On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Chris Bennett wrote about, RE: Linux Proxy:
> I see your point Richard, However I still Recumbent Socks and Squid. apache
> can do it, but squid is not just a proxy, it's a cache. and Not everything
> works properly (or as quickly through IPchains, as it works through a socks
> proxy. (for instance in ICQ Users cannot chat properly without a Proxy
> Setup.)
Well i never thought of that and i have never used icq, so my appols,
however the standard apache server does caching as well for web-surfing.
Its just you the user have to configure it via the httpd.conf file.
Looking at what you say about ICQ, please note i said i dont use and never
have used anything in that order, surely ipchains could be told to allow
packets via whichever port icq uses, or do i have that wrong.?
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Richard Adams [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2000 4:36 AM
> > To: Downey, Brian
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: Linux Proxy
> >
> > On Fri, 07 Jan 2000, Downey, Brian wrote about, Linux Proxy:
> > > Hello All,
> > >
> > > Quick question. I'm looking to set up a home proxy box for a friend of
> > > mine, and I'd like to use linux. The box would need to do DHCP, local
> > DNS
> > > resolution, and of course, default route IP to a cable modem. Can RH6.1
> > do
> > > this out of the box, or do I need additional software? Any help is
> > greatly
> > > appreciated!
> >
> > The basic answer is no you need no extra software, most recent versions of
> > Redhat and slackware have all you need.
> >
> > The suplied apache server if configured properly will do proxy for the
> > other machine web server, there is no extra need to run squid as explained
> > by someone else, altho'it is a valid option.
> >
> > ipchains will allow other ip traffic tho the proxy machine, i see no need
> > to run socks as suggested as well.
> >
> > You will find all the documentation in the /usr/doc directorys. All this
> > has been discussed before i am sure any other questions you may have could
> > be found as per the follwoing URL's.
> >
> > For more information check out the archives at;
> > http://www.geocrawler.com/lists/3/Linux/47/0
> > Use the search engine there to find a "Keyword"
> > Another good place for info;
> > http://www.linuxtopia.com
> >
> >
> >
> > > Thanks...
> > > Brian
> > --
> > Regards Richard
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/
> > Happy New Year
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