Proxy software for aol

02-26-2002, 08:48 AM

anyone know of a program which will let me use aol with 2 computers? i dont have an internet connection now other than access to an aol account, but i dont want to install it onto my computer. any ideas?

qmanchu · 03-01-2002, 04:51 PM

Couldn't you just use ICS to share your AOL connection or am I misunderstanding your question?

~~DoPeY5007~~ · 03-01-2002, 04:59 PM

I would think that ICS will work, what OS?

I havent tried with AOL though

03-02-2002, 12:29 AM

ics doesnt work. maybe im configuring it wrong, but ive never had a problem with ics except when using aol.

i have 2 computers in my house. one which the rest of my family uses and mine. my whole family is on aol except me, but i do have access to it. im going to get my own isp in a few months and i absolutly do not want to install aol onto my computer.

qmanchu · 03-02-2002, 02:01 AM

What version of AOL are you trying to share? It seems like certain versions are easier to share than others.

Anyway, take a look at AnalogX Proxy. Hopefully, setting up this small proxy server on your machine with the AOL connection will work for you.

Good luck.

03-02-2002, 02:06 AM

im using aol 6.0. im going to try anologx proxy right now. ill post how it turns out

03-02-2002, 02:10 AM

wow that was easy. it took me a matter of minutes for me to set up a proxy with anologx. thanks q

03-02-2002, 02:15 AM

anyone know if anologx proxy has password support? apparently i cant connect to some irc servers (more specifically the one GA is on

) without a secure proxy.

qmanchu · 03-02-2002, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by TommyBoomfiger
anyone know if anologx proxy has password support? apparently i cant connect to some irc servers (more specifically the one GA is on ) without a secure proxy.

Not knowing what software you're running, it's really hard to tell where the problem lies. It could be the IRC client you're using, the proxy server (limitations), or even the version of the proxy server. I assume you've setup your IRC client to use a SOCKS proxy? If so, this might be one of the limitations of this free proxy server. Support for this feature may or may not come in the next version and who knows when that will be?

Depending on how much you need this capability, you could either try another proxy server that may provide better support, a different IRC client that you know works with a SOCKS-compliant proxy server, or you could try tackling ICS again. BTW, how are you connecting to the Internet?

Just remember this proxy server isn't full-fledged in the sense that it won't work with all the applications you throw at it. It's meant to work with most of the applications most of the people would mostly want to use on the Internet.

03-02-2002, 06:38 AM

it seems that anologx proxy server is where the problem is. im using mIRC and when i connect to the irc server it wont let me use an unsecured proxy and disconnects me. i use dial up to connect to the internet.

as far as ics goes ive tried everything i know, but that doesnt mean that there isnt something i dont know. its not super important that i get on the GA chatline as it would keep me online even more

.

i might try BrowseGate3
they claim that its a NAT server. that should give me some more security as software goes.

qmanchu · 03-02-2002, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TommyBoomfiger
it seems that anologx proxy server is where the problem is.

Yeah, that's what I was afraid of. I think I read somewhere that this would be included in the next major release but again, who knows when that would be?

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i use dial up to connect to the internet.

I ask this because there is currently a limitation with the TCP/IP protocol under Windows 9x/ME which will affect ICS. AOL installs (I believe) two of its own adapters under the network settings. Also, you probably have a dial-up adapter (for obvious reasons) as well as a network adapter under your network settings as well. Now, the question is, are there any other adapters installed under the network settings. If so, the TCP/IP protocol won't bind to any more than four adapters at a time. Therefore, you would have to get the number of adapters down to four before you even start to get ICS to work.

Also, which adapter do you configure ICS to share? I think you have to share the AOL dial-up adapter.

Quote:

i might try BrowseGate3
they claim that its a NAT server. that should give me some more security as software goes.

Great! Let us know how it works for you. Good luck.

03-03-2002, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by qmanchu
I ask this because there is currently a limitation with the TCP/IP protocol under Windows 9x/ME which will affect ICS. AOL installs (I believe) two of its own adapters under the network settings. Also, you probably have a dial-up adapter (for obvious reasons) as well as a network adapter under your network settings as well. Now, the question is, are there any other adapters installed under the network settings. If so, the TCP/IP protocol won't bind to any more than four adapters at a time. Therefore, you would have to get the number of adapters down to four before you even start to get ICS to work.

that must be why i cant use ics with aol, i never thought about win98 not being able to bind more than 4 adapters at a time.

Quote:

Also, which adapter do you configure ICS to share? I think you have to share the AOL dial-up adapter.

yeah, aol uses 3 or four adapters by it self. i think the one i should have shared is the PPP adapter since that is the one which is assigned the ip address when i sign on.

im using BrowseGate3 right now. its a lot more complicated, but its also much more complete, including a software NAT. i can get on the IRC server that i couldnt get on yesterday with no problems at all. I havent really gone through all the options yet so i dont know what all is in here, but i will figure it out soon enough. The BrowseGate3 software is free for 2 computers but any more than that requires registration. seems to be going pretty well so far.

qmanchu · 03-03-2002, 02:21 AM

Glad to hear that you finally found a solution for your problem. I also learned about a new piece of software in all of this.

03-03-2002, 04:44 AM

thanks for all the help. one thing about BrowseGate, it seems that you have to log into the proxy if the server box restarts. i hope there is a way to automate this. thanks again

03-11-2002, 01:02 PM

ok, so ics wont work with win98se, and aol wont work with win2k which is why im the only one in my family who uses 2k.
now ive installed xp pro on the computer with aol and it seems that aol is using the ppp adapter to connect to the internet. the only thing is that i cant get xp to let me share the ppp adapter or even list it in the Network Connections window. all it shows is a dummy aol connection under dial up and the lan connection under the LAN or High speed internet list

p.s. im only doing this to beat this damn system. i already got it to work perfectly with the proxy software.

02-26-2002, 08:48 AM	#1
TommyBoomfiger Posts: n/a	Proxy software for aol anyone know of a program which will let me use aol with 2 computers? i dont have an internet connection now other than access to an aol account, but i dont want to install it onto my computer. any ideas?

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03-01-2002, 04:51 PM	#2
qmanchu Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 165	Couldn't you just use ICS to share your AOL connection or am I misunderstanding your question?

03-01-2002, 04:59 PM	#3
~~DoPeY5007~~ court-martialled Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Brig Posts: 0	I would think that ICS will work, what OS? I havent tried with AOL though

03-02-2002, 12:29 AM	#4
TommyBoomfiger Posts: n/a	ics doesnt work. maybe im configuring it wrong, but ive never had a problem with ics except when using aol. i have 2 computers in my house. one which the rest of my family uses and mine. my whole family is on aol except me, but i do have access to it. im going to get my own isp in a few months and i absolutly do not want to install aol onto my computer.

03-02-2002, 02:01 AM	#5
qmanchu Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 165	What version of AOL are you trying to share? It seems like certain versions are easier to share than others. Anyway, take a look at AnalogX Proxy. Hopefully, setting up this small proxy server on your machine with the AOL connection will work for you. Good luck.

03-02-2002, 02:06 AM	#6
TommyBoomfiger Posts: n/a	im using aol 6.0. im going to try anologx proxy right now. ill post how it turns out

03-02-2002, 02:10 AM	#7
TommyBoomfiger Posts: n/a	wow that was easy. it took me a matter of minutes for me to set up a proxy with anologx. thanks q

03-02-2002, 02:15 AM	#8
TommyBoomfiger Posts: n/a	anyone know if anologx proxy has password support? apparently i cant connect to some irc servers (more specifically the one GA is on ) without a secure proxy.

03-02-2002, 06:38 AM	#10
TommyBoomfiger Posts: n/a	it seems that anologx proxy server is where the problem is. im using mIRC and when i connect to the irc server it wont let me use an unsecured proxy and disconnects me. i use dial up to connect to the internet. as far as ics goes ive tried everything i know, but that doesnt mean that there isnt something i dont know. its not super important that i get on the GA chatline as it would keep me online even more . i might try BrowseGate3 they claim that its a NAT server. that should give me some more security as software goes.

03-03-2002, 02:21 AM	#13
qmanchu Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 165	Glad to hear that you finally found a solution for your problem. I also learned about a new piece of software in all of this.

03-03-2002, 04:44 AM	#14
TommyBoomfiger Posts: n/a	thanks for all the help. one thing about BrowseGate, it seems that you have to log into the proxy if the server box restarts. i hope there is a way to automate this. thanks again

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03-11-2002, 01:02 PM	#15
TommyBoomfiger Posts: n/a	ok, so ics wont work with win98se, and aol wont work with win2k which is why im the only one in my family who uses 2k. now ive installed xp pro on the computer with aol and it seems that aol is using the ppp adapter to connect to the internet. the only thing is that i cant get xp to let me share the ppp adapter or even list it in the Network Connections window. all it shows is a dummy aol connection under dial up and the lan connection under the LAN or High speed internet list p.s. im only doing this to beat this damn system. i already got it to work perfectly with the proxy software.