Proxy Settings -- How?

[kleinmaetschke]

How does one set proxy settings for Boxee? I have read in the forums that standard HTTP proxy is supported. Does it use system-wide settings?

Does Boxee use a standard port or some whacked out range like most applications? What port number/range?

Thanks for any help.
Death to university firewalls.

[vulkan]

try going to "settings->network" and "enable HTTP proxy".
hope this helps...

-vulkan.

[kleinmaetschke]

I can't do that if I can't initially login to the account, right? It is tossing back a "password incorrect" error, though I'm certain the password and username are perfect.

[vulkan]

hmm. yeah - there's a problem there :)
when a new user is added it has to be done when boxee is connected... we plan to add the proxy settings to the main screen too but this is the current situation...

there is a workaround though!

locate your "guisettings.xml" file (linux: ~/.boxee/UserData/guisettings.xml mac: ~/Library/Application Support/BOXEE/UserData/guisettings.xml)

find the <network> section inside this file and manually edit it.
example:
<network>
<enableinternet>true</enableinternet>
<httpproxypassword></httpproxypassword>
<httpproxyport>8080</httpproxyport>
<httpproxyserver>10.0.0.10</httpproxyserver>
<httpproxyusername></httpproxyusername>
<sep2></sep2>
<usehttpproxy>true</usehttpproxy>
</network>


i hope this helps.

-vulkan.

[kleinmaetschke]

Thanks for your nearly instantaneous response. However, with proper proxies configured, I still receive an error of "Password Incorrect." Though I know it is the correct password because it lets me into the Boxee main site.

[vulkan]

please "pm" me with your user name and i will try and see if the server logs show anything...

do you have any boxee setup outside a proxy zone (home for example - just to test that you are able to login and infact it is the proxy)?

-vulkan.

[kleinmaetschke]

I will make a point to tether to go to a friends apartment off campus or something of the like, before the evening. (3:43am here now.) Thanks again.

[vulkan]

well - tsella helped me out with the server logs and we dont seem to get anything from your client. :(

probably bug in our proxy support. i'll look into it.

thanks for the report!

-vulkan.

[Gamester17]

Probably not a bug, a limitation, XBMC currently only support basic HTTP proxy authentication.

Patch would be welcomed ;)

[robinmannering]

Hello,

I have exactly the same problem outlined above. Was a solution ever found?

As soon as I enter Proxy server details, boxee will lock me out after a restart.

I restart to ascertain if the configuration has worked.

The only way I can get back in is to edit guisettings.xml direclty and set usehttpproxy to false.

My proxy server requires IP address, port, username and password, all of which are entered.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Robin

[neilmitch]

I am suffering from exactly the same issue described here. I have a proxy that allows me to use iPlayer from my MacMini via any browser, so I know the proxy and system is good. Boxee does not pick this up (a good thing so I can use Hulu?) but iPlayer or BBCLive either shows a blank screen (iPlayer) or message that the service is not available in my area (BBCLive).

If I change the proxy config inside Boxee I am told my username/password are invalid (they are not). Even changing the code suggested above did not change this behavior. This is one problem.

The other concern is, even if this is fixed, it looks like a global change to all Boxee Apps. I still want Hulu to work as well (I also have a US IP).

Note: Outside of Boxee, with the UK proxy (HTTP only), both iPlayer and Hulu work fine.

Is this fixed in the Beta?

Thanks
Neil