Monday, January 3, 2011

Caveats when setting Internet Explorer Proxy Settings Via GPO

When configuring a proxy server to work in a windows domain, it is often convienient to set a GPO for IE8 to enforce the correct settings. However, there are time when certain web site access must bypass the proxy settings. For this reason, the GPO editor under User Configuration/Policies/Windows Settings/Internet Explorer Maintenance/Connections/Proxy Settings has a section to enter exceptions. Make careful note that when entering information in this section, there are NO [ / ] characters. Doing so will bypass the proxy for all web sites.

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