LAN-Projekt WinProxy Poor Installation Routine is a Drawback Forrest Stroud
Poor Installation Routine is a Drawback
One setback to initially getting up and running with WinProxy is its poor installation routine (the server also lacks an uninstall routine). After installing the server, you are presented with an icon for running the server itself and two additional icons for launching a readme file and for web-based configuration documentation. In other words, there are no icons available for configuring the client. The problem is compounded by the lack of a wizard or similar helpful tool for assisting you in getting started quickly and painlessly.
Thankfully, though, once you understand how to get started (which can be an exercise of frustration if you don't take a peak at the readme file), configuration is a straightforward and intuitive process. WinProxy configuration is performed through a series of web forms that are accessible via the http://host:3129/admin address (where host is the name of the computer running WinProxy).
In addition to configuration tools and documentation, this page will present you with administration tools for displaying status (connection, dial-up, and cache statistics) and log information, logging in to the server, entering manual administration commands, and managing user mailboxes.
