Re: Win98 to Linux 5.2

["J.C. van Deijk" <speedway hetnet nl>]

I thing so you must installed a proxy server on Linux computer.

Jan

"O'Sullivan, Dennis J" wrote:

> Hi All
> I am a new user of Linux and have been trying to configure my network with
> only little success.
> So I am writing this out of frustration, I have a small server running
> Redhat 5.2 with a connection to the WWW and 1 Win98 second edition host.
> (Networked)
>
> I would like to be able to use the WIN98 host to access the web, my problem
> is that  when I type in www.redhat.com using MS Explorer or Netscape all I
> get is the IP Address being resolved then I long delay before an error from
> Windows saying DNS problem.
> I have listed my Linux server in the host file on the win98 host and in the
> LMhost file. (These files don't have any extensions and are in the Windows
> directory) , is this correct location ?
> I know the connection is ok on the network as I can map to a drive on the
> server using samba and can transfer files between them.
> Has anybody experienced this problem and how did you fix it.
>
> Thanks
> Dennis
>
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