Launch your favorite text editor. (Gedit, Mousepad and VI come to mind.) In the folder /usr/lib/firefox, create a new file called mozilla.cfg. Copy and paste the following text into it:
//
//Tells Firefox to use an automatic proxy configuration URL by default:
defaultPref("network.proxy.type", 2);
//Tells Firefox the default address of auto-configuration file:
defaultPref("network.proxy.autoconfig_url", "http://xxx.xxx.xxx/xxx.pac");
//Forces Firefox to use specified URL for home page:
lockPref("browser.startup.homepage", "http://www.google.com");
//Tells Firefox to display specified home page at launch:
defaultPref("browser.startup.page", 1);
//Makes Firefox ask user where to save files to when downloading:
defaultPref("browser.download.useDownloadDir", false); You'll have to replace the address http://xxx.xxx.xxx/xxx.pac with the actual URL for the DOE's auto configuration file. If you haven't already memorized this URL, you can find it near the bottom of DIIT's FAQ page in the section called 'My internet is down.' Save mozilla.cfg. |