Re: linux - newbie questions

["Jeff Palmer" <somedamnfool@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>
> > > I just installed mandrake 6.5 on my system at work and am having
>
>I can't find any mention of a version 6.5 on Mandrake's home page.
>What distribution/version are you really running?

actually it does exist... in real life if not on the web... i've seen 
mandrake 6.5 retail boxes........

>
> > > 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.
>
>--------------------------------------------
>Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
>System Administrator / Network Administrator
>Armstrong International, Inc.
>Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
>http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
>--------------------------------------------
>

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