Retrieve internet proxy server address via PowerShell
Solution 1:
Here is the PowerShell function to achieve my goal :
function Get-InternetProxy
{
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Determine the internet proxy address
.DESCRIPTION
This function allows you to determine the the internet proxy address used by your computer
.EXAMPLE
Get-InternetProxy
.Notes
Author : Antoine DELRUE
WebSite: http://obilan.be
#>
$proxies = (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings').proxyServer
if ($proxies)
{
if ($proxies -ilike "*=*")
{
$proxies -replace "=","://" -split(';') | Select-Object -First 1
}
else
{
"http://" + $proxies
}
}
}
Hope this helps !
Solution 2:
[System.Net.WebProxy]::GetDefaultProxy() | select address
[System.Net.WebProxy]
is an object and one of its static methods is GetDefaultProxy()
. The select
shows for us from all the columns, what interests us, and it is the address.