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What follows is a brief discussion on how to set some of the key parameters for the port on the proxy server.

To configure the proxy server:

1. Define a new port to map on the proxy server
   

2. Choose an unused port--try, for example, port 14
   

3. Name it something like "ClockWatch Daytime Proxy".
   

4. Map the port to port 13 (the Daytime port).
   

5. Enter the domain name of an NIST server, for example "time-a.nist.gov".
   

On the ClockWatch options panel:

• Set the local host to the IP or Name of the proxy server, i.e. proxy.beaglesoft.com
  

• Set the local port to the port you selected above,
  i.e. 14
  

How it Works:

1. ClockWatch is first started on the client and the "Set Time" button is pressed.
   

2. To connect to the NIST, ClockWatch sends the request to the local host on the local port, in this case the proxy server, proxy.beaglesoft.com, on port 14.
   

3. The proxy server translates the request to make a request to time-a.nist.gov on port 13.
   

4. The time string is passed back to ClockWatch running on the client.
   

Application Wrapping

Application wrapping is an application which 'wraps' itself around ClockWatch to intercept and handle communication requests.

SocksCap is an application wrapper developed by NEC. SocksCap allows Windows 95/98/NT users to enable their Winsock applications to traverse a SOCKS server.