getting through to POP3 through windows gateway

[jawed]

hi..I have a windows 2000 pc configured as a gateway for
internet with two NICs..one having internal and the other
having public IP..I am using a third party proxy server to
allow Internet browsing. I am not able to connect to the
remote mail servers for downloading mail through POP3 from
the clients, even though am able to surf the internet from
the clients. some one told me that this can be done only
in unix/linux using IPTables..can any one please let me if
there is something analogous to IPTables in Windows which
will allow me to connect to my remote mail server through
this gateway.
thanks in advance
Jawed

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

hi..I have a windows 2000 pc configured as a gateway for
internet with two NICs..one having internal and the other
having public IP..I am using a third party proxy server to
allow Internet browsing. I am not able to connect to the
remote mail servers for downloading mail through POP3 from
the clients, even though am able to surf the internet from
the clients. some one told me that this can be done only
in unix/linux using IPTables..can any one please let me if
there is something analogous to IPTables in Windows which
will allow me to connect to my remote mail server through
this gateway.
thanks in advance
Jawed

Most people download mail from their ISP's POP3 mail
servers under Windows. If you can't then something
is blocking your packets, eg. a firewall. Start a Command
Prompt and run this command:

telnet mail.yourISP.com 110

Use the correct POP3 server name instead of "mail.yourISP.com",
as advised by your ISP. You can also use anyone else's ISP,
e.g.

telnet mail.keypoint.com.au 110

If your PC & firewall are configured correctly then you will
get a sign-on prompt. If they are not then you won't.

 

[Guest]

Being a long time user of Win2K's own built in Internet Connection Sharing
and having run 4 PC's of it for over 2 years, I have never had any issues
getting mail to work on any machine, I can tell you that I have tried a few
third party proxy software programs with little or no success, so this may
be where your problem lies.

I suggest you contact the website or consult FAQ if you want help with
yours.

If you want to know how to set up ICS on 2K there are plenty of helpfiles,
just make sure you set up a firewall on each machine, ZA plus is the one I
use as it has setings for using ICS unlike the free basic version.

Jud

 

[DS]

hi..I have a windows 2000 pc configured as a gateway for
internet with two NICs..one having internal and the other
having public IP..I am using a third party proxy server to
allow Internet browsing. I am not able to connect to the
remote mail servers for downloading mail through POP3 from
the clients, even though am able to surf the internet from
the clients. some one told me that this can be done only
in unix/linux using IPTables..can any one please let me if
there is something analogous to IPTables in Windows which
will allow me to connect to my remote mail server through
this gateway.
thanks in advance
Jawed

A third-party proxy, like WinGate, would normally need a port map manually
added into it's configuration.

A proxy server is different from NAT.

 

[DS]

hi..I have a windows 2000 pc configured as a gateway for
internet with two NICs..one having internal and the other
having public IP..I am using a third party proxy server to
allow Internet browsing. I am not able to connect to the
remote mail servers for downloading mail through POP3 from
the clients, even though am able to surf the internet from
the clients. some one told me that this can be done only
in unix/linux using IPTables..can any one please let me if
there is something analogous to IPTables in Windows which
will allow me to connect to my remote mail server through
this gateway.
thanks in advance
Jawed

A third-party proxy, like WinGate, would normally need a port map manually
added into it's configuration.

A proxy server is different from NAT.