How can I configure proxy settings in Internet Explorer 5.0?

A. To configure LAN Proxy settings in Internet Explorer 5.0 performthe following:

If you select 'Automatically detect settings' essentially, the discovery cycle will typically involve one dhcp request or dns request. Further, a discovery cycle happens quite infrequently.

When you install IE5, the first time it runs, it will perform a discovery cycle only if you are on a LAN and not a dialup connection. (discovery is disabled by default for dialup)

If this initial discovery fails, then auto discovery is disabled until a user re-enables it.If the discovery succeeds, then discovery is only performed when the downloaded configuration file expires according to HTTP semantics. If no expiry
information is supplied, then the default is discovery once every 7 days. Again, this is only if it initially succeeds.

The following registry entries can be directly updated instead: