344329 - Connection through Proxy fails as Prompt dialog only allows entry of "login name" and "password". "Domain Name" is also required.

Status: VERIFIED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[John Lovely]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0; SRA-60-05032003; RC-60-040226)
Build Identifier: 

Proxy server requires identification including "login name", "password" and "Domain Name". Firefox Prompt only includes "login name" and "password" so identification fails. M$ IE includes all three parameters in its dialog which succeeds. 
(This MAY be related to bug 182719 which implies firefox has an automatic domain detection which fails)

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Enter any internet URL 
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Actual Results:  
Enter login name and password in prompt displayed by Firefox
If not logged on to internet, this produces an error message saying URL can't be reached.
If already logged in (say through Internet Explorer), the Firefox login prompt is displayed repeatedly as the page gradually displays (presumabely as page accesses different URL's to build up the page) 

Expected Results:  
To access URL requested.

This started when the IT department (who support only IE) changed proxy servers. Firefox correctly, automatically detected the change. 

I consider this to be bloody serious because my only options are now 
1. (unlikely) to use Internet Explorer or 
2. (more likely) not access internet until bug is fixed.

Comment 1

[Steve England [:stevee]]

Reporter, do you still see this problem with the latest Firefox 2? If not, can you please close this bug as WORKSFORME. Thanks!

Comment 2

[John Lovely]

Sorry, I am unable to provide any further information. 

Our corporate IT people have locked up machines to a "corporate" default and I am no longer permitted to use Firefox at all!



 

Comment 3

[Carsten Book [:Tomcat]]

-> closing as incomplete because of comment #2. Thanks for your Feedback John, i close this bug report as incomplete.