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How to setup proxy client for telnet/ping/etc.

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larry1301

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Jun 11, 2002
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On my home network I have a satellite internet gateway on a W2K PC running WinRoutePro as a Proxy Server at 192.168.0.1:3128 and DNS Server at 192.168.0.1.

On my RedHat 7.3 PC I have setup Netscape to use the Proxy Server and it works properly.

I have set the following additional settings which allow Lynx to work.

File /etc/resolv.conf
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nameserver 192.168.0.1

File /etc/profile
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export http_proxy=
I can't get other applications such as telnet or ping to work.

If I enter ping I get:

ping (201.171.186.16) from 192.168.0.210 : 56(84) bytes of data
From 192.168.0.210 : Destination Host Unreachable

which show that DNS resolution is working

If I ping by IP, I also get Destination Host Unreachable.

If I telnet by name (I get DNS resolution) or IP I get : "Unable to connect to remote host : No route to host".

What am I missing? Is there some other settings that I haven't seen in any of the posts here that will allow general use of my Proxy Server from linux?

Thanks.
 
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