[ale] Linux as a router

[hirsch at mathcs.emory.edu (Michael Hirsch)]

Joe Knapka <jknapka at charter.net> writes:

> > On 30 Aug 1999 23:56:58 -0400, Michael Hirsch wrote:
> > 
> > >> 6. Anything that must be set up at the clients in the network?
> > >
> > >You'll need to configure all the browsers to use your router as a proxy.
> 
> With IP masq, you don't need a proxy. Just tell the browser
> you've got a direct Internet connection. As long as the gateway/
> default route is set up properly, everything will work.

Good point.  But we were also talking about using a squid cache, or
some other web proxy.  That would still imply the need for telling the
clients about the proxy.

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--Michael