Linux to Microsoft Proxy Server connection.

Hi y'all. How do you get GNU/Linux to use a Microsoft proxy Server.
The connection is dial-up, and the computer connected to the internet
runs a Microsoft Proxy Server.

Is there another (free) proxy server for windows that will work with
Linux as a client?

Richard K. Kishore wrote:
> Hi y'all. How do you get GNU/Linux to use a Microsoft proxy Server. The
> connection is dial-up, and the computer connected to the internet runs a
> Microsoft Proxy Server.
>
> Is there another (free) proxy server for windows that will work with
> Linux as a client?

If you just need the MSProxy to be a gateway, then define the internal
address of the Proxy as the gateway on the Linux box.

If you want to use the MSProxy to be a genuine http/https/ftp proxy,
define the internal address of the Proxy to be a proxy in your browser
setting on Linux.

Squid is probably the most popular proxy that runs on Linux, but there
are others. If you want another proxy that runs on Windows, you need to
ask a Windows group. Anything that conforms to the RFCs for a web proxy
should work with any web client on any OS.

On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 14:49:06 +0000, Richard K. Kishore wrote:

> Hi y'all. How do you get GNU/Linux to use a Microsoft proxy Server. The
> connection is dial-up, and the computer connected to the internet runs a
> Microsoft Proxy Server.

I haven't worked with MS Proxy since it's early days so the new versions
may be different but...

MS Proxy (after version 1) requires client software. Client software that
only exists for Windows.

I think, as long as you're not using authentication, that you can get HTTP
to proxy without the client software (at least you could under 2.0) but no
other protocols will proxy without the client software.



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Richard K. Kishore wrote:
> Hi y'all. How do you get GNU/Linux to use a Microsoft proxy Server. The
> connection is dial-up, and the computer connected to the internet runs a
> Microsoft Proxy Server.

Short answer, you can't. It needs a windows only client application.
Long answer, it depends what you want to do and how much you value the
security on your proxy server.

> Is there another (free) proxy server for windows that will work with
> Linux as a client?

Grab an old Pentium box and take a visit to www.ipcop.org. Build
yourself a nice little firewall and use that as your gateway. You can
even point your proxy server at it if you want or just do away with it
altogether.


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Richard K. Kishore wrote:
> Hi y'all. How do you get GNU/Linux to use a Microsoft proxy Server. The
> connection is dial-up, and the computer connected to the internet runs a
> Microsoft Proxy Server.
>
> Is there another (free) proxy server for windows that will work with
> Linux as a client?

If this is a dial-up connection, then I assume that it is
a home network.

Why not make the Linux box "the computer connected to the internet"?
Then you could config the Windows boxes to route through the Linux box.

Does anyone out there know any reason this would not work?
I can't think of any.....

Regards,
Larry

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Larry I Smith wrote:
> Richard K. Kishore wrote:
>
>> Hi y'all. How do you get GNU/Linux to use a Microsoft proxy Server.
>> The connection is dial-up, and the computer connected to the internet
>> runs a Microsoft Proxy Server.
>>
>> Is there another (free) proxy server for windows that will work with
>> Linux as a client?
>
>
> If this is a dial-up connection, then I assume that it is
> a home network.
>
> Why not make the Linux box "the computer connected to the internet"?
> Then you could config the Windows boxes to route through the Linux box.
>
> Does anyone out there know any reason this would not work?
> I can't think of any.....
>
> Regards,
> Larry
>

Yes there is a very good reason. Linux doesn't support about 90% of the
modems out there.

Allen Kistler wrote:
> Richard K. Kishore wrote:
>
>> Hi y'all. How do you get GNU/Linux to use a Microsoft proxy Server.
>> The connection is dial-up, and the computer connected to the internet
>> runs a Microsoft Proxy Server.
>>
>> Is there another (free) proxy server for windows that will work with
>> Linux as a client?
>
>
> If you just need the MSProxy to be a gateway, then define the internal
> address of the Proxy as the gateway on the Linux box.
>
> If you want to use the MSProxy to be a genuine http/https/ftp proxy,
> define the internal address of the Proxy to be a proxy in your browser
> setting on Linux.
>
> Squid is probably the most popular proxy that runs on Linux, but there
> are others. If you want another proxy that runs on Windows, you need to
> ask a Windows group. Anything that conforms to the RFCs for a web proxy
> should work with any web client on any OS.

Alright Thanks, your knowledge was appreciated and was useful.

Richard K. Kishore wrote:
> Larry I Smith wrote:
>
>> Richard K. Kishore wrote:
>>
>>> Hi y'all. How do you get GNU/Linux to use a Microsoft proxy Server.
>>> The connection is dial-up, and the computer connected to the internet
>>> runs a Microsoft Proxy Server.
>>>
>>> Is there another (free) proxy server for windows that will work with
>>> Linux as a client?
>>
>>
>>
>> If this is a dial-up connection, then I assume that it is
>> a home network.
>>
>> Why not make the Linux box "the computer connected to the internet"?
>> Then you could config the Windows boxes to route through the Linux box.
>>
>> Does anyone out there know any reason this would not work?
>> I can't think of any.....
>>
>> Regards,
>> Larry
>>
>
> Yes there is a very good reason. Linux doesn't support about 90% of the
> modems out there.

Well, all hardware-modems work. Many software-modems (aka WinModem)
now have drivers. Even so, it's seems better to spend $20 on a
true hardware-modem and let the Linux box be your secure internet
gateway.

Here's some very useful info on Linux and modems:

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Modem-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.2

Have fun.

Regards,
Larry

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On 2004-08-04, Richard K. Kishore <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> Why not make the Linux box "the computer connected to the internet"?
>> Then you could config the Windows boxes to route through the Linux box.
>> Does anyone out there know any reason this would not work?
>> I can't think of any.....
>
> Yes there is a very good reason. Linux doesn't support about 90% of the
> modems out there.

So, an RS-232 hardware modem is so expensive - what, $15?

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In article <83aQc.386123$(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) (Richard K. Kishore) writes:

>Larry I Smith wrote:
>
>> Why not make the Linux box "the computer connected to the internet"?
>> Then you could config the Windows boxes to route through the Linux
>> box.
>>
>> Does anyone out there know any reason this would not work?
>> I can't think of any.....
>
> Yes there is a very good reason. Linux doesn't support about 90%
> of the modems out there.

Even if you're only counting Winmodems <spit> that's a pretty
pessimistic figure. From what I hear, there's been a lot of
progress in getting those cheap controllerless modems to work.
Myself, I stick to "real" modems - and I've never had the slightest
bit of trouble getting one to work, whether it's an external box
or a PCMCIA card.

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