190605 - Proxy: funny problem with configuration

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Core :: Networking, defect)

Description

[Ueberbach]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1)
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0  Gecko/20021212

I had to install Mozilla in a big Network. At first i setted the proxy datas 
in the preferences. Then I tried to open the mozilla-website - nothing 
happened. 
After half an hour of work i got the solution:  

First check the box for Manually proxy configuration, insert your datas 
(Ports/adresses)
Then check the box for direct connect. 
>> Now it works ;)

System: Win NT 4.0 SP6 



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Goto: Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Proxy
2. Insert your proxy data and choose : Manually proxy configuration
3. Try to open a website -> An errormessage will pop up

Actual Results:  
The computer tried to connect to the website without using the proxy

Expected Results:  
fix a litte if- or switch part in Mozilla to fix this little nasty bug - i 
needed half an hour to find out whats going on !

Comment 1

[Benedikt Kantus]

So there is no actual bug. Everything works just like it should.

The way the proxy connection settings are designed makes sense: Direct
connection doesn't mean that you aren't using proxies, just like using proxies
does not mean that you aren't using a direct connection. Maybe the wording is a
bit confusing for newbies.
Actually, both settings are needed, as they describe different things.

Marking invalid.

Comment 2

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

>2. Insert your proxy data and choose : Manually proxy configuration

This doesn't make sense. You can't enter your proxy data without checking 
"manual Proxy configuration"

it's marked invalid because we don't know what you mean.
This is also never a blocker because it doesn't block Mozilla development.

Please reopen if we understand something wrong.

btw: I hope you added your proxy NOT in the socks field.

Comment 3

[benc]

Ueberbach:

Please give the steps again, and include the URL you used.

If you selected DIRECT, then no proxy was used at all.

If you selected MANUAL, then the boxes you filled out would be used.

Your steps suggest that something went wrong, but we need more information.