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I'm trying to get my rh7.1 box to use a windows 98 box as a gateway machine so that it can access the internet - internet sharing works when I'm using the windows on the same machine (it's dual boot), but I can't get it to work with the same settings when using linux - could anyone suggest some things for me to try? (I'm using sygate home network btw)
Hi,
Thanks for your help - however I've done what you suggested, and back in the world of GNOME when I try to use the netscape browser, I get "connect: looking up host <whatever>" and nothing beyond that - if I leave it for long enough netscape just hangs, and I have to kill it!
You need to configure netscape to connect to this. Looks at the proxies section under the preferences. It should be pretty self explanatory.
I had this same issue not too long ago. You can also try out the tsocks program at freshmeat.net. Somepeople have reported success, although I couldn't get it to work properly.
I really would m8, however the linux/windows dual boot machine is in my room, and the windows PC is in the room with the phoneline in - it's a family PC...
i don't think its netscape, unless your windows machine is a proxy server or you use one on your isp and its required, if you have a connection, netscape should work. what happens when you try to ping out to a IP address? that should determine if your connected or not, or try a IP address of a website within Netscape to see if it connects that way.
but it seems to me that your still not connected if netscape still hangs and does not load anything.
if you dont have a proxy server setup on your win box, goto www.analogx.com and get their free proxy installed... start the proxy, and then use winipcfg in windows to get your ip address, then goto netscapes proxy settings in the prefrences and add the windows box's ip as the proxy address...
Originally posted by trickykid i don't think its netscape, unless your windows machine is a proxy server or you use one on your isp and its required, if you have a connection, netscape should work. what happens when you try to ping out to a IP address? that should determine if your connected or not, or try a IP address of a website within Netscape to see if it connects that way.
but it seems to me that your still not connected if netscape still hangs and does not load anything.
Yeah, you're right - when I try and ping any IP address I get no response - even the machine I'm trying to connect to on my local network...
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