Re: linux - newbie questions

[Adam Williams <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 From          : klug>klug-request
 To            : adam
 Subject       : Re: linux - newbie questions
 Date          : 01/01/70 01:01


>>> 2nd.    I am not even sure where to start to get proxy working.  I
>>> have the ppp connection working but cannot seem to figure out
>>> proxy.
>>>
>> I hope this helps or at least gets someone else to tell me of a cleaner
>> method.
>> If you want to use a caching proxy server, use squid.  Thier web site
>> is www.squid.nlar.net, you will probably be required to compile it.
>Squid comes standard on Redhat (and probably Mandrake), just install
>the RPM, tweak the config file "/etc/squid/squid.conf", and you're
>up and running.
>> If you just want to allow multiple hosts on a lan use a single
>> connetction to the internet use IPMasquerade.
>You can run BOTH Squid and IP-Masq.  I strongly recommend running
>squid because it greatly increases your internet response time.

Again, I second the use of Squid, it is a great product.  But I think you
will NEED to run IP-Masq as well, as squid only does HTTP, FTP, and DNS.  If
you want to use something like telnet, ICQ, some streaming MP3's, you will
need IP-Masq to enable more direct communication between you internal
box(ex) and the great IP cloud in the sky.