Non-stop wpad.dat error messages in web server log

r_v · 24 January 2020 21:38

DHCP is not configured to give out a web proxy but I get non-stop wpad.dat error messages in web server log coming from the internal ipfire ip address.

How can I stop this behavior?

192.168.0.1 - - [24/Jan/2020:15:32:09 -0600] "GET /wpad.dat HTTP/1.1" 404 1094
192.168.0.1 - - [24/Jan/2020:15:32:51 -0600] "GET /wpad.dat HTTP/1.1" 404 1093

r_v · 27 January 2020 22:44

my ipfire is sending wpad requests every 45-55 seconds. How do I stop it?

r_v · 31 January 2020 21:47

anyone,?

anon42188109 · 31 January 2020 21:52

is there anything in the error_log ?

arne_f · 31 January 2020 22:38

Looks like a client in your network ask for “/wpad.dat” without any hostname. The proxy gives the correct answer 404 (File not Found).

This is no error.

r_v · 7 March 2020 17:04

the “client” is the ipfire box

arne_f · 7 March 2020 20:54

At my informations IPFire never download wpad.dat
Have you enabled the proxy? If yes enable the proxy log to find zhe correct client.

r_v · 8 March 2020 05:22

proxy is not enabled

arne_f · 8 March 2020 21:12

Is this a log from the IPFire web server or an other one?

r_v · 16 March 2020 04:54

this is from a web server, not the ipfire web server

arne_f · 16 March 2020 08:09

Than you have a portforwarding. Enable the log for this to find the client that ask for this.