Unable to connect to browser using ruby selenium webdriver

Question

I tried to run some basic automated tests using ruby selenium webdriver. The same code works perfectly on my home computer, but fails on my work computer which is behind a p

Answer 1

require 'rubygems'
require 'selenium-webdriver'
ENV['NO_PROXY']="127.0.0.1"
driver = Selenium::WebDriver.for :firefox
driver.get "http://google.com"