UPINGET

Introduction

The TCPGate SOCKS (tgSOCKS) is a SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 server, it is built using the core modules of TCPGate.  It supports the following features:

• SOCKS4, SOCKS4a CONNECT and BIND commands
• SOCKS5 CONNECT, BIND and UDP ASSOCIATE commands
• Authentication by SOCKS5 Username/Password
• Authentication by TCPGate white list and black list filtering

64 bit Windows System 

• For 64 bit Windows system, please follow the steps below
  •  Download and install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update, http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26347
  • Configure ODBC System DSN using
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe
  • Stop the Windows firewall because it enables by default and I don’t have time to figure out what ports are required to open, you need to find it out yourself.

Installation of tgSOCKS 

• Download the tgSOCKS zip file here.
• Follow the steps below to install the software.
  • Extract all the files into directory c:\program files\tgSOCKS
  • Open Windows Command Prompt, enter the following commands to register the program as Windows Service
    • cd c:\program files\tgSOCKS
    • tgSOCKS -i
  • Open ODBC Setting, create a System DSN called TGSOCKSCFG for Microsoft Access Driver and point to tgSOCKS.mdb which is located in the directory c:\program files\tgSOCKS
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  • Start the Windows Service tgSOCKS
  • Telnet to localhost and port number 14007, enter username tcpgate and password tcpgate01 to access the program console
  • Enter the following command if you want to enable socks4
    • update parameter ss_v4_enabled true
    • Hint: you may experience a lot of traffic from unauthorized machines if you turn on this feature
  • Enter the following command if you want to enable no authentication in socks 5
    • update parameter ss_v5_no_auth_enabled true
      
    • Hint: you may experience a lot of traffic from unauthorized machines if you turn on this feature
  • Enter the following command to reload the configuration once you have made the change
    • reload
  • Enter the following command in the program console, you will receive debug information.
    • trace on asc
  • Enter the following command to add user
    • add socksuser 
    • Hint: the program will prompt you username, password and full name of the user.
  • Enter the following command to display user information
    • disp socksuser all
  • Enter the following command in the program console, you will get the help message.
    • help

Uninstallation

• Stop the Window Service tgSOCKS
• Open Windows Command Prompt, enter the following commands to uninstall the program from Windows Service
  • cd c:\program files\tgSOCKS
  • tgSOCKS -u