Cannot disable proxy

[yuppienet]

Hello all,

I have a problem with my laptop proxy settings. I am using ubuntu 8.10 and I use my laptop in my office, where a proxy must be configured. But when I return home and try to disable my proxy, it just doesn't.

The way I disable my proxy is by System / Preferences / Network Proxy:
In the proxy configuration tab, I select Direct internet connection (in my office I would select manual proxy configuration)

After I do that I open a terminal and check if the http_proxy is still there. Bizarrely, it is.

[bahamut]david@bahamut ~ $ env | grep http
http_proxy=http://x.y.z.q:3954/

It's very annoying to unset this variable _every_ time that I open a new console. So, what am I missing here?

Thanks for your help,
David

[houcem]

Try editing the config file /etc/apt/apt.conf

run sudo gedit /etc/apt/apt.conf

clear the file then type the following before saving

acquire::http:: proxy "false";

this will tet you use apt-get, synaptics...without proxy but for other things I don't know I'm having the same problem. If someone else could help us...

[yuppienet]

Hi,

I tried that and apt-get still tries to connect thru proxy.
I erased the file and no luck either.

I have just discovered the location of the http_proxy value. It is on /etc/environment. I commented the http_proxy line and now it's working ok.

So now I would like to know: why didn't it change automatically when I set 'direct internet connection' on my proxy preferences? Bug?

Cheers

[houcem]

Probably yes I had the same problem.

[cong06]

Try editing the config file /etc/apt/apt.conf

acquire::http:: proxy "false";

an extra space threw me off. try:

acquire::http::proxy "false";

I have just discovered the location of the http_proxy value. It is on /etc/environment. I commented the http_proxy line and now it's working ok.

So now I would like to know: why didn't it change automatically when I set 'direct internet connection' on my proxy preferences? Bug?

Same also.
Someone should write a bug report...

[khatru82]

HI,
I resolved unsetting the environment variable http_proxy. After reboot, I didn't find the proxy settings anymore. Anyway, i think it is a real ubuntu bug since resetting proxy with System>Preferences didn't work.

[actionist]

I have the same problem. I am now unable to connect to my wired internet connection. Could any of you give me instructions in more detail about 'unsetting http_proxy' which seems to work, from what i can make out from previous posts. Thanks.

[cong06]

I'm not sure if this is related, but I noticed that if you start up "gconf-editor" and change some settings, these settings are different from setting gnome settings with gconftool:

gconftool -s /system/http_proxy/use_proxy -t bool true

[ajkd]

I am not sure this will work or not. But It worked for me.

system -> administration -> synaptic Package Manager -> setting -> preferences
click network and check direct connection to network

[Pronker]

@ajkd: it didn't for me.
@cong06: worked for me too... just seems like a bit of a stupid solution! I can't believe this bug is so old!!