Greetings all,

I was wondering, since my provider uses an automatic configuration script if I can use BOINC ?

I have no idea where I can put this configuration script (except in IE or Mozilla).
I cannot put in the HTTP proxy, I've tried an that doesn't work.

Thanks in advance

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"reality is an illusion created by a lack of alcohol"

Hi Christophe,

You should be able to run the boinc client... but you will need to do a bit of investigation. The auto proxy configuration script that your provider is using is simply telling your browser which proxy server to use for the given destination; e.g., if the provider has many proxy servers it may be examining your host IP address and the destination IP address and choosing the "best" proxy server for you to use given your particular network location (topologically speaking). It also allows the provider to easily rename/change proxy servers or add new ones without bothering all of their customers.

So. You will need to take a look at the configuration script itself and see which server address/port number it is giving to your system when you connect to the seti scheduler (http://setiboinc.ssl.berkeley.edu/). To do this you will need to get the script for examination; you should be able to just enter the script URL into your browser and save the file to disk, or use "wget 'the-auto-config-URL'". By looking at the script in a text editor you should now be able to sort out the actual proxy server settings that are being supplied to your system. Just use the setting you find in the script directly for the http proxy server and port number in boinc/seti.

If the logic in the script is particularly convoluted and references many different proxy servers, you may need to resort to trying the different proxy servers mentioned in the script until you find the one that works for your host.

Perhaps someone will have an easier way for you to determine the proper setting, but this is the way I have done it in the past.

Best regards,

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You da man Zardoz! I've been having the same problem since my company was acquired by this other company... And since then we've been forced to use a proxy server which was using an automatic configuration script. Following your instructions/guide, I pulled out the proxy server info directly from the script and input it directly into BOINC! And it just successfully got through for the first time in months on this office's LAN! Thank you!