.pac File Is Applied to LAN Instead of DUN Connection

ID: Q236422

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

If you have a Dial-Up Networking (DUN) connection that contains a pointer to an automatic configuration (.ins) file that uses a .pac file to set the proxy server for that connection, the proxy server may be set for a LAN connection instead of the DUN connection.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next next release of Internet Explorer that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

Date	Time	Version	Size	File name	Platform
08/19/99	1:14 p.m.	5.00.2720.1800	123,360 bytes	Iedkcs32.dll	x86
08/19/99	2:28 p.m.	5.00.2720.1800	459,024 bytes	Wininet.dll	x86

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv msiew95 msient msiew98
Version : WINDOWS:5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb