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Title: Detecting proxy settings...
Post by: thegallery on August 30, 2005, 15:46

Hi, for some reason every time a fire up Internet Explorer there is about a 10 second delay while the message "detecting proxy settings..." appears in the status bar. I'm not sure why this is happening, and it is a new phenomena. I was at a hotel as last weekend were I signed into a new network, and I wondered if this changed the settings somehow?

The proxy settings are found, and I am able to surf the Internet with no problem, but I would like to get rid of this 10 second delay. Even if I open a new Internet Explorer window while already connected, I still have the same message and delay.

Any ideas? Thanks.

Title: Detecting proxy settings...
Post by: Simon on August 30, 2005, 16:47

I don't think you actually need proxy settings for IE, unless you are on a network, do you?  Have you tried going into Tools > Internet Options > Connections > Settings and (if ticked) untick where is says about using a proxy server?

Title: worked !
Post by: thegallery on August 30, 2005, 16:55

Cool, thanks very much. I did what you said and went to my LAN settings  and unclicked where it said "the tech proxy settings". I guess when I connected to the hotel's new network it automatically set it up to look for the proxy settings. Everything is back to normal now; thanks again.

Title: Detecting proxy settings...
Post by: Simon on August 30, 2005, 18:18

No problem - glad it's sorted.  :thumb: