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Mota331

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I have 2+ computers behind a proxy+ proxy server on a Win2K Pro machine. and I have one outside of the proxy server. Can I somehow view the shared drives/printers that are behind the proxy server with the one outside the proxy server?
 
Define "outside the proxy" Is this physically in the same place? If so you should be able to do simple local networking to communicate between the computer without worrying about the proxy.

If it is a machine at a remote location then we need to know more about how you are setup and how much you are willing to spend to recommend connectivity methods.
 
Its at the same location. Let me explain my network.

2 Computer directly connected to the net, 1 is a proxy server lets call it PC1 other is just a basic computer called PC2. Then I have roughly 5+ computers connected to the proxy server we'll call one of those PC3. What I would like to have is PC2 go through PC1 (proxy) and view the shared drives on PC3. To put it simply how can I get PC2 to see PC3's shared drives/printers?

The reason I have this is because my ISP limits me to 4 IPs so I am forced to do this.
 
simple answer: you probably can't in your current situation (at least not any convenient way)

simple fix: have all your computers behind the 1 proxy server
 
Don't want that, the one outside the proxy consumes the most bandwidth b/c i use it and the ones behind the proxy don't. And that really limits me on what I can do since some programs don't have proxy support. Ones behind the proxy just browse web and such. I am a gamer and need direct connect for speed.
 
What OS is the proxy server?

Most OSes should allow you to setup a "static route", which will turn the proxy server into a router. At the same time, you'll have to setup a new route on PC2, which points it to the PROXY server external IP in order to get to your internal subnet.

There are security implications to this, so do your reading before you decide to enable this.

This is all based on my assumptions...
You have some sort of ethernet based firewall/router connected to the Internet (via broadband modem)
PC1 and PC2 have NIC cards connected into the firewall/router
PC1 has a second NIC card, connected into a different hub/switch (not the firewall one)
PC3 (and others) each have a NIC card, and are connected into the hub/switch (not the firewall one)
The front end network (PC1, PC2, firewall/router) is subnet "A". The back end network (PC2, PC3, others) are configured on a subnet other than "A".
 
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