Re: [PLUG] Re: internet access on a windows domain!!

[Jim Foster <jif@computer.org>]

Actually, it sounds like the recommended configuration for MS Proxy
Server.  The idea is to force all Internet traffic through the
proxy.  IE 5.5 & 6 can find the proxy server on there own. 
Other browsers may have to be configured to point to the proxy.  MS
has windows client sw that allows most other software to be run without
special configuration.  Non-Windows clients need to use things like
SOCKS proxy.

Running a Server behind the proxy is a different matter.  Proxy
Server needs to be told to forward requests to the internal server. 
This is done in the Proxy Server configuration screens.

Here's a white paper for more detail:
http://www.microsoft.com/isaserver/techinfo/planning/cachingwp.asp



At 08:41 AM 8/23/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> That's a totally wacky setup for a
> network with which I have no
> experience. It sounds like whoever set the network up didn't
> consider anyone ever using anything but MS Windows on the
> network.
>
> If your Linux machines are to see the outside world, someone will
> probably have to change the networking configuration.

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