Proxy server - Was Re: ARIN?

[Nathan Stratton <nathan () robotics net>]

On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, Mike Pistone wrote:

> Although I am almost NEVER one to recommend a Microsoft product BUT MS
> Proxy server is actually a very nice product. You can assign a /29 or /30
> (I usually give them a /29 since I assign /29's to home dsl connections and
> I have the network already subnetted).  On the other side of the proxy you
> can use private IP's and it will do the translation automaticly or you can
> use IPX/SPX and it will automaticly function as a IPX to IP gateway.  I
> don't think there is a proxy client for Unix (any flavor of unix) but they
> do have W95/98, W31 and mac.

I have ran into problems when you need to shove more then a few megs of
data through it, but most home users don't run into that problem. :-) If
you run a unix box you can run natd and firewall for a nice proxy
solution.

> -Mike

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