Gordon, Sound's like you can't get cable down in your neck of the woods. How's that "C" coming? --Lawrence ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gordon Varney" To: Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 9:31 AM Subject: Re: [EE]: Proxy Server for Windows Internet Connection sharing > Russell, > I to looked for a proxy server that you described. I found Winproxy. http://www.ositis.com/ > > Easy to use, I have never had it crash, and it has a firewall and virus protection. I send and receive email through the > proxy server all the time. I use a Satellite down link on one PC, the other PC's log into the primary PC to access the > internet. It works great and the cost is reasonable. > > Gordon Varney > www.iamnee.com > > > > > Can anyone recommend a good proxy server to allow Internet connection > > sharing on a Windows based LAN. > > Workstations are running WIN 95 / 98 SE / ME. Subsequently there may be some > > old WIN3.11 PCs added to do dedicated tasks. Also one or more Linux boxes > > "sometime". > > > > The host has a nominally 128 kbps ADSl link and is running WIN 98 SE. > > > > The Microsoft provided "Interconnection Sharing" proxy server has had some > > less than nice things said about it (which may not be exceptionally true). > > > > There are a host of 3rd party proxy servers out there - many free. They also > > mostly come with a revision history that suggests there may be more bugs to > > come - except for those with no revision history at all that suggests they > > may not be seriously developed :-) . > > > > Can anyone recommend a simple, ideally free, stable & effective proxy server > > for this purpose. > > Needs to be able to run on the WIN98SE host. > > Something with extra features is not really required although if your > > favourite stable free solution has lots of extra bells and whistles then pse > > comment on them. > > > > > > > > > > regards > > > > Russell McMahon > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads