Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 22:41:18 +0300 From: "Artem Koutchine" <matrix@ipform.ru> To: "Thornton HM2 Neill R" <ThorntonNR@nassau.usmc.mil>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Running Internet Explorer on FreeBSD Message-ID: <001c01c08a2b$7486ec00$0c00a8c0@ipform.ru> References: <151B728C3BD0D311A00C00508BA3739009F139@lha4mubd01.nassau.usmc.mil>
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The binaries are most likely for Sparc. If so - they won't run. If it is x86 then there is some hope. Anyway, why bother? Install VMWare2 and run anything you want in a virtual machine. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thornton HM2 Neill R" <ThorntonNR@nassau.usmc.mil> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 9:45 PM Subject: Running Internet Explorer on FreeBSD > Hello All, > > I have a quick question regarding Internet Explorer. I have read on some > web pages that FreeBSD can do Solaris emulation. This didn't seem right to > me (I thought it was just SCO,Linux,BSDi) but I thought I should ask anyway. > > The reason I am asking is that I am stuck behind a MS Proxy Server that has > Windows NT Authentication enabled. This is an Evil Thing because it is a > closed Microsoft protocol that only works with Internet Explorer. I have > already talked to the SysAdmins involved with the proxy servers, but since > it is a military controlled machine, it has to have a very certain > configuration (i.e., NTAuth). > > There are binaries of IE5 for HP-UX and Solaris, but as I mentioned before, > I didn't think that FreeBSD can run these. Am I wrong in this assumption? > If so, has anyone had any luck running IE5? > > If I cannot run these binaries, does anyone know of a workaround to this > bastard Proxy Server Protocol? > > Your time is appreciated.... > > Neill > > ----- > HM2(FMF) Neill Thornton > Senior Corpsman, Weapons Company > BLT 1/8, 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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