where are proxy settings for firefox os x

Im not explicitly telling it a URL, nor do I push out proxy info via DHCP (option 252 or whatever that is - too insecure). Its working but I dont know how its working LOL. Im using WPAD here, but I cant tell how Firefox knows about my WPAD server. Quote:Originally posted by DarwinKS:I am almost certain it uses WPAD (). it doesnt list my PAC file server like it does when I manually set it to do so), so Im not sure how Firefox is working. This is good, but I want to know HOW its working and WHAT its doing.Reading the prefs.js file with the 'About:config' URL doesnt show me much, and the '_url' value is blank (i.e. But now with Firefox 3.x, it appears that Firefox's 'auto-detect' settings are working, without any 3rd-party plug-ins etc. In the past, (Firefox 2) I had to manually set Firefox's proxy settings by hand regardless of how the OS X Network proxy settings were configured (Firefox wouldn't honor the system settings). Does anyone know how Firefox's proxy settings work? Specifically, I want to know how the 'Auto-Detect Proxy Settings For This Network' option works.Does it get them from Mac OS X's network/location settings, or does it try and get them from a DHCP server, etc?What exaclty is it 'auto-detecting' to get the settings?I have a PAC server that I use with my proxy server.

Where are proxy settings for firefox os x