Chapter 4 Proxy services 125Using the BayStack Instant Internet Management Software Version 7.11• Remote or local address resolution – If SOCKS Version 5 is supported, youmay have the option of selecting remote or local address resolution. Remoteresolution is preferred because it reduces traffic between the Instant Internetunit and the SOCKS workstation.Configuring common SOCKS-enabled softwareIP workstations configured to use Instant Internet as the gateway and DNS servercan access the Internet without modifying their browser applications. If youchoose to use SOCKS, you must configure the browser applications as follows.To configure Netscape Navigator for the PC:1 Start Netscape Navigator.2 Choose Edit > Preferences.3 Select Advanced.4 Select Proxies.5 Select the Manual Proxy Configuration option.6 Click View.7 Complete the Socks host and Port boxes.8 Click OK through all dialog boxes to save the settings.Netscape Navigator now uses the SOCKS server when connecting to anynon-local host.To configure Internet Explorer for the PC:1 Start Internet Explorer.2 Choose View > Options.3 Select Connection.Note: Microsoft Internet Explorer is not natively SOCKS-enabled forApple Macintosh computers and is not available for IBM OS/2workstations. Netscape, however, works on all platforms.
