[newbie] Proxy Server

2002-03-01 Thread dwhite
I have been reading a lot about setting up Linux to be a proxy server for broadband service to a network of computers. I am trying to set up an home network system. What I am wondering is: what is the minimum hardware requirement to run a Linux proxy server? DO I need a Pentiu

Re: [newbie] Proxy Server

2001-09-08 Thread Lanman
Not so dumb. If your Linux box is your only PC in the house, it won't do much. It might increase your web-browsing when viewing the same sites many times, but that's probably it. Notice I said it "Might". Primarily, it is intended for use on a server/PC which is used as a gateway for multiple P

Re: [newbie] Proxy Server

2001-09-08 Thread Rod Walsh
Maybe a dumb question, but... (Apart from using a Linux box as your home network gateway) what do you use a proxy server for on the same machine as you access the net? Cheers, Rod. At 13:23 04/09/2001 -0400, Arthur H. Johnson II wrote: >Squid is great. http://www.squid-proxy.org. Mandrake c

[newbie] Proxy Server

2001-09-04 Thread kitkaiml
Hi, May I know which proxy server would u recommend for mandrake, and where do I get information to configure it? Thanks Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com

[newbie] Proxy Server Question

2000-07-29 Thread Steve Weltman
I have set up and sort of configured the Squid proxy under Linux Mdk 6.1...Looks like it's running, but the proxy won't allow me to pass e-mail of any format (on sending). An example would be my hotmail account would work fine outside the use of the proxy, but the use of the proxy prohibits e-mai

[newbie] Proxy Server vs. IPChains/Masq/forward

2000-04-02 Thread John N
What, in your opinion, are the relative merits / dangers of running a proxy server as opposed to IPChains etc. when it comes to sharing a DSL connection? (In a mixed Mandrake / Windows9* emvironment )

Re: [newbie] Proxy server and cable setup.

2000-03-30 Thread Ronald J. Yacketta
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