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Website,DNS or Proxy issue

I have a question regarding a website that is hosted on our server. Website works just fine. All users that need internet access have to go through a proxy. All our internal websites are put into the proxy exclusion list so users are not prompted for their credentials. The problem we have is the website has a dash in the link and it can't be added to the proxy exclusion. The proxy is setup on a 2012 server and is pushed through a GPO. Whenever you try to add the dash, everything behind it moves to the next line. Is there a fix for this other than changing the website and re-registering?

Thanks,
Mike

Codrut Tambu

what proxy engine you use?
check documentation for character escaping.
you should escape the dash or try using regular expression if supported.

aintgot1

ASKER

Not sure what you mean by proxy engine. Is this a configuration setting on the proxy server? Unfortunately I don't have access but could find out next week. Where we are getting this error so to speak is in the GPO where we specify what websites can pass through the proxy without being prompted for credentials.

Thanks,
Mike

Codrut Tambu

I mainly use semicolon separated lists with Win2012 proxy and GPO, like:

"ProxyOverride"="http://*.internal.lan;https://*.another-internal.com;<local

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Have you checked these resources:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754834.aspx
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd361953.aspx

aintgot1

ASKER

I couldn't find anything in those resources that addressed my issue. In your example, your https://*.another-internal.com is where I'm having the issue. If I typed it that way, it would look like this.

https://*.another-
internal.com

Everything behind that dash would move to the following line even if it was the first entry on that line.

Thanks,
Mike

Frans Brouwer

try instead of - to use %2d

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aintgot1

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I'll see if I can get a print screen today sometime and I'll also try the other escape alternatives as well. If I can't get them today I'll post tomorrow.

Thanks,
Mike

aintgot1

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Sorry about the delay for the update. It seems that my original question needs to be updated as well. I was able to add a website to the proxy exception list but the current problem is that once you go to that site the proxy authentication box will pop up. If you hit ok or try to close it, it will continue to prompt. If you hit cancel, it will go away and let you on the website. Everything I tried that was suggested didn't work, mostly because it was for a different reason. So, at this point I would like to find out why the user gets prompted for the proxy and is then allowed to go through after hitting cancel.

Thanks,
Mike

Frans Brouwer

normally it would prompt you once everytime you use the proxy. it depends how your config of your proxy is - can you check these settings?

I assume you are using Microsoft proxy or not?

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aintgot1

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We have a separate proxy box and I don't have access to it. I would have to ask to see if there is a setting that may cause this. I do not believe this is a Microsoft proxy, but a third party software.

I'm not sure if I understand your second response. When I tried the character escaping, I would get page can't be displayed. When I put the correct URL in, I would get prompted for proxy credentials but could get through by hitting cancel. Maybe I should have the proxy settings looked at instead of proxy exceptions in GPO?

Thanks,
Mike

Frans Brouwer

oke just to be sure :

1: every local browser gets the proxy parameters pushed via Group Policies
2: every local website is put in override parameters considered as local sites and therefore bypasses proxy all together.
3: the proxyserver is a blackbox - squid ? on linux ?

with all these open ends we need more information.

regards ,

aintgot1

ASKER

1: Yes
2: Yes
3: From what I have been told, the proxy boxes are computers with Windows 2003 server and the proxy software is a 16 bit software that has been modified.

Thanks,
Mike

Frans Brouwer

Please check on client if configuration in browser proxy setting contains the right url as local bypassed

aintgot1

ASKER

Been pretty busy and had to put this aside. The partial update so far is another GPO was created with the proxy settings for this one particular website in question with the dash in the URL. It was link to a OU with no other GPO's linked to it. There are other GPO's that restrict users from accessing some browser settings, which is why the additional GPO. I was able to open the website without being prompted for proxy credentials. Now, this was done at a site that is running 2008 R2. With time permitting, I will try this on another site running 2012 and see what the results are.

Thanks,
Mike

aintgot1

ASKER

Thanks for your input on this question. At this point they are content on just hitting the cancel to pass through to the website.

Thanks,
Mike