OT: Recommended windows software

[George Toft]

Nathan England wrote:
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> I am leaving my company on the 28th. As a result my boss is requiring m=
e to
> replae our linux server with a windows one.  The linux machine currentl=
y runs
> dhcp, dns, ipmasq/routing/firewall/gateway,sendmail, web server, mysql,=
 and
> some other minor things.
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> 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 wi=
ll 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.
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> The major problem is we use cable for internet. But it is dialup... Pay=
son 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 d=
rops
> the line (which is quite often) we will retain the internet IP, then ot=
her
> machines can no longer get to the cable modem web page to dialup. The l=
inux
> machine was easily fixed with a simple script, but windows won't do tha=
t. So
> this has to be as simple as possible. I need some kind of intelligent g=
ateway
> program that will allow proxying, for email and www.
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> Any suggestions?
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> nathan


Retain the scripting ability by installing cygwin.  I actually have
icewm running on xfree86 under Windows XP (don't ask).

George
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