Re: AOL Network

From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 07/03/04 

Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 23:29:46 -0600

In article <2573901c46070$636fee20$a401280a@phx.gbl>, "Nathan"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>AOL are very fussy about sharing an internet connection
>over a network. Any ideas of how to get around it? My
>network is wired ethernet using Netgear hubs and PCI
>network adapters. Both computers have Windows XP.
>
>Thanks in advance

Here's a free proxy server program that runs on Windows XP and can let
other computers access the Internet through a dial-up AOL connection:

AnalogX Proxy
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/proxy.htm

The other computers won't be able to log into AOL, because AOL only
allows one screen name to log in at a time. They will be able to use
other Internet programs, like Internet Explorer, email programs, news
readers, etc.

NOTE: To protect your network and prevent malicious use by Internet
hackers, read and follow the suggestions in the following message that
appears when you run AnalogX:

   WARNING - Proxy is currently running in an open state!

   The proxy server is currently running in an open state, which
   should only be used when you initially install the proxy server or
   if you are attempting to verify that everything is configured
   properly. Please read the security section of the documentation
   for information on how to secure the proxy once it is successfully
   configured - when it is running in a closed state this message will
   no longer appear. When the proxy is running in an open state, it
   is visible to other computers on the Internet and could potentially
   be used by spammers or other Internet users to mask their
   activities. 

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