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Mac OS X - Updates via Proxy
« on: February 08, 2011, 06:53:34 PM »
Hello

Seems like updates not working for me with proxy on my Mac OS X. Can you please tell me how I add a http proxy support for AVAST ? How Can I manualy launch update from shell on OS X ?

many thanks

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Re: Mac OS X - Updates via Proxy
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2011, 09:00:29 AM »
Hello

Seems like updates not working for me with proxy on my Mac OS X. Can you please tell me how I add a http proxy support for AVAST ? How Can I manualy launch update from shell on OS X ?

many thanks

Pavol

Hallo,
there's a proxy support in the update mechanism, but not directly available from the gui. You can either connect to the daemon's socket (in your application support), or you can get it directly.

Method 1: telnet to the daemon's socket, point to the license file (only when trial mode is expired and you need it to communicate with the daemon), and then, fire update manually with proper commands:
telnet -u $HOME/Lib*/App*t/com*st/socket
license path /users/blablabla/Application\ Support/com.avast.MacAvast/licence.dat
download /inistring Common NetAcc=PN /inistring Common NetIP=PA /inistring Common NetPort=PP /inistring Common NetUser=PL /inistring Common NetPwd=PP
reload

Note: PN=proxying mode number, 0=none (default), 2=http, 3=socks; PA=proxy's IP, PP=proxy's port; PL=proxy user login; PP=proxy user password. All those /inistring fields are optional, use what you really need

Method 2: Just download the vps manually from http://files.avast.com/files/latest/mac/; there's file 400.vps and 400vps.md5. Just place it to avast's directory, where the core expects it (the -d parameter of the underlying daemon).

A bit techy explanation, but maybe useful for your purposes.
regards,
pc

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Re: Mac OS X - Updates via Proxy
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2012, 07:13:25 AM »
Method 2: Just download the vps manually from http://files.avast.com/files/latest/mac/; there's file 400.vps and 400vps.md5. Just place it to avast's directory, where the core expects it (the -d parameter of the underlying daemon).

Where to put the files? Please help
« Last Edit: December 21, 2012, 05:16:27 AM by harihb »

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Re: Mac OS X - Updates via Proxy
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2012, 12:35:28 PM »
Method 2: Just download the vps manually from http://files.avast.com/files/latest/mac/; there's file 400.vps and 400vps.md5. Just place it to avast's directory, where the core expects it (the -d parameter of the underlying daemon).

Where to put the files? Please help

Hallo, there are no such files anymore - underlying engine was upgraded to next version, which uses different update format. But, there's another port on the forum, regarding dealing with proxy and updates: http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=36008.msg866006#msg866006

regards,
pc
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