export http_proxy="http://<ipaddress>:<port>" Both should pick it up for the environment. On 3/22/06, Joey S. Eisma <jeisma@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hello! > > we have our proxy server running squid (obviously). just wondering why i > cannot download anything using wget. but if i use a browser and put in > the download address, download would simply go through. > > ive already asked the admin if there is any setting that would > disallow/block such download. but he said none. > > i have configure wgetrc to use proxy but to no avail. > > is there anything with squid that would block such (wget) traffic? i > cant also run apt-get, but i can download sources via browser. > > > thanks! > > >