Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 17:39:15 -0400 From: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> To: 'Jonathon Doran' <doranj@Colorado.EDU> Cc: rsodah@index.com.jo, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: socks5 Message-ID: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB4401105A73@site2s1>
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Maybe I misunderstood. I guess I assumed this was related to his other posting about not being to access the internet from his win95 machine through the modem in his bsd box. -Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathon Doran [SMTP:doranj@Colorado.EDU] > Sent: Friday, July 02, 1999 4:39 PM > To: ChrisMic@clientlogic.com > Cc: rsodah@index.com.jo; questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: socks5 > > > You don't. It's a proxy software. It really just depends on your > setup, > > you are either going to need to setup a proxy or two or use ppp -alias > (or > > natd) to allow access from the win95 machine. > > What? Unless he's done something odd, none of this is needed. Out of the > box, FreeBSD's telnet/ftp daemons will accept connections from Windows 95. > > Lets not complicate things with proxies until we have evidence that a > proxy is needed. And a proxy isn't going to help a FreeBSD machine accept > a connection from Windows 95. It would, however, help the Windows machine > connect to another machine _on the other side_ of the FreeBSD machine. > But > this doesn't appear to be what he is trying to do... > > Quoting the original question: > > > Why do i need socks5 on my BSD machine to accept Windows95 > connections? > > Pons: what do you mean by "accept Windows 95 connections"? How are you > attempting to connect? (ftp/telnet/irc/something else). This makes a > great deal of difference. > > What were the circumstances around your being told that you need socks5? > Were you trying to do something, and someone offered you this advice? It > might have been good advice which you have confused with another problem. > > Jon Doran To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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