XP box and RedHat 9 box as internet gateway (proxy) for each other.

alibeheshti · 06-22-2007, 03:36 AM

Hello there,

1- I have a xp(windows) which is connected to internet using a dialup modem,I owuld like to set it up as a gateway (proxy) for my linux (redhat9) machine to access the internet.

2- my second question is exaxctly vise versa, I have a redhat9 installed pc which is connected to internet using a dialup modem and I would like to set it up as a gateway for my xp(windows) machine to access the internet.

thank you in advance

acid_kewpie · 06-22-2007, 04:28 AM

do you want a gateway or a proxy? they are very very different things. for a gateway use ip forwarding on linux and ics on windows. for proxying use squid on linux and [misc windows proxy] on windows.