the top of
my head.
Hope this helps some,
Mark

"gw1984" wrote:

> When users login off the network, cached credentials mean that they have
> proxy settings enabled.
>
> We would like this not to be the case - that is only have proxy settings
> enabled when laptop users are on not off the network.
>
> Is there a registry key or other setting that if configured would remove the
> proxy settings when users are not connected to the network - (but are logged
> in with cached credentials...
>

Why do you want to jump through all those hoops? Just show the user how to
right-click on the Explorer icon on the desktop and go into the
Connection/LAN Settings and uncheck the simple checkboxes. It only takes
about 5 seconds and maybe 4 mouse clicks.

A machine's network configuration is part of the machine's
environment,...and you can not move a machine from one environment to
another and not have to adjust for it. There are tools like Netswitcher
(www.netswitcher.com) that can be used for some of this stuff,...but using
that is probably more trouble and a lot more mouse clicks than what I
already described above.

One other solution is to configure your LAN using DNS & DHCP for proxy
auto-detection (investigate WPAD). When not on the LAN, a proxy won't be
detected, so it won't try to use one.

--
Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


"gw1984" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:31A0CC6D-20BD-460B-B981-(E-Mail Removed)...
> When users login off the network, cached credentials mean that they have
> proxy settings enabled.
>
> We would like this not to be the case - that is only have proxy settings
> enabled when laptop users are on not off the network.
>
> Is there a registry key or other setting that if configured would remove
the
> proxy settings when users are not connected to the network - (but are
logged
> in with cached credentials...
>

Your last suggestion Phillip seems interesting.
Can you expand on how to do this ?
Thanks again

"Phillip Windell" wrote:

> Why do you want to jump through all those hoops? Just show the user how to
> right-click on the Explorer icon on the desktop and go into the
> Connection/LAN Settings and uncheck the simple checkboxes. It only takes
> about 5 seconds and maybe 4 mouse clicks.
>
> A machine's network configuration is part of the machine's
> environment,...and you can not move a machine from one environment to
> another and not have to adjust for it. There are tools like Netswitcher
> (www.netswitcher.com) that can be used for some of this stuff,...but using
> that is probably more trouble and a lot more mouse clicks than what I
> already described above.
>
> One other solution is to configure your LAN using DNS & DHCP for proxy
> auto-detection (investigate WPAD). When not on the LAN, a proxy won't be
> detected, so it won't try to use one.
>
> --
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
>
> "gw1984" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:31A0CC6D-20BD-460B-B981-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > When users login off the network, cached credentials mean that they have
> > proxy settings enabled.
> >
> > We would like this not to be the case - that is only have proxy settings
> > enabled when laptop users are on not off the network.
> >
> > Is there a registry key or other setting that if configured would remove
> the
> > proxy settings when users are not connected to the network - (but are
> logged
> > in with cached credentials...
> >
>
>
>

This article is specific to ISA2004. Exact details for your proxy may
vary,...there is no way I can know what they are.

Automatic Discovery for Firewall and Web Proxy Clients
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...discovery.mspx


--
Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com
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Understanding the ISA 2004 Access Rule Processing
http://www.isaserver.org/articles/IS...cessRules.html

Troubleshooting Client Authentication on Access Rules in ISA Server 2004
http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...7/ts_rules.doc

Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration Server: Guidance
http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/t...dance/2004.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/t...dance/2000.asp

Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration Server: Partners
http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/partners/default.asp

Deployment Guidelines for ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...isaserver.mspx
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"gw1984" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:8F157CC0-06A7-4019-AE8B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Your last suggestion Phillip seems interesting.
> Can you expand on how to do this ?
> Thanks again
>
> "Phillip Windell" wrote:
>
> > Why do you want to jump through all those hoops? Just show the user how
to
> > right-click on the Explorer icon on the desktop and go into the
> > Connection/LAN Settings and uncheck the simple checkboxes. It only
takes
> > about 5 seconds and maybe 4 mouse clicks.
> >
> > A machine's network configuration is part of the machine's
> > environment,...and you can not move a machine from one environment to
> > another and not have to adjust for it. There are tools like Netswitcher
> > (www.netswitcher.com) that can be used for some of this stuff,...but
using
> > that is probably more trouble and a lot more mouse clicks than what I
> > already described above.
> >
> > One other solution is to configure your LAN using DNS & DHCP for proxy
> > auto-detection (investigate WPAD). When not on the LAN, a proxy won't
be
> > detected, so it won't try to use one.
> >
> > --
> > Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> > www.wandtv.com
> >
> >
> > "gw1984" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:31A0CC6D-20BD-460B-B981-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > When users login off the network, cached credentials mean that they
have
> > > proxy settings enabled.
> > >
> > > We would like this not to be the case - that is only have proxy
settings
> > > enabled when laptop users are on not off the network.
> > >
> > > Is there a registry key or other setting that if configured would
remove
> > the
> > > proxy settings when users are not connected to the network - (but are
> > logged
> > > in with cached credentials...
> > >
> >
> >
> >