AOL proxy configuration

STEP 1: The first thing you need to do is setup your PPPshar (gateway) machine to handle the proxy on port 5190. For that you should do the following:

• Open settings.ini (Start-->Program-->PPPsharPro-->Settings)
• Add the following lines at the end of settings.ini
  
  #aol
  service=aol
  map=tcp
  host=americaonline.aol.com
  listen=5190
  remote=5190
  enable=yes

• Save and close settings.ini

STEP 2: Follow the instructions below for configuring AOL software to work through PPPshar Pro proxy.

AOL 6.0:

• Open AOL on the client computer
• Click Setup
• Select Expert Setup
• Click the ISP/LAN Connection
• Click Edit
• Select Manual Proxy Configuration
• Click View
• Change the Host at the top of this window to the IP Address of the PPPshar machine
• Tick the check box for the option Connect using a proxy
• For the Proxy Server Host, enter the IP Address of the gateway/pppshar machine
• Enter port number 1080
• Select Socks 5 for the Protocol

For the SOCKS proxy to work, you have to first ENABLE DNS under TCP/IP Network properties in the client machines. How to.?.

AOL 5.0:

• In the Sign on screen select SETUP
• Cick Expert Setup in the Next box and then click Expert Add in the Next box
• In the AOL Setup screen enter the following:
  1. Name: pppshar
  2. To the right of this make sure ISP/LAN connection is chosen from the pull down list
  3. Click the Manual Proxy Configurations radio button and click View

• In the Manual Configuration screen the following will be entered:
  1. Server – Host: 192.168.0.1 or the IP address of the pppshar machine, Server port should be default port 5190
  2. Check the Connect using proxy box and in the host field enter the IP address of the pppshar machine and on port 1080 (default)
  3. Next to this option select SOCKS 5 under the protocol option
  4. Click OK twice and Click Close and then Sign On

For the SOCKS proxy to work, you have to first ENABLE DNS under TCP/IP Network properties in the client machines. How to.?.

AOL 4.0:

• Open your AOL software V4.0
• Click the Setup button
• Click the Expert Setup button
• Click the Locations tab if it isn't already at the front
• Click the ISP/LAN Connection item
• Click the Edit button
• Click the Manual Proxy Configuration radio button
• Click the View button
• Click the Connect using proxy option
• Under the Proxy Server, enter the IP address of your gateway/pppshar machine in the Host: field
• Enter 1080 in the Port: field
• Under the Protocol section, click the SOCKS 5 radio button
• Click OK twice and Click Close.

For the SOCKS proxy to work, you have to first ENABLE DNS under TCP/IP Network properties in the client machines. How to.?.