Re: [WinMac] Proxy Server Software--Small LAN--Recommendations?
Bryan Keet(bryan.keet[at]vicomsoft.com)
Mon, 1 Feb 1999 10:26:18 +0000
Hi Carl,
A couple of additions to your lists of products:
Macintosh:
Vicomsoft Internet Gateway (www.vicomsoft.com)
Vicomsoft SoftRouter Plus (www.vicomsoft.com)
Windows:
Vicomsoft Internet Gateway (www.vicomsoft.com)
Vicomsoft SoftRouter Plus (www.vicomsoft.com)
These are the *only* two products available on both platforms..
Regards,
Bryan Keet,
Vicomsoft.
>As other's have pointed out, there are two basic ways to share this
>connection ... true Proxy Servers and Address Masquerading. Address
>Masquerading is MUCH easier to configure.
>
>WinGate is a Windows proxy server that is very reliable but fairly
>difficult to configure.
>
>SyGate is Windows address masquerading that has been praised by many of
>our customers for both reliability and ease of use.
>
>IPNetRouter is Macintosh address masquerading that is very reliable and
>easy to configure (I use this at home).
>
>Others include...
>Macintosh:
>* IPNetRouter by Sustainable Softworks (www.sustworks.com)
>* SurfDoubler by Vicomsoft (www.vicomsoft.com)
>Windows:
>* WinGate by Deerfield Communications Company (www.wingate.net)
>* WinProxy by Ositis Software (www.ositis.com)
>* aVirt Gateway by aVirt Gateway Solutions (www.avirt.com)
>* SyGate by SyberGen, Inc. (www.sygate.com)
>* SpoonProxy by Pi-Soft Consulting (www.pi-soft.com)
>
>
>On 1/26/99 3:06 PM, Leary, David <david.leary@lmco.com> wrote...
>
>> Cable Modems (two-way) just became available in my area and I am
>>going to have one installed at home in about two weeks.
>>
>> All the information I have, including the cable modem company say I
>>can share the service among a mixture of PCs and Macs over a LAN using proxy
>>server software. I have started looking into this and there are a *lot* of
>>proxy server programs out there.
>>
>> I need to connect five machines (could probably limit this to 3
>>using the internet connection at once) 1 or 2 Mac and 3 or 4 PC.
>>
>> I need to decide which proxy server program to use on a Windows 95
>>or 98 host machine. The major contenders seem to be Winproxy.net,
>>Winproxy.com, Wingate, and Spaghetti. What I need is a sure-fire solution
>>that will set up and work the first time around, with minimal upkeep. A good
>>manual, either printed or on-line, and good tech support seem vital. Primary
>>uses are web browsing, email, and multi-player gaming both over the LAN and
>>internet.
>>
>> Does anyone have experience with these programs? Any advice? Any
>>others to look at?
>>
>> Up to $120 or $130 for the software seems reasonable, but I am not
>>adverse to spending less.
>>
>> Dave Leary
>>
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