Could you please open a gnome-terminal and run: $ echo http_proxy and attach the result to this bugreport? (and edit the password if it is changed there). How do you start synaptic? Via gksu? Or the gnome-terminal? It should pick up the proxy information from the http_proxy environment.
Cheers, Michael ** Changed in: synaptic (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- No good proxy conf, for synaptic... https://launchpad.net/bugs/56655 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs