Doing NTLM authentication should be possible. I posit this since the samba team was able to figure out how to do it for their project. I once spent a little time looking at it but didn't get that far. If you're really determined you should probably drop some questions on one of the samba lists.
"CHEONG, Shu Yang [Patrick]" wrote: > Hi guys, > > Finally, I have found the answer to my problem: "Acessing the Internet with > a Potato box via MS Proxy Server 2.0". > > Here it is:- > > MS Proxy Server basically allows 3 types of authentication, namely : > Anonymous, Basic and NTLM (also known as NT challenge/response). The first > speaks for itself. The send basically require the client to send a user name > and password for authentication before access is allowed...however the user > name and password sent is in clear text. And finally, NTLM require the > client to send a user name and password, which is encrypted, before access > is allowed. > > The MS Proxy Server which I am trying to authenticate before the Potato box > is allowed access to the Net has been set to use NTLM authentication...and > here is the bombshell....the only browser (AFAIK) which can authenticate > using the NTLM "handshake" is MS IE...what do you know..talk about cornering > corporate users into using nothing but MS IE.... > > So it looks like the only place where I can tinker with Linux and other *nix > is at home..... > > Well, I am still hoping that someone knows of a way to authenticate the the > MS Prxy Server using the NTLM "handshake" but not with MS IE..... > > Patrick Cheong > Information Systems Assurance > Measat Broadcast Network Systems > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit us at: http://www.astro.com.my > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]