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In alt.os.linux.slackware, Matthew Robinson dared to utter,
> so i can give internet access a computer connected to mine (im not
> actually the gateway). bridging is a pain in the arse, so i was wondering
> if there are any proxy's i could use. security isn't an issue, its for my
> G/F and her dad is the gateway, so no security problems there.

I don't think you understand what a proxy server is; google for that.

Now, squid makes a good proxy server but it's not included with
Slackware. YOu may be able to find a package on linuxpackages.net, but
I reccomend installing it yourself if that's what you really need.
IIRC, apache can be made to work as a simple proxu server.

It sounds to me though that you need an actual router or bridge. Just
having a proxy server will only allow http requests out (unless you
also proxy other connections, that gets complicated). Note that you
would have to run a DNS server on your machine as well.

The best thing to do is configure your machine as a bridge, or a
router.

- --
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise,
Than for a man to hear the song of fools.
Ecclesiastes 7:5
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