On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, Scott Faulkner wrote about, Re: Socks v4.x for Linux:
> I wish it was that easy... In fact that's where I started looking first
> but guess what?? Those options do not even appear.. I even
> went as far as upgrading to the latest version of Netscape and
> still no options under Netscape to configure for a proxy server..
> My Dist. of Linux "TurboLinux" came with Socks v5 but from
> what I've read the Socks v4.3a server that MS Proxy runs will
> not work with a v5 client, so I've been on this wild goose chase
> looking for a client that will work with Our proxy..
>
I told you HOW-TOOOOO do it, you are NOT clicking on that little arrow on
the left or "ADVANCED".
> Thanks
>
> Scott Faulkner
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> > I belive configurating netscape to work via a proxy server shopuld be
> > enough, be the remote proxy server NT windows or (u)Linux.
> >
> > In netscape click on edit then preferances
> > then click on the little arrow on the left of "advanced" it should then
> > chage direction and point downwards, 2 fields should then appier, proxies
> > and cache, click proxies then manual configuration, then "view" a seperate
> > window will appier, fill in the hostname and port of the remote server,
> > after closing the file it should work.
> >
> > You will have to find out on which port the NT server is listening,
> normaly
> > it will be port 8080 or 80.
> >
> > Thats what i do here on all my machines.
> >
> > Unless the NT server is configured to reject Linux boxes, why that should
> > be i dont know, then configuring netscape should work.
> >
> > Yes it says use socks in the documentation, NO you dont need to use it.
> >
> >
> > > Thanks in Advance..
> > >
> > >
> > > Scott Faulkner
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> > Regards Richard
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> > http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/
> > Merry Xmas.
> >
> >
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Regards Richard
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http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/
Merry Xmas.
