Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 21:52:21 -0500 From: "Brad Benson" <brad@cyberix.com> To: "freebsd-questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Nick Faso" <fason@aasis.albany-academy.org> Subject: RE: networking windows and freebsd Message-ID: <000e01be5ed7$88a13b40$6400a8c0@BillyJoeBob> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.990222180430.14250A-100000@aasis.albany-academy.org>
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> > I would like to connect my FreeBSD box to the internet via my Windows 98 > box. I have a 10base2 ethernet. Is this even possible? > Thanks, > Nick Faso > There are free proxy server apps for windows that my let you do it, but I haven't a clue as to how to set up the FreeBSD side. it depends on the Proxy server. I do know however that it's 100 times easy to go the other way. Let FreeBSD handle the internet connection, and do your browseing in windows. FreeBSD does a much better job handleing the connection, and takes some load off the windows machine. You get better performance, less lost connaections , and maybe even less Windows lockups. If that's possible. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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