Broadband access using Proxy (Analog X) ??
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I currently run a small home network with a standard dial up account
using Analog X's excellent Proxy for sharing net/email access, a client
has asked me to install a similar system for his factory unit using 5
PC's and 1 server, all he wants is net/mail access on the 5 PC's, no
huge downloads just browsing and mail. Question is, is Proxy o.k. for
this? I keep seeing people buying ADSL routers and wondered if they were
a must have for this, is there anything different about ADSL that makes
using a proxy server a non-viable option?.
Kind Regards,
Jeff Davison
Display Systems Consultants UK
Robert Walker
> I currently run a small home network with a standard dial up account
> using Analog X's excellent Proxy for sharing net/email access, a client
> has asked me to install a similar system for his factory unit using 5
> PC's and 1 server, all he wants is net/mail access on the 5 PC's, no
> huge downloads just browsing and mail. Question is, is Proxy o.k. for
> this? I keep seeing people buying ADSL routers and wondered if they were
> a must have for this, is there anything different about ADSL that makes
> using a proxy server a non-viable option?.
I use Smoothwall on an old machine as an ADSL router and proxy server.
www.smoothwall.org It even works with USB ADSL modems.
If you want it on CD I sell them through my website.
Regards
Rob
www.penguin-food.co.uk
Nick Hall
>
> > I currently run a small home network with a standard dial up account
> > using Analog X's excellent Proxy for sharing net/email access, a client
> > has asked me to install a similar system for his factory unit using 5
> > PC's and 1 server, all he wants is net/mail access on the 5 PC's, no
> > huge downloads just browsing and mail. Question is, is Proxy o.k. for
> > this?
>
> www.smoothwall.org It even works with USB ADSL modems.
I don't believe you can use smoothwall in a corporate environment.
>
> If you want it on CD I sell them through my website.
It's only a 20-odd meg download anyway.
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Clayton
> Robert Walker wrote:
> >
> > > I currently run a small home network with a standard dial up account
> > > using Analog X's excellent Proxy for sharing net/email access, a client
> > > has asked me to install a similar system for his factory unit using 5
> > > PC's and 1 server, all he wants is net/mail access on the 5 PC's, no
> > > huge downloads just browsing and mail. Question is, is Proxy o.k. for
> > > this?
> >
> > I use Smoothwall on an old machine as an ADSL router and proxy server.
> > www.smoothwall.org It even works with USB ADSL modems.
>
> I don't believe you can use smoothwall in a corporate environment.
>
> >
> > If you want it on CD I sell them through my website.
>
> It's only a 20-odd meg download anyway.
Forget smoothwall. It's been blacklisted by many. Everyone is dumping
it! Get IPCop www.ipcop.org. It's a smoothwall fork, better, faster,
with friendly and helpful support. It's also true GPL so you can use
it any way you wish. Corporate or private.