web access through vpn client

[mark.seagoe at gmail.com]

On May 2, 3:01 am, "Martin P. Hellwig" <martin.hell... at dcuktec.org>
wrote:
> mark.sea... at gmail.com wrote:
> > On May 1, 5:57 pm, "Martin P. Hellwig" <martin.hell... at dcuktec.org>
> > wrote:
> >> mark.sea... at gmail.com wrote:
> >>> Hi;
> >>> I am trying to retrieve financial data off website for stock market
> >>> analysis.  Just hobby not for pay.  I actually am impressed that
> >>> urllib2 and BeautifulSoup work pretty well to do what I want, and the
> >>> first little routine actually gets the data from the web page...
> >>> except if my VPN client is turned on.
> >>> I've looked around for a solution but can't find... perhaps I'm not
> >>> entering the right search words.  I don't even know where to start.
> >>> Can anyone suggest some good reading, or basic idea how to approach?
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Mark
> >> When the VPN client is on, can you actually still browse the 'classical'
> >> way to the website in question?
> >> I ask this because many cooperate VPN clients have a way of shutting
> >> down all other access besides to the VPN server (which is very annoying
> >> but I can see the logic behind it).
>
> >> If that is the case your VPN network might have a webproxy which needs
> >> to be configured to continue browsing when connected to the VPN. For
> >> python you can automate this by checking for access to the proxy and use
> >> it if it is there.
>
> >> --
> >> MPHhttp://blog.dcuktec.com
>
> > Yes when Cisco AnyConnect VPN client is connected, I can browse w/
> > IE.  I think the packets get encrypted and possibly go to my company's
> > server and out from there, because then also Outlook connects to my
> > company, Communicator works, etc.  With VPN off I can browse and
> > Python can get URL, but no connection through my company's server & no
> > encryption.
>
> > Where can I find out more about how to configure the webproxy, if the
> > info is handy?  Thanks!
>
> > Mark
>
> Most likely your IE gets automatically configured for using a proxy when
> the VPN is made, just check your IE settings ounce you are connected to
> the VPN particular the Connection / LAN-connection settings.
> Or query what is set in the registry at :
> 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
> Settings'
>
> And use the content (if set) as the proxy address in the urllib module.
>
> You might find this module useful for that:http://docs.python.org/library/_winreg.html
>
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Thanks! I'll check it out.