Help please on proxy.pac on router level

[lbd.patrician]

Hi All,

Thank you very much in advance.

I followed the instructions on
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12518

to setup router level proxy using a pac file.

However, it seems the router doesn't honor the pac file at all. I even put alert function in the pac file, but it does not alert anything on my browser. If set the pac file directly inside the browser settings, everything works as expected.

My router: Asus RT-N66U
Firmware: 3.0.0.4.374.32 (Merlin build)

Is there anything I need to do on the router side to let the route use the proxy.pac I provided?


Thanks again for help.

 

[RMerlin]

Make sure you configured dnsmasq to provide the pac url, and you restarted either dnsmasq or the router itself. Also, you might need to renew the computer's DHCP lease to obtain the correct info.

 

[lbd.patrician]

Thank you very much for your reply.

I added the following line in the /jffs/configs/dnsmasq.conf.add file

dhcp-option=252,"http://router.asus.com/proxy.pac\n"

Every time, I will restart the router. And then

ipconfig /flushdns through command line.

How to renew computer's DHCP's lease?

Is there anyway, I can generate a log file, so that I can view the whole initial boot up process?

BTW, how to restart dnsmasq only?

Thanks again.

Make sure you configured dnsmasq to provide the pac url, and you restarted either dnsmasq or the router itself. Also, you might need to renew the computer's DHCP lease to obtain the correct info.

 

[ryzhov_al]

Please, wait a bit while HOW-TO will be updated.

Is there anyway, I can generate a log file, so that I can view the whole initial boot up process?

Yes, "System Log" page on WebUI. You may add your own log strings by logger command.

BTW, how to restart dnsmasq only?.

service restart_dnsmasq

 

[lbd.patrician]

Thank you so much for your detailed instructions.

I checked "System Log" page on the WebUI. However, I don't see anything about pac file.

Thanks again for the command to restart dnsmasq directly.

Please, wait a bit while HOW-TO will be updated.

Yes, "System Log" page on WebUI. You may add your own log strings by logger command.

service restart_dnsmasq