How can I use autoproxy configuration in VLC media player?

Question

The VLC media player supports streaming from the internet. However, I'm behind the corporate proxy, and I have an autoproxy configuration. I don't know the actual proxy I should be using because it changes.

How can I tell VLC media player to either use the autoproxy configuration or to use the IE settings?

Answer 1

I haven't seen such a feature native to VLC, but, if you're just trying to get the proxy to use, I do have a suggestion you could try.

Browse to:

• http://wpad.department.branch.example.com/wpad.dat
• http://wpad.branch.example.com/wpad.dat
• http://wpad.example.com/wpad.dat
• http://wpad.com/wpad.dat

If you get a wpad.dat file, open it in a text editor (it's just a javascript function) and it should list the proxies to use.

VLC.exe --http-proxy=myusername:mypassword@SERVERNAME:8080

Answer 2

Have you tried playing any track ? There was a feature request for this and I'd read that this was incorporated. Which version are you using?

Answer 3

This might be useful : ProxyCfg.exe, a Proxy Configuration Tool.
Invoked with no parameters specified, it displays the current WinHTTP proxy settings.

This Microsoft utility seems to be able to retrieve the current proxy, and might enable you to write an automatic script for VLC (or do it manually). As I don't have an autoproxy, I can't test it for you.

The utility may not included as a part of your operating system. You can download the WinHTTP 5.1 tools as part of the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools.

Answer 4

Almost autoproxy: http://www.petrilopia.net/wordpress/software/vlc-proxy/ Make a shortcut which have your proxy settings and use that... it's almost autoproxy :-D

Answer 5

I don't think you can set VLC to the autoproxy configuration, isn't that a Firefox plugin? Also, do company rules allow you to watch internet streams? If not you could get into some trouble :)