# \[X\] Proxy doesnt seem to work
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-proxy-doesnt-seem-to-work/6057
**Category:** No Bugs
**Created:** [January 13, 2008, 6:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-proxy-doesnt-seem-to-work/6057 "2008-01-13T06:25:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@dw2008](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dw2008)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2008, 6:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-proxy-doesnt-seem-to-work/6057/1 "2008-01-13T06:25:15Z")
Hi
I am behind a http squid proxy (172.17.254.8 on port 3128). I have typed in the address and port as well as given the correct user ID and password. However, whenever I do a search i get an:
Error connecting to Server:
I can open my web browser and get to the URLs fine so they're not being blocked by the proxy.
Edit: Just had a look at what happening using [Wireshark](http://www.wireshark.org/) -- Seems like the HTTP requests are being sent to the correct proxy address. The proxy then asks for authentication but doesn't seem to get it.
Since the password/login are not sent in clear text (understandably) its hard to verify that they aren't being sent. I just assume they are not given that the response to the second http request (the one that should be after authentication) also gets a 407 Proxy Authentication required error.
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### Author:  [@dw2008](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dw2008)
#### Post date: [January 15, 2008, 5:01am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-proxy-doesnt-seem-to-work/6057/2 "2008-01-15T05:01:08Z")
just wanted to add that I am happy to beta test any interim builds for proxy support
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2008, 11:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-proxy-doesnt-seem-to-work/6057/3 "2008-01-16T11:33:22Z")
Have you tried the current [Development Build](http://developer.mp3tag.de)?
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### Author:  [@dw2008](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dw2008)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-proxy-doesnt-seem-to-work/6057/4 "2008-01-16T18:10:32Z")
Yes -- I tried 2.39m
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-proxy-doesnt-seem-to-work/6057/5 "2008-01-16T20:59:48Z")
After looking at my HTTP implementation it seems that your proxy does not return status code 407 ("Proxy Authentication Required") although this is required according to the HTTP/1.1 RFC.
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> The proxy MUST return a Proxy-Authenticate header field (section 14.33) containing a challenge applicable to the proxy for the requested resource
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### Author:  [@dw2008](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dw2008)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-proxy-doesnt-seem-to-work/6057/6 "2008-01-16T22:26:21Z")
Im pretty sure the proxy sends the 407 message. Its just that mp3tag doesn't reply with the correct authentication information. When I get home I will save the wireshark captures and post them.
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### Author:  [@dw2008](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dw2008)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-proxy-doesnt-seem-to-work/6057/7 "2008-01-17T03:59:16Z")
OK, lol it seems to be working now.
I changed the network connection order in Vista to make my Local area connection that was connected to the Internet the first (Network and Sharing Center --\> Manage Network Connections --\> Advanced --\> Advanced Settings)
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2018, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-proxy-doesnt-seem-to-work/6057/8 "2018-12-28T14:21:08Z")
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