Many Internet cafes, offices or personal homes connect the entire LAN to the Internet through a Modem and an ISP account. In addition to being equipped with Modem and network facilities, this connection method also requires a set of proxy server (Proxy Server) software, which is to "guard" the exit and complete the tasks of data conversion and relay. This type of commonly used proxy software mainly includes WinGate, SyGate, WinRoute, etc. This article only introduces the differences and differences, and hopes it will be helpful to your LAN actual combat.
1. SyGate
Why put SyGate in the first introduction? The author believes that it is easy to do anything first and then difficult. From this point of view, SyGate is simpler and easier to use in terms of operation than WinGate and WinRoute, but its disadvantage is that its functions are relatively single. SyGate allows all users in a LAN to share accounts through a machine that has been connected to the Internet as a gateway. Since SyberGen launched SyGate 1.0 in 1998, it has now developed to version 3.0. Compared with the previous version, the operating methods of version 3.0 are not only very different, but also integrate many tools that can be used to easily set up SyGate. It can run on Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT systems, and also supports Internet access methods such as Analog modem, ISDN, cable modem, xDSL and DirecPC. The operating systems as clients can be Linux, Macintosh and other Unix.
Compared with WinGate and WinRoute, the advantages of Sygate are mainly reflected in the following aspects:
First, it is easy to install. SyGate 3.0 installation can be done in minutes, and the most important thing is that you hardly need additional settings. It provides diagnostic tool SyGate Diagnostics, which can diagnose your system during installation to ensure that Sygate can run correctly. Some friends have experienced using Proxy proxy servers before. Perhaps the biggest headache for them is to install and set up Proxy clients one by one. However, in Sygate, the installation of the client is simply an option. You can share Modem through the proxy server without installing it;
The second is easy to use. SyGate's windowed operation interface makes it easy for any Windows user to get started. It is usually automatically started and run as a background program without manual operation. Whenever it detects an Internet request in the LAN, it will automatically connect to the Internet. In this way, users will be exempted from the hard work of manually dialing every time. They cannot even detect dialing, but they can browse WWW, send E-mail, chat, use ftp and other operations at the same time as other users on the LAN. For users who use non-Windows client machines (such as Macintosh, Solaris, and Linux), they can still share the gateway to the Internet like Windows users as long as they have TCP/IP protocol installed;
Third, it is convenient to manage. The Sygate client allows users to remotely monitor and control the SyGate server from any workstation through the TCP/IP protocol. The SyGate diagnostic tool can help you diagnose the system at any time to identify problems that occur when you configure or connect. SyGate usage records and configuration can be extremely easy to check when needed. Although SyGate can be used most of the time without configuration, this does not mean that its customization capabilities are weak. On the contrary, SyGate can be highly customized and suitable for most networks;
Fourth, the cost is minimal. SyGate can enable multiple users in the LAN to share an Internet connection, which greatly reduces the cost of additional telephone lines, wiring, Modem and adapter cards and ISP accounts. SyGate does not require a special server, which has extraordinary investment advantages for similar products;
Fifth, firewall protection. Through its port modular technology, SyGate can protect internal nodes from intrusion from the Internet. Although your machine is already connected to the Internet, you are still invisible to them because it is located behind the firewall, and of course it is protected from attacks.
2. WinGate
At present, the most commonly used proxy server software we use is WinGate, in addition to the above-mentioned SyGate. Although SyGate has the advantage in terms of ease of use, it seems to be slightly inferior to the big-name WinGate in terms of functionality and performance. At present, articles introducing WinGate functions and usage are everywhere, so I won't introduce them here. As an excellent proxy server application software, WinGate can enable multiple users to access the Internet simultaneously through a connection (including almost all types of Modem, ISDN, dedicated lines, etc.). WinGate runs on a Windows 95 or NT computer, and this computer does not need to be "dedicated" for this task. WinGate 3.0 supports almost all types of client computers running TCP/IP, as well as various popular Internet application software, such as Netscape Navigator, MS Internet Explorer, Eudora, Netscape Mail, telnet and FTP. WinGate also acts as a solid firewall that can control access to your own internal network. Compared with similar software, WinGate has many advantages, such as the ability to limit users' access to the Internet, the powerful remote control and user authentication capabilities (Pro version) provided by GateKeeper (Pro version), recording and auditing capabilities, a SOCKS5 server, HTTP cache (bandwidth saving and accelerated access), connection mapping, can run as a service, and so on. If you are using a LAN environment with more than ten computers and use Wingate as a proxy server to access the Internet through a Modem, it should be said that the speed is still acceptable. However, the problem is what we mentioned just now. In terms of control, WinGate seems to have higher requirements for users.
3. WinRoute
Different from the above two softwares, if SyGate and WinGate focus more on implementing the functions of proxy, the WinRoute I introduced here not only has the function of a proxy server, but also has NAT (Network Address Translation), firewall, mail server, DHCP server, DNS server and other functions, which can provide users with a powerful soft gateway.
The machine that installs WinRoute should be able to connect to the Internet and be accessed by machines in the LAN. The way to connect to the Internet can be dial-up network (Modem, ISDN), router (network card), and dedicated modem. The machine must have a legal IP address provided by the ISP.
WinRoute has many options, involving all aspects of network configuration, but its help system is not very complete, and the version downloaded from some sites does not provide any help at all. For this reason, users need to access to obtain help information. Since WinRoute has the function of a DHCP server, machines inside the LAN can also be configured to dynamically allocate IP addresses by WinRoute. WinRoute's Commands menu is relatively simple, and can dial, disconnect, and send and receive emails. Overall, WinRoute has a very comprehensive network function and is an excellent soft gateway; the only drawback is that its user interface appears a bit simple, helping the system be incomplete, thus increasing the difficulty of configuration work.
Comprehensive comparison
The article seems to be a conclusion at the end, but for a software, the strengths in every aspect may be the key factor in its success: if you are not very proficient in the settings, internal operation methods, and control of LAN proxy servers, the author suggests that you can practice with SyGate first, which is a shortcut for you to get started from mastery; if you are confident that you have some understanding of proxy servers and can play with various services of proxy applications, then WinGate is your best choice; if you have reached the level of being alone in this regard, try WinRoute, which is very challenging. Article entry: aaadxmm Editor in charge: aaadxmm
1. SyGate
Why put SyGate in the first introduction? The author believes that it is easy to do anything first and then difficult. From this point of view, SyGate is simpler and easier to use in terms of operation than WinGate and WinRoute, but its disadvantage is that its functions are relatively single. SyGate allows all users in a LAN to share accounts through a machine that has been connected to the Internet as a gateway. Since SyberGen launched SyGate 1.0 in 1998, it has now developed to version 3.0. Compared with the previous version, the operating methods of version 3.0 are not only very different, but also integrate many tools that can be used to easily set up SyGate. It can run on Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT systems, and also supports Internet access methods such as Analog modem, ISDN, cable modem, xDSL and DirecPC. The operating systems as clients can be Linux, Macintosh and other Unix.
Compared with WinGate and WinRoute, the advantages of Sygate are mainly reflected in the following aspects:
First, it is easy to install. SyGate 3.0 installation can be done in minutes, and the most important thing is that you hardly need additional settings. It provides diagnostic tool SyGate Diagnostics, which can diagnose your system during installation to ensure that Sygate can run correctly. Some friends have experienced using Proxy proxy servers before. Perhaps the biggest headache for them is to install and set up Proxy clients one by one. However, in Sygate, the installation of the client is simply an option. You can share Modem through the proxy server without installing it;
The second is easy to use. SyGate's windowed operation interface makes it easy for any Windows user to get started. It is usually automatically started and run as a background program without manual operation. Whenever it detects an Internet request in the LAN, it will automatically connect to the Internet. In this way, users will be exempted from the hard work of manually dialing every time. They cannot even detect dialing, but they can browse WWW, send E-mail, chat, use ftp and other operations at the same time as other users on the LAN. For users who use non-Windows client machines (such as Macintosh, Solaris, and Linux), they can still share the gateway to the Internet like Windows users as long as they have TCP/IP protocol installed;
Third, it is convenient to manage. The Sygate client allows users to remotely monitor and control the SyGate server from any workstation through the TCP/IP protocol. The SyGate diagnostic tool can help you diagnose the system at any time to identify problems that occur when you configure or connect. SyGate usage records and configuration can be extremely easy to check when needed. Although SyGate can be used most of the time without configuration, this does not mean that its customization capabilities are weak. On the contrary, SyGate can be highly customized and suitable for most networks;
Fourth, the cost is minimal. SyGate can enable multiple users in the LAN to share an Internet connection, which greatly reduces the cost of additional telephone lines, wiring, Modem and adapter cards and ISP accounts. SyGate does not require a special server, which has extraordinary investment advantages for similar products;
Fifth, firewall protection. Through its port modular technology, SyGate can protect internal nodes from intrusion from the Internet. Although your machine is already connected to the Internet, you are still invisible to them because it is located behind the firewall, and of course it is protected from attacks.
2. WinGate
At present, the most commonly used proxy server software we use is WinGate, in addition to the above-mentioned SyGate. Although SyGate has the advantage in terms of ease of use, it seems to be slightly inferior to the big-name WinGate in terms of functionality and performance. At present, articles introducing WinGate functions and usage are everywhere, so I won't introduce them here. As an excellent proxy server application software, WinGate can enable multiple users to access the Internet simultaneously through a connection (including almost all types of Modem, ISDN, dedicated lines, etc.). WinGate runs on a Windows 95 or NT computer, and this computer does not need to be "dedicated" for this task. WinGate 3.0 supports almost all types of client computers running TCP/IP, as well as various popular Internet application software, such as Netscape Navigator, MS Internet Explorer, Eudora, Netscape Mail, telnet and FTP. WinGate also acts as a solid firewall that can control access to your own internal network. Compared with similar software, WinGate has many advantages, such as the ability to limit users' access to the Internet, the powerful remote control and user authentication capabilities (Pro version) provided by GateKeeper (Pro version), recording and auditing capabilities, a SOCKS5 server, HTTP cache (bandwidth saving and accelerated access), connection mapping, can run as a service, and so on. If you are using a LAN environment with more than ten computers and use Wingate as a proxy server to access the Internet through a Modem, it should be said that the speed is still acceptable. However, the problem is what we mentioned just now. In terms of control, WinGate seems to have higher requirements for users.
3. WinRoute
Different from the above two softwares, if SyGate and WinGate focus more on implementing the functions of proxy, the WinRoute I introduced here not only has the function of a proxy server, but also has NAT (Network Address Translation), firewall, mail server, DHCP server, DNS server and other functions, which can provide users with a powerful soft gateway.
The machine that installs WinRoute should be able to connect to the Internet and be accessed by machines in the LAN. The way to connect to the Internet can be dial-up network (Modem, ISDN), router (network card), and dedicated modem. The machine must have a legal IP address provided by the ISP.
WinRoute has many options, involving all aspects of network configuration, but its help system is not very complete, and the version downloaded from some sites does not provide any help at all. For this reason, users need to access to obtain help information. Since WinRoute has the function of a DHCP server, machines inside the LAN can also be configured to dynamically allocate IP addresses by WinRoute. WinRoute's Commands menu is relatively simple, and can dial, disconnect, and send and receive emails. Overall, WinRoute has a very comprehensive network function and is an excellent soft gateway; the only drawback is that its user interface appears a bit simple, helping the system be incomplete, thus increasing the difficulty of configuration work.
Comprehensive comparison
The article seems to be a conclusion at the end, but for a software, the strengths in every aspect may be the key factor in its success: if you are not very proficient in the settings, internal operation methods, and control of LAN proxy servers, the author suggests that you can practice with SyGate first, which is a shortcut for you to get started from mastery; if you are confident that you have some understanding of proxy servers and can play with various services of proxy applications, then WinGate is your best choice; if you have reached the level of being alone in this regard, try WinRoute, which is very challenging. Article entry: aaadxmm Editor in charge: aaadxmm