> >> > 2009/2/7 Chris Rowson <christopherrow...@gmail.com>: > >> >> Hi there, > >> >> > >> >> I don't know if anyone else has come across this, but I'll ask > anyway. > >> >> > >> >> I'm trying to visit iPlayer on my Ubuntu laptop using Firefox, but I > >> keep > >> >> getting the message 'content unavailable, please try again later' (or > >> >> along > >> >> those lines). If I visit iPlayer using a Windows PC with Firefox I > >> >> don't > >> >> receive the message. > >> >> > >> >> I'm pretty sure that it must have something to do with the proxy I > >> >> have > >> >> to > >> >> go out through when I'm at this location. It's a Squid proxy (running > >> >> on > >> >> Ubuntu Dapper) and I can only think that there must be some kind of > >> >> incompatibility somewhere. If I don't go through the proxy (for > >> >> instance > >> >> if > >> >> I'm at home) then iPlayer works fine. > >> >> > >> >> Has anyone seen anything like this before, does anyone have any > >> >> suggestions? > >> > > >> > Could the squid be blocking the port the media from iPlayer streams > on? > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Kris Douglas > >> > Softdel Limited Hosting Services > >> > Web: www.softdel.co.uk > >> > Mastil: k...@softdel.co.uk > >> > > >> > Company No. 6135915 > >> > Registered in England and Wales > >> > >> > >> Have you setup the proxy for Firefox, or for the whole system? If just > >> for > >> Firefox, Flash may not be using the proxy, thus the error. > >> > > > > I've set it up for just Firefox. I'm using CrunchBang at the moment and > it > > doesn't have a general system proxy option like Ubuntu Gnome (as far as I > > can see). Sites like youtube work though. > > > > Chris > > > Can you access Youtube without the proxy though, as it may be that Firefox > is using the proxy whilst Flash is just using a direct connection? >
Hi Harry, the only IP address on the network that can get out to the 'net is that of the proxy. All traffic has to go through the proxy. Chris
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