Configuring SocksCap

Downloading the Software

SocksCap can be downloaded from link visible only within AUB's intranet. Download the appropriate files to a temporary directory on your hard disk and run them from there to install the software. In some cases, the downloaded file is a compressed ZIP archive and you will have to first uncompress it using WinZip. If you don't have WinZip you can download it from that same URL.

Setting-up the Software

SocksCap is a utility that allows a user to traverse a firewall. It authenticates the user (by asking for a UserID and password) and identifies the connections as belonging to this user.  SocksCap only runs on Windows. It doesn't run on Mac.

To configure it select the File menu then Setup and set the parameters as in Table 2 below. 

Do not forget the trailing "." (dot) at the end of the network address. If omitted, SocksCap will attempt to contact AUBnet hosts by going through the SOCKS server rather than connecting directly. The SOCKS server is configured to not allow local hosts to connect through it to other local hosts.

The next step is to tell SocksCap which applications you will be running. Click on the New button in the main SocksCap window. A window titled "New Application Profile" will appear. Type "telnet" in the "Profile Name" field, then click on the "Browse" button to find the telnet.exe file. It is normally located in C:\windows\telnet.exe . Leave the "Working Directory" field empty. Repeat this procedure for each application that you want to run through SocksCap. 

Select View->Large Icons in the main window so that the application icons will appear more clearly. Exit from SocksCap. Finally, create a shortcut for SocksCap on the desktop. 

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