Where do I configure the Proxy for WebSockets? I have all settings configured in the network preferences; however, Websockets are still failing for Opera Next and Safari. I am able to connect with Chrome and Firefox which have independent mechanisms.

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Where do I configure the Proxy for WebSockets? I have all settings configured in the network preferences; however, Websockets are still failing for Opera Next and Safari. I am able to connect with Chrome and Firefox which have independent mechanisms.

Where do I configure the Proxy for WebSockets? I have all settings configured in the network preferences; however, Websockets are still failing for Opera Next and Safari. I am able to connect with Chrome and Firefox which have independent mechanisms for proxy configuration in their respective browsers.

Opera Next and Safari are hard-coded to use the System Proxies on Mac.

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4)

Posted on Jul 11, 2013 11:03 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 11, 2013 3:59 PM in response to baltwo

Why didn't I think of that .... 😝 In any event, I found the answer. The issue lies within the "automatic proxy detection" selection. If its selected and OSX cannot determine the proxy, this causes a cascading failure on upgrade websockets using ws:// protocol headers. You need to uncheck the automation, and the manual HTTP and HTTPS proxy settings will be used for all protocol headers that originate from HTTP/S including the WS handshake upgrade and connection protocol.

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Answer 2

qinfeng

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Aug 2, 2016 6:48 PM in response to MichaelVacirca

The same issue will happen if the SOCK5 proxy or other proxy protocols are checked. In my case it's SOCK5 protocol which prevents the WebSocket (ws://) package from going through http/https proxy. Thereafter, I cannot use Telegram, Slack and all these web chat services.

My problem is solved after I uncheck SOCK5 proxy.

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