Proxy/network configuration prevents yum and firefox but not konqueror (FC17)

[Don Levey]

On 8/9/2012 10:23, Don Levey wrote:
> 
> I have one machine on my home network that I protect via a squid proxy -
> my kids' machine.  Somehow, something I (or they) did created a
> situation where I cannot connect externally via Firefox, and cannot
> connect to any repository via yum.  However, Konqueror doesn't seem to
> respect or use the proxy configuration, and can connect anywhere without
> restriction (regardless of the system settings).
> 
Correction - Konqueror respects the proxy, and connect without a problem
only to those sites permitted by the proxy.
 -Don