OT: Recommended windows software

[Alan Pratt]

Why not use ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) on the Windows machine?
Definitely recommend updating it to Windows 2000 or XP, though. Win98 will
be a problem child, especially with the extra overhead.

- Alan


> >
> > I am leaving my company on the 28th. As a result my boss is requiring me
to
> > replae our linux server with a windows one.  The linux machine currently
runs
> > dhcp, dns, ipmasq/routing/firewall/gateway,sendmail, web server, mysql,
and
> > some other minor things.
> >
> > I replaced it with win98, but we need some way to share an internet
> > connection. We own a copy of WinProxy but anyone familiar with it will
know
> > how crappy it is.  But I want some kind of open source solution that
will run
> > on the windows machine... It has to be windows because my boss doesn't
know
> > linux and after a year has shown no interest in learning.
> >
> > The major problem is we use cable for internet. But it is dialup...
Payson is
> > about 20 years behind the times on everything...
> > So if we are not online, we have a local IP address 192.168.100.11-254
> > When we dialup, we get a normal internet IP... But if the cable modem
drops
> > the line (which is quite often) we will retain the internet IP, then
other
> > machines can no longer get to the cable modem web page to dialup. The
linux
> > machine was easily fixed with a simple script, but windows won't do
that. So
> > this has to be as simple as possible. I need some kind of intelligent
gateway
> > program that will allow proxying, for email and www.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > nathan
> >
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