Is there any way of configuring Eclipse IDE proxy settings via an autoproxy configuration script?

Question

I am behind a firewall which uses autoproxy configuration script. I am able to browse the internet when I enable the autoproxy url in most browsers I use (IE 7, IE 8, FF, Ch

Answer 1

In the file: $your_eclipse_installation\configuration.settings\org.eclipse.core.net.prefs

you need the option: systemProxiesEnabled=true

You can set it also by the Eclipse GUI: Go to Window -> Preferences -> General -> Network Connections Change the provider to "Native"

The first way is working even if your Eclipse is broken due to wrong configuration attempts.