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Suresh
Suresh

Reputation: 9605

Detecting the autoproxy details in Javascript

Is it possible to detect and get proxy server name and port in javascript?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 295

Answers (2)

Chris W. Rea
Chris W. Rea

Reputation: 5501

For what it's worth: While you're asking about JavaScript, getting access to the browser proxy settings even from any kind of browser plug-in such as a Flash or Java applet is also not possible, or at the very least not in any reliable or compliant way.

I mention this only because sometimes such plug-ins provide viable workarounds when JavaScript can't do something ... but here I think you are S.O.L.

Perhaps you could tell us a little bit more about what you are trying to accomplish? Maybe there's another way to address your needs.

Upvotes: 0

Grant Wagner
Grant Wagner

Reputation: 25951

No. The browser proxy settings are not available from JavaScript running in a web page.

Maybe. The browser proxy settings may be available (in some web browsers) from JavaScript running with elevated permissions (for example, a Firefox add-on).

Upvotes: 1

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