LAN Settings

[RobSmith78]

Hi all, I'm looking for a way to check/ uncheck the option in LAN settings "use automatic configuration script", using VB6.

All I've found is how to bypass the proxy, but I specifically need to set the automatic configuration option with a URL.

Thanks for any help.

Rob

[chris128]

You might want to actually tell people that you are talking about the settings in Internet Explorer...

[RobSmith78]

Where else is LAN settings - it's quite obvious.

You might want to actually only reply if you have something of value to say.

[chris128]

haha its obvious to you but not to other people who might not of ever needed to set a proxy server in Internet Explorer (which isnt exactly a common thing).

[si_the_geek]

On top of that there are several controls and libraries which have options for LAN settings, and you may have meant one of them rather than IE, or you could have meant another program entirely (like FireFox).

If you don't tell us something, we don't know it, and so at best can make guesses (or waste time asking you and waiting for the answer).

You might not appreciate what chris128 posted, but he was actually doing you a favour - by letting others know what you meant, it made it easier for them to help you (unfortunately so far nobody has, but that might change soon).

[norachuga]

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[si_the_geek]

Welcome to VBForums

There have been many threads where that kind of clarification has been done, and it was followed by people providing the relevant answer(s).

The reason to clarify things (as most forum users are well aware) is entirely to help, because people who reply to questions are giving up their free time to do a favour for a random stranger, and not surprisingly don't appreciate wasting lots of time solving the "wrong" thing because the question was not clear. Due to that, many people will not even attempt to help until the clarification is there.

The most likely reason for a lack of technical help is the attitude that was shown, which is an obvious lack of appreciation for those who give up their free time to help a stranger - presumably unless they magically give the 'correct' answer immediately despite a lack of information from the original poster.

Unfortunately you have shown a similar attitude to a stronger level, so I don't like your chances of getting the kind of response you want.

[norachuga]

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[Doogle]

It seems like you went to a lot of trouble to sign up to the forum just to be critical because the question had not been answered, and someone 'dared' to clarify the OPs question. Perhaps your time would have been better spent attempting to find the solution, and then, perhaps, posting it.

I just spent 2 or 3 minutes Googling and found a pointer to the solution. This http://cyberforensicsindia.blogspot....ttings-in.html was the seventh hit for a query: 'lan settings internet explorer program'.

This shows the appropriate key(s) in the registry for configuring IE. A simple experiment to see what changes when you select 'use automatic configuration script' and enter an address reveals that a new value within the Internet Settings key named 'AutoConfigURL' is created which contains the address.

Unsetting the option removes this value.

Thus, using the standard APIs to access the registry, in your program, you can experiment to see whether anything else needs changing and / or whether you need to run with elevated permissions. I would guess it will take about 10-15 minutes to knock up the code. (longer if your programming skills do not match your facetiousness)

Time better spent exercising the little grey cells, being positive and pro-active rather than negative, critical and facetious. (IMHO).