Re: HTTP Proxy Question

[private private <securecure () gmail com>]

try unticking the bypass proxy for local addresses checkbox in the
browser and always use the computername instead of localhost when
connecting to a local site.

also make sure your browser is pointing to the proxy.

On 3/13/09, jfvanmeter () comcast net <jfvanmeter () comcast net> wrote:
> Hello Everyone, I have a assessment on a application that installs a web
> server, uses a web broser as the user interfacer.
>
> I've tried to monitor the connectioning using Burp, Feddler 2, TamperIE, and
> Firefox/HTTPFox. I"m going to try webscarab tonight.
>
> When I start the proxy, it monitors traffic over port 80 and port 443 to the
> internet with out any problems.
>
> When I start IE7 or Firefox, the proxy shows the start of the connection,
> but the browse shows that it can not connect to the server.
>
> The urls are https://mycomputername:portnumber
>
> Are the proxies failing to redirect the browser output back to the
> mycomputername so the connection fails?
>
> Thanks //John

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