Version 3.0 User's Guide
Configuration Outside Of NetCloak	Previous | Next Contents

There are a few configuration items outside of NetCloak that have an effect on how some NetCloak commands behave. These affect DOMAIN command parameters and how NetCloak commands display dates and times.

Web server option to look up client names

Most Web servers support an option to look up the domain name corresponding to the client IP address for each connection. Such an option is usually named something like "Look up client names", "Perform DNS lookups" or "Use DNS". You probably want the Use DNS option to be off in your Web server. This will speed up your server, but more importantly makes the server pass the TCP/IP address of the user to NetCloak without trying to resolve the machine name. This setting affects the DOMAIN commands in NetCloak. If Use DNS is off, NetCloak will expect numeric IP addresses (like "198.85.68.67") as the parameters in HIDE and SHOW_DOMAIN commands, and the INSERT_DOMAIN command will insert the client's IP address. If Use DNS is on, DOMAIN commands will use domain names, like "maxum.com" instead of IP addresses.

Date & Time control panel format setting

The INSERT_TIME and INSERT_DATE commands will display the time and date using the format selected in the Date & Time control panel on the server. Also, parameters to the HIDE_DATE and SHOW_DATE commands must match the short date format set in the Date & Time control panel. Make sure that the time and date formats are set according to how you would like them displayed on your pages. Since the date and time functions of NetCloak rely on the server's system clock, make sure the time and date are accurate.

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