Two options... Some browsers will support Web Proxy Autodiscovery Protocol, which can find the configuration file. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Proxy_Autodiscovery_Protocol
The other option is to setup squid as a transparent proxy. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jay Kolomeysky [mailto:jkolomey...@sgu.edu] > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 12:25 PM > To: squid-users@squid-cache.org > Subject: [squid-users] Automatic Configuration > > I wanted to know if there was a way to implement a Squid server into > your > environment without having to modify any browser settings. Every > article > I've read says that even if you use DNS/DHCP you still have to point > the > browser to a configuration file but the only advantage is that if you > move > > > the file or the server changes you don't have to change the setting on > all > > > the browsers. > > We have over 6,000 people in our environment and I can't change all of > their settings. I'd like for the integration to be seamless. > > Please let me know if this is possible and if so then how. Thanks in > advance. > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > ______________________________________________________________________ > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2639 - Release Date: > 01/25/10 07:36:00
