Getting MID Servers to Ignore Proxy

[J Benson]

Hello Experts,

Our network team is attempting to retire some of our proxy server infrastructure that our MID Servers have traditionally used. They've input the appropriate fw rules for direct access but for some reason, when I set the mid.proxy.use_proxy parameter value to 'false' in the MID Server config file and restart the MID, the MID appears to continue to use the proxy regardless.

Am I missing a step in having the MID Server bypass the proxy?

Thanks in advance, 

James

[Kieran Anson]

Have you checked on the host of the mid server whether it's configured to use a proxy? On a windows device this would under the network and internet settings

[J Benson]

Hello Kieran,

Thanks for the response. The proxy server option is disabled under 'Network & Internet'. This really has me stumped! 

[Kieran Anson]

Hmmm,

Last place would be to check the config.xml to see if the proxy values are still present and clear them out. If it's still sticking, sometimes it's just quicker to uninstall and reinstall the MID service on the host ha!

[Mongkoll]

Even after flipping the mid.proxy.use_proxy to false and tweaking firewall rules, it stubbornly stuck to the proxy. Turns out, there was a cached setting somewhere or a lingering environment variable forcing it back. Double-check any system-level proxy configs or environment overrides. Also, testing with a solid high anonymous proxy setup helped isolate the issue for me—sometimes these indirect routes sneak back in unexpectedly.