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- WinProxy US FAQ 1.2
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- Frequently Asked Questions (980922)
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- (C) 1998 by Ing. Pavel KUNCL, LAN-Projekt
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- mailto:winproxy@winproxy.net
-
- General information
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- Q: What is WinProxy?
-
- A: WinProxy is a program which allows access to the Internet for a entire
- local network and protects it as a firewall.
-
- Q: What services WinProxy supports?
-
- A: Above all it is WWW browsing and e-mails sorting, but WinProxy
- also features FTP and Telnet gateway.
-
- Q: What is a Firewall?
-
- A: Firewall is a computer placed between the local area network and
- the Internet. Firewalls provide protection from the open nature
- of the Internet. Commonly firewalls turn off packet routing
- on the host, preventing access through the IP network layer.
- Attacks based on IP spoofing cannot reach the local area network.
-
- Q: What is a IP address?
-
- A: It is a unique address of each computer on the internet, which allows
- finding of each computer and thus communication between computers via
- Internet using TCP/IP protocol. It is created from four numbers divided
- by dots (f.e. 195.118.31.47).
-
- Q: What is a Intranet?
-
- A: Intranet is a private network of computers, which comunicate as if connected
- to real Internet. You can configurate it yourself. If you have less
- than 255 computers you can use IP address 192.168.1.1 for first
- computer (with WinProxy running), 192.168.1.2 for second one etc.
- More details are in 5. chapter of Manual.
-
- Q: What is a cache?
-
- A: Cache is a buffer of memory. If you read any object from Internet,
- it is stored to a shareable cache. When anybody wants it again, it
- is loaded from the cache without connecting to the Internet. This
- is better for modem users. So if WWW page is updated you get old the
- version.
-
- Q: How long does cache store objects?
-
- A: This problem is divided into two factors. The setting of the maximal size
- of cache. When cache is full the oldest objects are deleted. As second
- it is Time-To-Live (TTL). After this time there are specified objects refreshed
- from Internet.
-
- Q: Who is ISP?
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- A: ISP is a Internet Service Provider, who above all offers connection
- to the Internet using a modem and creates mail boxes and virtual domains.
-
- Q: What is DNS?
-
- Q: Domain Name Server (DNS) transfers DNS address (f.e. www.company.com)
- to IP address (f.e. 147.2121.12.33).
-
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- WinProxy demoversion
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-
- Q: Where can I get the latest version of Winproxy?
-
- A: You can download free demoversion from "LAN Projekt" WWW Home Page
- (http://www.winproxy.cz) or from a non FTP server
- (ftp://nms.lanprojekt.cz/pub/network/winproxy/).
-
- Q: How is the demoversion limited?
-
- A: It supports only two concurent users, creating two mail-boxes
- and maximal cache size is 1 MB.
-
- Q: Does a time limitation exist?
-
- A: No it doesn't and you can ask the distributor (mailto:sales@winproxy.cz)
- for a trial key, that enables you the unlimited version for 20 days.
-
- Q: Our network is very small. Must we buy full version for unlimited number
- of users?
-
- A: No you needn't. If you have modest demands, then you can buy cheaper
- versions for 5 or 10 users only.
-
- Q: This is number of users or mail-boxes?
-
- A: Both.
-
- Q: How is price and where can I order it?
-
- A: Price list and more details are available on LAN Projekts WWW HomePage
- (http://www.winproxy.cz) or you can mail for more information
- to sales@winproxy.net.
-
- Q: What about an upgrade?
-
- Q: Upgrade is available between the versions of number of users. Price is
- calculated as the difference of both versions plus 20%. Next versions of
- the program are for free, with the same key as the one for old version.
-
- Q: What about technical support?
-
- A: It's available via e-mail. Questions from customers have greater priority
- but all questions will be answered. You can find more details and e-mail
- addresses at WWW HomePage.
-
-
- WinProxy tips & tricks
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- Q: How I can configure WinProxy?
-
- A: It is possible only via any WWW browser using URL connection to
- http://<WinProxyHost>:3129/admin
-
- Q: I need transfer whole WinProxy configuration to other computer.
-
- A: Run program REGEDIT and export this tree [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\M&Msoft\WinProxy].
- You can import this file again using REGEDIT on second computer.
-
- Q: I use Netscape Navigator and Winproxy seems to be slow.
-
- A: You should enable SOCKS server on Network page.
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- Q: How can I can use Mirabilis ICQ from all computers in LAN?
-
- A: Follow these instructions:
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- - download and install WinProxy 1.4 update 2 from www.winproxy.net
- - in WinProxy configuration enable
- "Network / SOCKS5 server (port 1080) without authorisation"
- - install ICQ and add new user
- - in first ICQ window press "For Admin Use" and enter
- "205.188.252.11 port 4000"
- (You entered directly IP address of ICQ server instead of icq.mirabilis.com,
- If it's busy you can get another IP addresses using program
- PING icq.mirabilis.com)
- - choose "LAN User / I am behind a firewall or proxy"
- - in next window select "I am using SOCK5 proxy server"
- and you can also enable "Firewall session time out after..."
- - in next window enter IP address of WinProxyHost to SOCKS5 Host field
- and port should remain 1080
- - follow next steps as during instalation ICQ without WinProxy
- (You can verify creating of UDP associations at STATUS screen
- in WinProxy configuration. Unlimited version (or 20d trial key)
- is recommended due creating several connections per user.)
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- Hardware and software
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- Q: What operation system is needed for WinProxy?
-
- A: WinProxy needs MS Windows 95/98 or MS Windows NT with installed TCP/IP
- (Microsoft protocol). Computers can also work under Windows 3.11.
-
- Q: Does WinProxy also work with MS Windows 98?
-
- A: Yes.
-
- Q: What hardware do I need?
-
- A: Minimal hardware configuration for given OS, about 1 MB free space
- on harddisk and space for cache. You need better performance of CPU
- and more RAM for more users and faster connection too.
-
- Q: Is one static IP address enough?
-
- A: WinProxy runs on the computer that can access the Internet, so one
- static IP address is required by this computer only. Other computers
- access the Internet via its Intranet address that have been specified
- before. In addition, if the mailbox capability is not enabled,
- WinProxy will also work perfectly with a dynamic IP address.
-
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- Eletronic mail
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-
- Q: What our ISP have to do if we want to receive e-mails?
-
- A: ISP must create at least one mail-box. Ideal case is with a own virtual
- domain(f.e. company.com) with arbitary number of e-mail addresses
- (boss@company.com, sales@company.com). Although your mails for your
- domain are stored in one mail-box on a ISP computer, WinProxy has the
- ability to receive them and then sort them to several local mail-boxes,
- using "To:" header.
-
- Q: What is a POP3 and SMTP server?
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- A: If you aren't constantly connected to Internet then you wont recieve
- mail when your computer is off-line. Therefore your ISP has a computer
- (POP3 server) that is constantly connected to the Internet and when you
- connect Winproxy, it gets all new messages from your mail box.
- Winproxy also post all your mails to SMTP server in time of connection.
- POP3 and SMTP server are mostly the same.
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- Modem connection
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- Q: When does WinProxy connect to the network via a modem?
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- A: It'll connect automaticaly, if local network cannot satisfy user demand
- (Demand Dial mode) in specified time interval, (Schedule Dial mode)
- or manualy via WWW interface (Manual mode).
-
- Q: A terminal window stops WinProxy after each connection via a modem and
- I must enter information manualy?
-
- A: Your ISP doesn't support PAP or CHAP. You can dowload SCRIPT file from
- ftp://ftp.lanprojekt.cz/pub/network/win95/script.zip that will help you.
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- === End of FAQ ===