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To: Wildstar who wrote (8865)	3/25/2000 12:14:00 AM
From: mr.mark	Respond to of 110626

hi wildstar, i'll take a shot (or two) at this with you. i can't go with the obvious, which is to select the 'direct connection' to the internet choice because you've said that the entire page is grayed out. so here's a thought... Select Edit \| Preferences \| Offline and make sure the first option 'Online Work Mode' is selected. if you don't have that option, try 'remember previous state' or 'ask me'. perhaps your communicator is set for offline mode only. i doubt that is it. are you sure the whole proxies page is grayed out? even manual? i'll keep thinking on it... [edit: meanwhile, i've posted your question/problem on netscape user groups and will apprise you of any replies.] :) mark

To: Wildstar who wrote (8865)	3/25/2000 12:38:00 AM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110626

if you can access manual proxy config, then 'view', you could try entering 'netscape.com' in the exceptions box, per this help file: "Under Exceptions, type the names of any domains that you can connect to directly, bypassing the proxy. For example, if you type "netscape.com," then the proxy is bypassed each time you view a web page from netscape.com." [edit: here's another possibility ... ufaq.org ]

To: Wildstar who wrote (8865)	3/25/2000 1:45:00 PM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110626

wildstar, as i told you, i posted your question on netscape newsgroups. this morning i found that an answer had been posted back. your question was copied and pasted verbatim. here is the suggested remedy. btw, in case you've never visited newsgroups, these guys are good. <g3> mark wrote: > > I brought a new laptop home from work today and it was configured to use > the local network at work. I setup a Dial-Up Networking connection with > my local ISP. However, I am having trouble bypassing the proxy server > settings on my Netscape Communicator. When I go to > > Edit ----> Advanced ----> Proxies > > all of the options are gray and in the configuration location (URL) box > is my work proxy address. I can't get rid of it because the whole page > is gray. > > I can't surf the web on that computer for this reason. Anyone know how > to get rid of this? Thank You. "Visit the UFAQ "downloads" section and grab file #5 "netscape_cfg.zip". Then, with Communicator closed FIND the file NETSCAPE.CFG located in .../communicator/program/ directory and rename it NETSCAPE_CFG.BAK. Then UNzip the downloaded file to that same directory. Restart Communicator, you will have to re-enter some previously configured information but you should now be able to select "direct connection" in the proxie setup. Jay" -- The UFAQ is Here => ufaq.org let us know if we got this straightened out. :) mark