#!/bin/bash
#
# Detect proxy URL via WPAD
#
# Author: Wolfgang Schweer
# License: GNU General Public License v2 or later

# This version uses pactester from package libpacparser1.

# Look up one of the www.debian.org IP addresses to avoid hanging on
# DNS if the skolelinux machines are not connected to the Internet.
proxy_url=$(curl -s http://wpad/wpad.dat | pactester -p - \
            -u http://130.89.148.14 | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d';' -f1)
echo http_proxy=http://$proxy_url

