Problems setting proxy with wgetrc

Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: Problems setting proxy with wgetrc
started by: WoofyDugfock

Posted by WoofyDugfock on Sep. 23 2004,13:39

I've started playing with DSL and am very impressed at what you get for under 50mB. BUT I'm 100% *nix newbie on a LAN behind NAT and can only get to the web through a corporate proxy.

In the tips files on the boot CDROM is says to edit the settings in wgetrc to go through your proxy. OK, so I open scite and open /etc/wgetrc/ and the comments are self-explanatory.

But when I alter this file accordingly and try to save back to /etc/ I get a message saying "cannot save file". Same message if I try to save it to /home/ instead (for local user). Opening a shell and then typing sudo scite to then do the same (I thought perhaps you had to be super user or whatever) made no difference.

Grrrrrr!!! What am I failing to grasp here? Isn't it just like opening an .ini file with notepad in Windoze and changing it? Apparently not. I've been looking at *nix primers on the web and they are not helping.

Thanks for any assistance - I realise these beginner questions must seem rather naive to *nix people.

Posted by henk1955 on Sep. 23 2004,14:34

do not edit /etc/wgetrc ( you cant its on cd).

edit /home/dsl/.wgetrc

1 open emelfm
2 press the H button in the top op emelfm( you will see all hidden files)
3. select .wgerrc
4. press edit button
5. make your changes
6. save

Posted by WoofyDugfock on Sep. 24 2004,07:34

Thanks very much indeed 4 your help Henk1955! .wgetrc and dillorc now edited accordingly. Obviously I didn't quite follow the directory structure. Doh.

It might be a good idea if your response was added to the proxy help file on the cd in order to help other unix virgins?

Now if only I could connect to the LAN .. but I'll start a new thread on this for clarity's sake.