> -----Original Message-----
>
> >No experience with MIDAS, but with the proxy client, you
> want to make sure:
> >
> >1. That you can ping the server from the client (this is a
> basic test and
> >one that you should do in most circumstances). Do not use
> the browsers (IE
> >& Netscape) because they bypass the proxy client.
>
> Ping uses a different port to the socket server so this won't
> prove anything
> as the proxy works on a per port basis. In this case ping in
> always let
> through but port 211 isn't.
Ping is a very basic test to make sure the proxy is working as expected. It
makes sure that the whole connect process, from looking up the DNS to
actually connecting with server works. To put it bluntly, if you have
problems getting ping to work, chances are you will have problems getting
other TCP/IP ports to work. A lot of people tend to use their browsers as a
proof that the proxy works - the truth is the browsers will even work
without the proxy client! Which brings up your next point:
> But I still think the
> proxy client is
> uncessary.
You only need to proxy client if you have software that does not know how to
talk to proxy servers that need access to a server on the other side of the
proxy. IMHO, the proxy client is more trouble than it is worth.
Regards,
Dennis.
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