CPAN behind a proxy, ugh.
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
So, it took me awhile to get CPAN to work behind the proxy at work. Part of the problem was that I needed to authenticate to the proxy with my Active Directory credentials, which is simple in theory, but ended up being more complicated than I thought originally. I started out by specifying my proxy information in the CPAN setup, but that failed with an authentication error. It never once asked me for my credentials, which struck me as odd, since it clearly states that if you do not specify them, you will be asked.
So then I tried the environment variables, http_proxy and ftp_proxy with the proper syntax. I figured this would work, and in my testing, did from the command line, however for some reason it would not from within CPAN itself; which I imagine is because CPAN sets it’s own environment variables on execution.
Perplexed, I thought I would try creating .wgetrc file in my home directory and see if that worked. It did. Wonderfully, in fact. free composer ringtones crazy frog ringtones free mp3 nokia ringtones make ringtones music real ringtones ringtones cell download free phone ringtones 24 ctu ringtones download free ringtones sprint totally free ringtones ringtones music real ringtones cricket free ringtones mp3 ringtones 24 ctu ringtones free nokia ringtones free midi ringtones free cellular phone ringtones cricket ringtones nextel ringtones software cell cricket free phone ringtones This seems to have solved the problem. nextel motorola i730 free ringtones100 free virgin mobile ringtonescingular free ringtones usa,free cingular ringtones,cingular free get ringtonestotally free ringtones for sprint phone,totally free ringtones,totally free hifi ringtonesboost free mobile phone ringtonesmp3 bollywood ringtonesdownload info nextel remember ringtones,download nextel ringtones,download i730 nextel ringtones software.commake mp3 ringtones,free mp3 ringtones suncom,mp3 ringtonesdownload free ringtones virgin mobilefree motorola ringtones tracphonenextel real music ringtoneschocolate lg ringtonescom for ringtones verizon wireless,ringtones com,blogspot com href mobilemoreth160 ringtoneschristian download free ringtonesringtones for alltel phonecell music onto phone ringtonesfree mosquito ringtonescell phone ringtones and wallpaper,cell game phone ringtones wallpaper,cell free phone ringtones wallpapercricket free ringtones wirelessfree cingular wireless ringtonesfree cingular music ringtonesdownload metro pcs ringtones,download ringtones,download nextel ringtones softwarecelcom caller ringtones,caller ringtones,caller celcom ringtones zoomsharec139 free motorola ringtonesfree latest bollywood ringtonescingular ringtones spainsh24 theme ringtones,24 ringtones themenokia 3360 free ringtonesvirgin mobile phone ringtones,cell mobile phone ringtones virgin,free mobile phone ringtones virgindownload info personal remember ringtones verizon,download info personal remember ringtones siemens,download info personal remember ringtonestv show ringtones,ringtones emergency tv show,tv ringtonesdownload free christian ringtonesfree ringtones tracfone v170,free tracfone ringtones,free motorola ringtones tracfonedownload free nokia ringtonesdownload free hindi ringtones,download free ringtones,download free gospel ringtonesmobile mp3 ringtones,mobile mp3 phone ringtonestop casinos en lignecasino blackjack gratuitescasino bonus no depositblack jack andcertificat bonus casinoкомпютриcasino cartouche jeux gratuits,juux de casino gratuits,casino gratuitsjeu video poker texas,jeu video poker,jeu de video poker gratuitesgratis black jackjouer à la roulette onlinemeilleures salles de jeuxcasino black jackjeu en lignejouer au poker casinocasino barriere en ligne All you need to do is create the file with the following in it:
http_proxy=http://DOMAIN\USERNAME:PASSWORD@PROXY:PORT
ftp_proxy=ftp://DOMAIN\USERNAME:PASSWORD@PROXY:PORT
use_proxy = on
Next time you run CPAN, it will automagically connect to your proxy, authenticate, and then initiate the download, as per norm!
So, it took me awhile to get CPAN to work behind the proxy at work. Part of the problem was that I needed to authenticate to the proxy with my Active Directory credentials, which is simple in theory, but ended up being more complicated than I thought originally. I started out by specifying my proxy information in the CPAN setup, but that failed with an authentication error. It never once asked me for my credentials, which struck me as odd, since it clearly states that if you do not specify them, you will be asked.
So then I tried the environment variables, http_proxy and ftp_proxy with the proper syntax. I figured this would work, and in my testing, did from the command line, however for some reason it would not from within CPAN itself; which I imagine is because CPAN sets it’s own environment variables on execution.
Perplexed, I thought I would try creating .wgetrc file in my home directory and see if that worked. It did. Wonderfully, in fact. free composer ringtones crazy frog ringtones free mp3 nokia ringtones make ringtones music real ringtones ringtones cell download free phone ringtones 24 ctu ringtones download free ringtones sprint totally free ringtones ringtones music real ringtones cricket free ringtones mp3 ringtones 24 ctu ringtones free nokia ringtones free midi ringtones free cellular phone ringtones cricket ringtones nextel ringtones software cell cricket free phone ringtones This seems to have solved the problem. nextel motorola i730 free ringtones100 free virgin mobile ringtonescingular free ringtones usa,free cingular ringtones,cingular free get ringtonestotally free ringtones for sprint phone,totally free ringtones,totally free hifi ringtonesboost free mobile phone ringtonesmp3 bollywood ringtonesdownload info nextel remember ringtones,download nextel ringtones,download i730 nextel ringtones software.commake mp3 ringtones,free mp3 ringtones suncom,mp3 ringtonesdownload free ringtones virgin mobilefree motorola ringtones tracphonenextel real music ringtoneschocolate lg ringtonescom for ringtones verizon wireless,ringtones com,blogspot com href mobilemoreth160 ringtoneschristian download free ringtonesringtones for alltel phonecell music onto phone ringtonesfree mosquito ringtonescell phone ringtones and wallpaper,cell game phone ringtones wallpaper,cell free phone ringtones wallpapercricket free ringtones wirelessfree cingular wireless ringtonesfree cingular music ringtonesdownload metro pcs ringtones,download ringtones,download nextel ringtones softwarecelcom caller ringtones,caller ringtones,caller celcom ringtones zoomsharec139 free motorola ringtonesfree latest bollywood ringtonescingular ringtones spainsh24 theme ringtones,24 ringtones themenokia 3360 free ringtonesvirgin mobile phone ringtones,cell mobile phone ringtones virgin,free mobile phone ringtones virgindownload info personal remember ringtones verizon,download info personal remember ringtones siemens,download info personal remember ringtonestv show ringtones,ringtones emergency tv show,tv ringtonesdownload free christian ringtonesfree ringtones tracfone v170,free tracfone ringtones,free motorola ringtones tracfonedownload free nokia ringtonesdownload free hindi ringtones,download free ringtones,download free gospel ringtonesmobile mp3 ringtones,mobile mp3 phone ringtonestop casinos en lignecasino blackjack gratuitescasino bonus no depositblack jack andcertificat bonus casinoкомпютриcasino cartouche jeux gratuits,juux de casino gratuits,casino gratuitsjeu video poker texas,jeu video poker,jeu de video poker gratuitesgratis black jackjouer à la roulette onlinemeilleures salles de jeuxcasino black jackjeu en lignejouer au poker casinocasino barriere en ligne All you need to do is create the file with the following in it:
http_proxy=http://DOMAIN\USERNAME:PASSWORD@PROXY:PORT
ftp_proxy=ftp://DOMAIN\USERNAME:PASSWORD@PROXY:PORT
use_proxy = on
Next time you run CPAN, it will automagically connect to your proxy, authenticate, and then initiate the download, as per norm!