Closed
Bug 327381
Opened 19 years ago
Closed 12 years ago
Offline/online: WPAD doesn't refresh when changing networks (Mac OS X)
Categories
(Core :: Networking, defect)
Tracking
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RESOLVED
WORKSFORME
People
(Reporter: mozilla7, Unassigned)
Details
If I switch to a different network while Firefox is open, Firefox won't check for a new WPAD server and PAC file. Since the old PAC file isn't likely to work on the new network, everything breaks (I get errors that Firefox is configured to use a proxy server that can't be found).
Going to Preferences, changing the proxy setting to Direct, then changing it back to Automatic solves the problem.
It's my understanding that whenever a network connection changes (e.g. an ethernet cable is unplugged or plugged in, or you connect/disconnect to/from an AirPort network) the OS sends a signal to all applications informing them that there's been a change. Firefox needs to respond to this by looking for a WPAD server on the new network. Sorry, I don't know the technical details. And, I don't know if this is a platform-specific bug or not.
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Comment 2•19 years ago
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No, going offline (I'm assuming you mean the "Work Offline" option) and back online does not fix it.
Updated•19 years ago
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Assignee: darin → nobody
QA Contact: benc → networking
Yeah, Mac OS X would need platform specific code for this...
I think this is related to the feature development in offline-online, so I'm "improving" the summary.
Summary: WPAD doesn't refresh when changing networks → Offline/online: WPAD doesn't refresh when changing networks (Mac OS X)
NOTE: I was reading the PAC code last week, and offline-online does appear to call PAC when you go online. This may not have been in place in 2006...
So anyone else affected, give that a try. There are a couple other related-sounding bug reports that say this is working now.
Updated•12 years ago
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Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 12 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
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