[linux-help] Re: setting up gateway

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Oct 11, 2000 at 11:50:06PM -0500, Nathan wrote:
> I would like my Linux box (potato) to access the 
> internet through my win9x box's modem.  So far, I've 
> added a line to my "interfaces" file:
> 
> gateway 192.168.0.13
> 
> could I use a hostname there?
> 
> The proxy software I'm using on my win9x box uses a 
> nonstandard port for http (6588 instead of 80).  Why 
> do they do that (sometimes 8080 instead of 80)?  How 
> can I make my Linux box send its http requests to the 
> port my proxy is listening on?

B/c if they used port 80 it would conflicth with web servers.

You need to set your browser(s) to use the proxy on that port.  In Netscape:

Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Proxies, select "Manual Proxy
Configuration" and enter your proxy server information.

For Lynx you can edit /etc/lynx.cfg, or you can set the http_proxy variable
(in /etc/profile or ~/.profile):

export http_proxy=http://192.168.0.13:6588/



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