good linux web proxy server

[grungeisdead]

alright there, ive recently been setting up a server/router in my house with fedora core 3.

as this pc is connected directly to the internet i needed a proxy program to share the net connection. currently i am using squid but i am unsure and doubtful if it allows socks support.

for myself its not a big deal but my friend really wants to use her msn messenger :)

soo do any of you know of any good proxy programs that has support for at least http and socks.

there must be a million as there is for windows pcs.

ill do some searching tonight

[Nichotin]

Squid..? I am almost 100% that should work.

Anyway, you could just set up routing/NAT, so you dont need a proxy.

[KenLin]

There is a distribution designed to be a gateway server. Not sure if it meets your needs, though:

http://www.clarkconnect.org/index.php

[grungeisdead]

nah thanks for the link tho :)

im giving up and just buying a decent router with inbuilt firewall.

couldnt get socks to work :( was much easier a few years back on a windows machine.

too muchweeed

[dotRoot]

nah thanks for the link tho :)

im giving up and just buying a decent router with inbuilt firewall.

couldnt get socks to work :( was much easier a few years back on a windows machine.

too muchweeed

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Maybe, but back then a windows machine probably didn't have Stateful Packet inspection like IPTables always had.

You can also try www.ipcop.org or www.smoothwall.org

[grungeisdead]

i was just using this server for the time being anyway as i want it primarly as a file sharing machine with ssh access, so i can watch movies and stuff wherever i am in the house.

roll on the dual proc mobo

[grungeisdead]

after kciking myself in the teeth i realised that the internet sharing can just be done thru firewalls instead of proxies so instead of messing about with iptables i got firestarter... i sorted out my dns server as well..

:) sorted