detecting proxy server

[Gershon]

We have a broadband connection to the internet.
When we start up IE6, we get a message on the left hand
bottom corner of the screen saying "detecting proxy
server" and this lasts for about 20 seconds before the
home page appears.
Is there a way to speed this up ? On my other computer,
the page appears immediately and the internet settings
are the same.

Gershon

 

[H Leboeuf]

Google.com search.

http://groups.google.ca/groups?hl=e...q="detecting+proxy+server"&btnG=Google+Search
--
One of the suggestion found in the search.

Go to IE tools, internet options, connections. Click on the settings button
and turn off the option to automatically detect settings.

Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/index.htm

 

[Gershon]

Thanks Henri

It worked !

Gershon

-----Original Message-----
Google.com search.

http://groups.google.ca/groups?hl=en&lr=lang_en% 7Clang_fr&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&scoring=d&q=%
22detecting+proxy+server%22&btnG=Google+Search
--
One of the suggestion found in the search.

Go to IE tools, internet options, connections. Click on the settings button
and turn off the option to automatically detect settings.

Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/index.htm




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[Steve Lyons]

Yes - I was having the same problem except the message in
the status bar was "detecting proxy settings . . . "

In IE, I went to tools - internet options - connections -
LAN Settings and then unchecked "Automatically detect
settings" and I was able to then connect immediately to my
home page instead of waiting three minutes.

Thanks Henri!