Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 05:07:41 -0400 From: Ben Williams <williamsl@home.com> To: Juha Korkiakangas <sfp2011@post.netlink.se> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re[2]: MasqDialer for FreeBSD? Message-ID: <11213.000613@home.com> In-Reply-To: <394531B6.EEFF1E23@post.netlink.se> References: <394531B6.EEFF1E23@post.netlink.se>
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If it's just web browsing the 'doze boxes are doing you might have a look at setting up the squid caching proxy www server. Dunno if it would actually work but from what I've read it might be worth a shot in your situation, especially if you have some "spare" hd space for the squid cache(s). --Ben Williams mailto:received@email dot com Quoting Juha Korkiakangas Tuesday, June 13, 2000 > Lowell Gilbert wrote: >> >> Juha Matias Korkiakangas <sfp2011@post.netlink.se> writes: >> >> > I'm setting up FreeBSD-router for my windows-clients. Anyway, >> > windows-clients are timing out waiting ppp-link >> > to come up. I know Linux have somekind server-client >> > system to bring up link from clients. How can this done with >> > Freebsd(3.3-release) or can it be done? Any ides? >> >> It *sounds* like you're just talking about doing dial-on-demand. The >> '-auto' option to ppp(8) does this. If that's not what you're after, >> you'll need to be more specific about what you're after. >> >> - Lowell Gilbert > I'm using 'ppp -auto -alias myISP' right now, that's nice when i'm using > FreeBSD. Anyway, i have Windows98 and Windows2000-clients on my network. > When i start browser on Windows98/2000, my Freebsd-router starts > Calling/connecting to my ISP, as usually. Bad thing is, > connecting take's too long time and Netscape/IE in WIN98/2000 gives me > "Server could no reach" or "Netscape is unable to locate server > www.freebsd.org". > What i need is something i can connect from Windows98/2000-clients to > myISP and start browser after that. For Linux there is > mserver(http://cpwright.villagenet.com/mserver), maybe there is > something like that for FreeBSD too. > Thank's > Juha > 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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