Re: XP Clients/Proxy setting help needed
From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 01/04/05
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Date: 4 Jan 2005 10:41:04 -0600
On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 10:43:26 -0500, Ron <rgood@netzero.com> wrote:
>For several years I had a home network consisting of
>
>- Win98SE server and an Win98 SE and XP Home client. All are connected
>to the server via USB telephone line connectors.
>- I use WinProxy as a software proxy server
>- the server connects to the net via cable modem
>- I have been running Netscape 7.1
>
>Recently I updated my server and the 98 client with XP home, including
>SP2. I added Zone Alarm freebie and disabled Windows firewall. Running
>a CA virus checker. Note that I did not do a clean install on the
>server, but loaded XP on top of Win98SE (too much work to do with
>programs on that computer to spend a day on this -- all programs run
>perfectly and smoothly).
>
>The good news is that I have no problem with the LAN itself; file
>transfer is now more stable and faster. I can easily access the web off
>my clients (with proxy settings in Netscape on manual/with ports per
>instruction of WinProxy).
>
>But here's the problem:
>
>I cannot do Netscape Mail off the clients (server fine). I get a message
>about not being able to access the SMTP server (my settings for mail
>server are correct). And some sites which apparently have high levels
>of security (eg., my cellphone personal login, bank, etc.) won't load; I
>get an error message telling me that I can't access them with the proxy
>setup I use.
>
>I can get around the mail problem by using webmail (which works fine)
>and can access my few high security accounts off my server, but
>basically I would like full functionality on all computers.
>
>Has anyone had and fixed this problem? Any ideas on what I can do? I am
>not terribly technical, though could edit some registry changes, etc.
>Feels to me like some simply port blocking. Note I have not fully
>uninstalled ZA to see what would happen).
>
>Thanks for any help you can provide.
>
>/ron
Ron,
I've used WinProxy before. It's a solid product, but proxy servers are very
application specific, and some apps won't work with a proxy server.
ICS, which is a software based NAT router, is easier to use. Of course, getting
rid of the USB connected modem, and getting a hardware NAT router is, by far,
the best solution IMHO.
When you mention additional (HTML?) problems with security sites, your problem
starts to sound like an MTU problem to me.
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article04-107
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314825
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=319661
-- Cheers, Chuck Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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