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WinLab Reviews
-- by Lenny Bailes
VIP OnNet32 provides enhanced TCP/IP network support that's better than Microsoft's basic built-in utilities for Windows 95. If you've ever attempted to use Win95's basic networking features to maintain simultaneous LAN and dial-up Internet connections, you know it can be a chore. OnNet32's TCP/IP protocol stack can run in multiple instances, allowing a workstation to simultaneously retain separate IP addresses for a network adapter, modem and ISDN connection. The Dialer-Connection manager lets you set up profiles for asynchronous modems, ISDN cards, null-modem cables and CDPD devices. The enhanced TCP/IP protocol stack also supports many features not available with Win95's standard TCP/IP connection, including BootP Internet log-ons, SOCKS security, and the IPv6 and Mobile IP additions to the TCP/IP protocol standard. The package includes a set of adequate Internet client tools. The Web browser, a licensed version of NCSA's 32-bit Mosaic, lacks support for Netscape 2.0's frames and JavaScript applications. The Usenet newsreader and ftp clients are unexceptional. I was impressed by the TNVT Plus Telnet program, which supports various terminal emulations and file-transfer protocols. Additional programs include the Personal Web Server, ftp server and NFS network client, as well as a backup program, a multiple-format file viewer, an e-mail client and a remote copy utility. For $450 for a single-user license, you're really buying this package's increased TCP/IP functionality and bundled server applications.
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