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cyn3rgy

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Posted: May 08 2005,12:43

Roberts

thanks for the reply. I was definitely running the wget as the dsl user. The .wgetrc file I created was in the /home/dsl dir.
I haven't tried it from the Apps->Tools>MyDSL Browser location yet. I'll try it tomorrow at work. The strangest thing is that it works fine running the myDSL browser from a terminal window.
I'll reply with my findings tomorrow.

cheers

andrew

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Posted: May 08 2005,13:05

superlou

The user name and password in my post was associated with the proxy server. I guess you've figured that much out. If you are getting a blank dsl window, then you probably should check that wget is working first. Open a terminal window and type
wget http://damnsmalllinux.org
if it works then you're halfway there. If it doesn't work, then you hve a more fundamental internet connection problem. wget can be configured to use proxy (from what I've read). You can do this either by setting an environment variable or by placing the proxy settings into a file in your home directory (eg. /home/dsl) called .wgetrc (note the dot)
If you have no .wgetrc file the just create it and enter the proxy details like...
http_proxy=http://proxy_server.domain.com:80

the name of you proxy server may be different and the port may also differ. With my proxysettings I had to supply a username and password (otherwise called user authentication). my .wgetrc has the line
http_proxy=http://username:password@proxy.domain.com:80

Further to this you can just create a temporary environment variable by typing
export http_proxy=http://proxy.domain.com:80

This will work for wget and lynx (text mode browser) and perhaps some other apps also.

If your wget test earlier worked okay, then you can try running the app that creates the myDSL list of applications. The name eludes me at the moment as I'm at home and not running dsl. I'll post more details tomorrow if you think that will help.

good luck

andrew

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Posted: May 11 2005,05:43

The command was mydslBrowser.lua, it's the one that loads the list of apps/games etc... you can run it by typing
mydslBrowser.lua apps
and you should see the list of applications (providing your wget is working).

SuperLou

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Posted: May 11 2005,18:10

I can get to the individual myDSL menus using the mydslBrowser.lua [type] command. The myDSL panel does not load anything.

In order to make wget function I am using the export http_proxy:http://... to set the proxy. I have tried the .wgetrc file but haven't had any luck. The contents of the file are as follows:

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passive_ftp = on

waitretry = 10
http_proxy=http://netcache1.stevens.edu:8080
use_proxy=on#

I have left the whitespace intact because thats how the .wgetrc file came. I have added .wgetrc to the filestool.lst and verified that it is getting backed up and restored.

I'm probably missing something simple. Actually, just wondering, does the # sign mean ignore the entire line or just the text following it on that line?

Thanks,
Louis

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Posted: May 25 2005,11:07

Hi SuperLou

I have the same issue. the .wgetrc file doesn't seem to have any affect. strange huh.... sorry I can't be more help. The export works for me too. The myDSL Panel works for me though... strange. Have you had a look through the myDSLPanel.lua file? It's been a few weeks so I can't quite remember it in detail, but perhaps you can pass the proxy on the wget command lines in that file?

let me know how you go

andrew

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