SyGate Internet Sharing
Software
Last updated: 10/27/99
MANAGEMENT. The below screen
emphasizes why Sybergen calls SyGate, Internet Connection Management
Software. Client PCs can pull-up a similar display by clicking the
SyGate icon on the Windows task bar. The Client displays do not include the
Log List which displays a log of SyGate connection activity
when clicked.
Both
the Server and Clients Tools include a very simple way to share hard disk
drives and printers. (The screen shot below is from my computer
set-up as a client. Drives F: through S: are actually mapped drives
on the NT server. It would be nice to see the shared resources in the
left pane of the management window, above.)
Client tools include the ability to select
an alternate Internet connection (e.g., dial-up MODEM in the client PC) when
the server connection is unavailable,
Additional Tools are available at the Server. The
principle one is the Configuration display shown below.
If you have more than one way to connect to
the Internet, say a cable MODEM to one ISP and a dial-up to another, SyGate
should pick-up both them and allow you to switch between them in the Connection
Method section. In the Options section, your can see that we have disabled
SyGate's built-in DHCP Server so it won't interfere with our LAN which uses
static IP's.
From the Server one can also implement password-protected
Black and White Lists. With them it's possible to control where (and
when) on the Internet PC's on the LAN can or cannot go. Using this
feature with third party software, such as that available on AOL, parents
can regulate which Internet sites their children can visit and when they
can visit them.
In case you do run into a problem with SyGate,
there is a very useful troubleshooting tool located in the Help menu on the
Server. It provides a detailed technical analysis of the network and
the SyGate Server and Clients. By clicking the "Copy above to
clipboard" button one can save the analysis and paste it into an E-Mail
to send to SyGate tech support.
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