diff --git a/source/clear-linux/guides/clearlinux/autoproxy_about.txt b/source/clear-linux/guides/clearlinux/autoproxy_about.txt index 80dcaa4e..178f9dd6 100644 --- a/source/clear-linux/guides/clearlinux/autoproxy_about.txt +++ b/source/clear-linux/guides/clearlinux/autoproxy_about.txt @@ -4,18 +4,17 @@ resolve the proxy needed for a given connection. With Autoproxy, you can use |CL| inside any proxy environment without having to manually configure the proxies. +* Automate unit testing without worrying about the proxy not being set +* Remove unset proxies from the equation when dealing with network + unavailability across systems. + Corporate and private networks can be very complex, needing to restrict and control network connections for security reasons. The typical side effects are limited or blocked connectivity and requiring manual configuration of proxies to perform the most mundane tasks such as cloning a repo or checking -for updates. With Clear Linux, all of the work is done behind the scenes to +for updates. With |CL|, all of the work is done behind the scenes to effortlessly use your network and have connections “just work”. -This feature removes massive complications in network connectivity due to -proxy issues. You can automate tasks like unit testing without worrying -about the proxy not being set and you can remove unset proxies from the -equation when dealing with network unavailability across systems. - How Autoproxy works ------------------- diff --git a/source/clear-linux/guides/clearlinux/autoproxy_guide.txt b/source/clear-linux/guides/clearlinux/autoproxy_guide.txt index 3422a747..74a82cce 100644 --- a/source/clear-linux/guides/clearlinux/autoproxy_guide.txt +++ b/source/clear-linux/guides/clearlinux/autoproxy_guide.txt @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ Autoproxy allows |CL| to operate seamlessly behind a proxy -because, :ref:`swupd-guide` and other |CL| tools are implemented on +because :ref:`swupd-guide` and other |CL| tools are implemented on top of libcurl. Tools that do not use libcurl, like git, must be configured independently. If you encounter problems with autoproxy functioning, use -:command:`pacdiscovery` and :command:`FindProxyForURL` to +:command:`sudo pacdiscovery` and :command:`FindProxyForURL` to help troubleshoot assuming a familiarity with PAC files and WPAD. .. note:: @@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ an external URL and host are provided as arguments. $ busctl call org.pacrunner /org/pacrunner/client org.pacrunner.Client FindProxyForURL ss "http://www.google.com" "google.com" s "PROXY proxy.your.domain.com:" -If a proxy server is not avialable, or if :command:`pacrunner` is running -without a PAC file, :command:`FindProxyForURL` will return "DIRECT". +If a proxy server is not available, or if :command:`pacrunner` is running +without a PAC file, :command:`FindProxyForURL` will return "DIRECT". Otherwise, +it should return your local proxy settings as shown above. .. code:: console