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To: John Johnston who wrote (284)	2/25/1998 3:10:00 PM
From: Michelino	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

John, An overview of proxy servers, with comparisons of Winproxy and Wingate can be found at zdnet.com The reviewers seem to like Winproxy although Wingate is treated favorably as well. I have a question for anyone familiar with this type of software. Right now I use a com sharing device attached to my data phone line and have a modem for each workstation on my network. Before I let a proxy server take over my dial-up connection, I'm wondering if individual dial-up connections are still usable once these products are installed. If my server that runs the proxy service is off-line, can my other workstations still use their own dial-up connection as an alternative? In other words, can I piggyback my internet access when the server is available, but easily use my old fashioned modem directly attached to my workstation when the server isn't up? Michael