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Is there a way to create a shortcut to Proxy preferences in the Launcher?

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In my university Campus I need to connect to Internet through a proxy. As I am using a notebook, in Ubuntu 11.04 I set a shortcut in the Launcher to the proxy settings in order to "easily" change the proxy every time I go to the Campus. However, I can't figure out how to do this under Ubuntu 11.10.

Is there a way to create a shortcut pointing directly to proxy settings?

Even better, but less likely, is there a way to set the network settings so it changes the proxy every time I connect to my Campus WiFi?

Thanks you.

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answered 2 Years ago icielight · Accepted Answer

Well, it doesn't automatically go to the tab for proxy settings, but it does bring you straight to the network settings: gnome-control-center network.

To create a launcher for it paste this into gedit:

[Desktop Entry]

Type=Application

Name=Network Settings

Exec=gnome-control-center network

Icon=/usr/share/app-install/icons/gtk-network.png

Terminal=false

Categories=System;

StartupNotify=false

Save it somewhere as network-settings.desktop, and drag the file onto the Unity Launcher. Be sure to save the network-settings.desktop file somewhere it doesn't annoy you, because when you remove it it will disappear from the Unity Launcher as well.