Connect, disconnect and monitor your Internet connection remotely from any PC

Connect and Shar is a tiny client/server application. Connect and Shar Server is installed only in the gateway computer where there is a Internet connection. Connect and Shar Client is installed in the client computers.

Features in Connect and Shar Server :

• Connect and Shar works with any type of Internet connection be it standard Dialup, USB modem DSL, Cable and satellite connections.

• Displays the list of Dial-up Networking (DUN) connections available on the gateway computer. Option to Dial or Disconnect the connection.

• Can monitor the connection status even if the connection is made by any other software or dialer.

• Runs in the Windows system tray and indicates the status of connection - Offline, in-progress, Online - by way of color icons. Whenever any client initiates the connection, the Connect and Shar icon in the system tray gets activated to show the status of the connection. Red color icon indicates Offline, Yellow/Grey color indicates in-progress, Green color icon indicates an Online connection.

Administration, Monitoring, Security

• Realtime display of Client connections - Shows the IP addresses of client computers that have established a successfull connection to this server.

• Authorisation is required to Connect and Disconnect the Internet connection remotely from the client computer. Password can be set on the server which should be used by Connect and Shar client software on the client computer. Password to Connect and Disconnect can be the same or different.

• Option to restrict only a few client computers to access Connect and Shar server. If you are on a broadband connection then it is advisable to add the IP addresses of your client computers here. This will prevent un-authorised access to your machine.

• Can run automatically everytime Windows starts.

Features in Connect and Shar Client :

• Monitors the gateway computer's Internet Connection - Notifies Online/Offline status by way of pop-up animation as in MSN-Instant Messenger. Whenever the gateway computer goes online or offline, this client will alert the user with a cute little window that pops-up from the system tray. Shows Online with Connection name, Offline or dialing in progress and other related messages.

• In addition to the pop-up animation, Connect and Shar client resides in the Windows system tray and indicates the status of connection - Offline, in-progress, Online - by way of color icons. Whenever any client initiates the Internet connection, or whenever Internet connection on the gateway computer is activated or disconnected, the Connect and Shar icon in the windows system tray gets activated to show the status of the connection. Red color icon indicates Offline, Yellow color indicates in-progress, Green color icon indicates an Online connection.

• Can dial the modem on the gateway computer. This is done through the Dial-up Networking (DUN) connections available on the gateway computer. From the client computer, users can see the list of available DUN connections on the gateway computer. This enables the client computer user to remotely dial and establish the Internet connection on the gateway computer and also disconnect the Internet connection. A local password is needed to Dial or Disconnect the Internet connection. This password is set in the Connect and Shar Server in the gateway computer.

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