Dialing in WinGate

The WinGate 2.1 dialer supports the configuration of multiple phonebook entries. You can configure and assign access rights to each phonebook entry (called a profile). In this way you can support multiple dialup accounts, and restrict access to each account.

Note:

Only setup dialing if you use a modem to access the Internet. If you use another method like a leased line then leave the dialing blank.

When WinGate first starts, there will be no phonebook entries in the WinGate Dialer Properties dialog. This means that there is no dialing. You would want this where you do not require dialing features (e.g you have an Ethernet connection, or leased line connection or other direct link).

If you wish to use a modem on the WinGate machine for access to the Internet, you need to configure a phonebook entry using dial-up networking (RAS in NT3.51). WinGate uses the Windows phonebook entries to dial and log in to your service provider with no user intervention required.

Add: This adds a new dialer profile .

Remove: This button removes the selected dialer profile

Dial: Dials the selected dialer profile

Reset: Hangs up the selected dialer profile if it is online

Local Sites tab:

The local sites tab contains a list of site names or IPs for which you do not want the dialer to make a new connection. If a connection is requested to a site name that contains any of the words listed in this tab, then dialing will not occur.

Example:

If you add “micro”, then you won’t get dialing for anywhere on microsoft.com or any sub-domain of microsoft.com, or microtest.com, etc

Notes:

It is sensible to prevent dialing for ‘localhost’, 127.0.0.1, wingate and the IP of the WinGate machine.

If you add a ‘.’ to the list, you will get no dialing at all for anything, as all names contain a ‘.’

Settings Tab

Note the settings tab that contains a selection for dialer logging, and some self-explanatory advanced options.

Logging options: Selectable logging events for dialer.log.

Dialing/hanging up: Logs any connection status change.

Debug: Logs any debug error messages. Only set this if you are having dialer problems.

Advanced:

Status check Interval: The Dialer status is checked at this interval. If the dialer is prone to failing (eg if you have a poor connection) this can be set lower.

Use synchronous RAS dial: Use if RAS problems occur.

Abort after.. This is configurable in milliseconds. This will recover from dials that do not complete in the specified time.

Wait before redial If your ISP is busy, it is best to have a wait before redialing takes place.