126 Chapter 4 Proxy services300868-G4 Select the Connect through a proxy server check box.5 Complete the SOCKS host name or IP address and the Server Port boxes.Local network connections can be via the SOCKS server or direct. The Do not useproxy server for local (intranet) addresses check box controls this action.Third-party socksifying softwareAlthough SOCKS is supported directly by some common applications, manyolder applications that are not SOCKS-enabled can be socksified. Socksifyingallows these applications to use the SOCKS server transparently. SOCKSworkstation software, which performs this transparent socksification ofnon-SOCKS enabled software, is often called a socksifying layer because it actsas an invisible layer between the application and the platform’s native TCP/IPsoftware.For the PC platform, several third-party socksifying layers are available, bothcommercially and publicly. See your software product documentation for setupinformation.Additional informationMore information on socksifying software packages can be found on thefollowing Web sites:• www.aventail.com – Aventail produces AutoSocks, a completely transparentlayer that runs on Windows 3.x, Windows 95, and Windows NT. AutoSocks isa commercial product.• www.socks.nec.com – NEC produces several public domain socksifyinglayers for various platforms, including Windows 3.x, Windows 95, WindowsNT, and several UNIX operating systems.• www.hummingbird.com – Hummingbird produces a freely downloadablesocksifying layer for NT 4.0. Its technology was used by Microsoft forInternet Explorer’s SOCKS support.Note: The Instant Internet SOCKS server has been tested with NEC’sSOCKS CAP32 workstation software and with Aventail’s AutoSOCKSv2.03.
