Problem accessing cloud behind a proxy

[Dirk Hohndel]

> On Nov 15, 2017, at 6:14 AM, Davide DB <dbdavide at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> These test were performed with the
> subsurface-4.7.2-74-g577bf57ddfb8.exe on download/test and 4.7.4
> official.

Thanks.

> Ok so I understood correctly.
> 
> Given that I spent 99% of my time working with pc behind a company
> proxy with authentication I decided to use tethering on my mobile
> phone to get 4G connection just to download/upload my logbook on the
> cloud.

I feel terrible that you spend 99% of your time working... (sorry for the 
silly attempt at humor).

> This sound interesting...
> I have several PC which are behind my company proxy with authentication.
> The hack procedure is:
> 
> - disable onboard gigabit network adapter
> - connect my mobile phone via USB
> - enable USB tethering on my mobile phone
> - Windows automagically install the new network adapter
> - I test the internet connection:
> --- I disable proxy use on internet explorer: direct internet connection
> --- I open Chrome and successfully connect to
> http://cloud.subsurface-divelog.org/ (I get the user/pwd prompt)
> --- I open cmd prompt and i ping a random webisite
> - I launch Subsurface from the command prompt with the -v -v prompt
> (the network preferences shows No Proxy and ALL proxy fields empty)
> - I still see that infamous incorrect parameter proxy error :(
> 
> PS
> Just to be sure, once I disable proxy use on Internet Explorer, all my
> apps that access internet and have proxy settings inside don't work.
> Google Chrome inherits proxy settings from IE so it works.
> Putty has its own proxy settings so it won't works.
> 
> So I don't have a system proxy I guess

That seems like a thorough analysis.

See my next email for more testing requests...

/D