Samba as a gateway

[Dieter Speck]

Oops, sorry, I did not check the address. However following the link "I am 
not a proxy" on the page I stated helps out. By the way, it is a strange 
page (squid.org).

Sorry again,

Dieter

At 13:39 21.12.00, you wrote:
>The correct address for the squid web site is: http://www.squid-cache.org/
>
>Dieter Speck <d.speck at gmx.net> said:
>
> > Dear Matthew,
> >
> > Samba is not the right tool! There are two ways:
> >
> > either use ipchains to make transparent forwarding
> > or use a proxy (i.e. squid (www.squid.org)
> >
> > The good thing about ipchains is that you can configure whatever type of
> > connection you would like the Windows computer to have and you can
> > configure a firewall too.
> > The bad thing is that you have to know how. But there is a lot of
> > documentation coming with ipchains and you find much more on the web.
> >
> > The good thing about a proxy is that it is simple and efficient for
> > browsing the web.
> > The bad point is that you have no direct email, news etc.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Dieter
> >
> > PS: ipchains usually is included in Linux distributions. However, you
> > better get the latest version to avoid security bugs.
> >
> > At 05:07 21.12.00, you wrote:
> > >Hi there, I've been looking into setting up a Linux computer and a
> > >Windows98 toaster.. uh computer.. on a network, and am now to the stage
> > >where I want the Linux computer to make a dial-up ppp connection to the
> > >internet, and the Windows98 box to connect through it via the ethernet.
> > >Someone pointed me to www.samba.org and I was just wondering if/how one
> > >would go about using Samba as a gateway, or if you can't, what you'd 
> suggest.
> >
> >
>
>
>
>--
>Brian Ginter
>Southern Air, Inc.
>brian.ginter at southern-air.com