Hi,
Sorry, but the last time I had to do something like that (a
previous job), someone had to pay about $250.00 (cdn) plus change
for a windows-based software kit (5-user/unlimited clients
version). It gave me more trouble than it was worth, in the long
run. I'm still shuddering at the memory. It was horrible.
Even ICQ had to be manually configured to work with it. It
crashed even more than windoze :(.
However, if you feel you have no choice, check it out at
http://www.startech.com/internet_sharing/internet_sharing1.htm
but don't say I didn't warn you. It really sucked! :) If I
recall correctly, you also had to install a client package on
each of the connecting clients.
When I used this product about two or three years ago, there were
no linux-based packages. But when I check out the Installation
guide again right now while writing this, I see that they claim
that linux clients can use this product too. That may be
possible, but as you read further on in the installation guide,
you quickly realize that *every* client application that you hope
to use such as CuteFTP, Net2phone, and others, has to be manually
configured in each client and then probably used in a weird way.
For example, you need to ftp to the proxy server first and _then_
to ftp.redhat.com. You'd have to use Linux's gnomeftp, ncftp,
and other Internet Linux client applications like that too in
this hypothetical situation.
I definitely don't recommend this product for large-scale use.
For personal use between two computers it might prove
sufficient--but you still have to pay for it! :( Even trying to
keep only five users happy with it at an office became an
administrative nightmare. All clients had to be manually
configured and then the users had to be told how to use their
Internet applications all over again, and nearly all of them
demanded to know `why!??'.
Good Luck and please pardon my bitter babbling :),
LG
PS:
How about switching the roles? Let linux be the proxy server
and use ipchains? Much, much, much, better. And it's free! :)))
On Mon, 1 Jan 2001, Hyung Kim wrote:
> Does anyone know of a free program for windows that
> will allow it to serve as a proxy server for a linux client?
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