> I Currently have a Win95 Box connected to the net and will soon be putting
> up a linux box for myself (my wife is the main user of the 95 box). My
> question is which will make the better proxy server for my needs. I have
> proxy software available for both machines. I want to be able to send and
> receive mail, do ftp, http and telneting from and to both machines. I also
> want access to the IRC from both machines. What is the best way for me to
> go. Put the proxy on the 95 box or the linux box.
Apache as your proxy on the linux box. Run sendmail for mail. Run fwtk
and let the IRC port through for the windoze box. I think you can do this
with a generic socks proxy. Otherwise you'll have to IP masquerade the IRC.
Cheers
Paul
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