Modifying Instant Messenger Proxy Settings

Instant Messaging messages can contain embedded URLs. For example, http://stocks.yahoo.com?id=sunw. If you are using proxy servers, you need to resolve such embedded URLs by modifying the Instant Messenger proxy settings in the Java Web Start configuration.

This is likely to happen if your organization has a firewall, and you need to go through the proxy server before connecting your client hosts to internet, and if Java Web Start has not been configured with the right proxy settings.

Java Web Start can automatically configure the proxy settings by querying the system or the default browser. However, it is not possible for the Java Web Start to automatically configure these settings if the proxy settings are configured using a JavaScript file.

To Set Proxy Settings Manually

Steps

1. Invoke Java Web Start.

2. From the File menu, choose Preferences.

3. Select Manual option in the Preferences dialog.

4. Enter the following details:

   HTTP Proxy. Enter the Name or the IP address of the proxy server.

   HTTP Port. Enter the port number of the proxy server.

   No Proxy_Hosts. Enter the name of any domain that you can connect directly, bypassing the proxy server. Use commas to separate multiple host names.

5. Click OK to save the proxy settings.