Here I report some frequently asked questions about GProxy Q.1 *************** I'd like to use GProxy in this situation: I have a machine that is connected to the internet and it has a serial port that is running PPP. I'd like to connect a PC to this port to create a sub-network, but I will not use modems to connect because the two machines are only 5 meters apart. When I heard about your software I imagined that I could do this with it !! Is it true ? What I have to do? A.1 - You can use direct serial port connection between two PCs using Ras (Remote Access Service) on win95, if you want to use the Ras LAN connection for Iternet you have to install TCP/IP protocol. Now the problem is to connect your PC with the service provider, because you used the only one Ras port (Win NT server has more than one Ras port but I think you are not using NT server) to connect one PC to the other; so the only way to connect your service provider is through a LAN card. If you have a modem connection with your service provider, I suggest you to connect together your PCs using two LAN cards. Then install TCP/IP transport on your LAN and install GProxy on the PC that has the modem (the one connected to the service provider) and the work is done. Q.2 *************** We can get no communication between the clients and the Gproxy server. A.2 - Some problems may occur if you are using DHCP in your LAN. Q.3 *************** Can Gproxy run as service under NT 4.0 ? A.3 - Currently, GProxy cannot run as a service. Q.4 *************** On your help file, on Remote Setup section. I couldn't bring up the browser with this address http://dial.gproxy as you it described. There is no html file when I unzip your gprxy100.zip file. I am missing something here? I am using Windows NT 4.0 to run GProxy and my LAN is running win95. My LAN IPs are 192.168.0.xxx, I assume that shouldn't be any problem at all. A.4 - It is normal that you do not find any HTML file in the distribution zip file, because the setup HTML forms are internally generated pages by GProxy. May be that you are asking the pages in a wrong way. Be sure that your browser is configured to use the proxy server, that is GProxy running on your server machine at the address 192.168.0.xxx (where xxx stays for the number you choose). In other words: 1- Run GProxy on your server machine (I suppose at address 192.168.0.1) 2- Run your Internet browser in a client PC anywere in your LAN. 3- Configure your browser to use proxy server (for HTTP) at 192.168.0.1 port 80 (if you did not change the HTTP service port in the GProxy setup). 4- Type in your browser the URL http://dial.gproxy. Do not try to connect that page clicking in the blue link in the help, it will never work. You can get some more informations at the page http://www.uni.net/raimm/paolo/usingp.htm Q.5 *************** I recently downloaded GProxy and am having problems configuring Mail and FTP to work properly. If you have additional documentation, I would really appreciate seeing a copy of it. A.5 - Currently I know there are some problems with FTP mapping, I will fix them in the next releases (of course your registration code will work with it). The mail service works fine. It is important that you write in the GProxy setup the right names of your mail server, both for incoming mail (POP3 server) and outgoing mail (SMTP server). On your clients, you must configure the mail program to use the machine on wich is running GProxy as mail server, both for incoming and outgoing mail. Suppose your GProxy machine is 192.168.0.1 and your service provider's mail servers are relay.myprovider.com for outgoing mail and mailbox.myprovider.com for incoming mail, you have to do the following: 1- In the GProxy setup, at the Mail service tab, in the POP3 Host address box write "mailbox.myprovider.com". The port should be 110. 2- In the GProxy setup, at the Mail service tab, in the SMTP Host address box write "relay.myprovider.com". The port should be 25. 3- In your e-mail program (Eudora, MS Mail or any other), specify the 192.168.0.1 address both for incoming and outgoing mail server. You can get some more informations at the page http://www.uni.net/raimm/paolo/usingp.htm Q.6 *************** Does GProxy have a local cache? A.6 - The current 1.12 version has not cache. Future release will have local cache. Q.7 *************** I can get the autodial but I am still looking into http://dial.gproxy. I don't know how to get that page yet. A.7 - If you are able to autodial, this means that GProxy and your LAN are working properly. Try to disable the autodial function, because when you ask GProxy for the dial.gproxy page (or any other remote setup page), even if it is an internally generated page, the dialing starts and you get no answer until the connection is done. Be sure that you did not change the "GProxy remote setup base addres" (in the Setup menu/ HTTP Service page) in something different from "gproxy" and the "Enable remote setup" box is checked. Please refer to the help file for the meaning of "GProxy remote setup base addres" at the help page English/Setup/Remote setup. Q.8 *************** In GProxy, if my ISP assigns me an IP address, how do the other machines in my LAN access the PC with the internet connection. In other words, how do I assign the PC with an IP 192.XX.XXX.XX, if my ISP already assigns me one? A.8 - The PC that has the Internet connection with the service provider has also an ethernet card to connect your lan. You have to assign a static address to your ethernet card, not to your dial-up adapter. Each time you connect your ISP, it assigns an address to the dial-up adapter not to the ethernet card. In other words your GProxy PC has two IP addresses: one for the Internet side (assigned by ISP) and one for the lan side (assigned by you). You can get more details at the page http://www.uni.net/raimm/paolo/usingp.htm Q.9 *************** Does the registration fee include unlimited users access within a LAN environment? A.9 - Yes, the registration fee includes unlimited users access within the LAN in wich GProxy operates. END OF GPROXY 1.12 FAQ FILE Last updated on 09/11/97 (DD/MM/YY)