Funk Software Proxy, User Manual

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The Proxy Host 47
Running the Control Panel
To run the Control Panel from Windows double-click the Proxy Host Control
Panel icon, or use the Program Manager’s
File Run
or Windows 95
Start Run
command to run the program PHOSTWIN.EXE from the Proxy directory.
Figure 5-1: The Host Control Panel
Enabling and Disabling Host Operation
The Enable Host operation checkbox on the Control Panel menu allows you to
control whether or not a Proxy Master can take over your PC.
If you want to disable Proxy Host operation, uncheck Enable Host operation
and Proxy Master machines will be unable to connect to your PC.
If you want to enable Proxy Host operation, check Enable Host operation and
Proxy Master machines will be able to connect to your PC based on time
restrictions, permissions, and/or password security you may have set.
NOTE: In order to completely remove the Proxy Host from your system, you
need to double-click the Uninstall Proxy Host icon.
Status Information
The Control Panel indicates the current status of your PC:
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“Protocols” indicates the IPX address, in the form “network:node” and
the IP address, in the form “a.b.c.d” of the host PC
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“Connected to” indicates the network address and user name of the
Proxy Master that is currently connected, or “<none>” if there is no
current connection.