Any JavaFX app throws the following exception when proxy is set to wpad:

java.net.UnknownHostException: wpad
at java.net.AbstractPlainSocketImpl.connect(AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java:178)
at java.net.PlainSocketImpl.connect(PlainSocketImpl.java:157)
at java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:391)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:579)
at java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:528)
at sun.net.NetworkClient.doConnect(NetworkClient.java:180)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(HttpClient.java:378)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.openServer(HttpClient.java:473)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.<init>(HttpClient.java:203)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(HttpClient.java:290)
at sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.New(HttpClient.java:306)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getNewHttpClient(HttpURLConnection.java:995)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(HttpURLConnection.java:974)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(HttpURLConnection.java:849)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(HttpURLConnection.java:1299)
at com.sun.deploy.net.proxy.AbstractAutoProxyHandler.getJSFileFromURL(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.net.proxy.AbstractAutoProxyHandler.init(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.net.proxy.DynamicProxyManager.reset(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.deploy.net.proxy.DeployProxySelector.reset(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
at com.javafx.main.Main.tryToSetProxy(Main.java:572)
at com.javafx.main.Main.launchApp(Main.java:640)
at com.javafx.main.Main.main(Main.java:805)