NetShade Help

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Server Interaction

NetShade communicates with its server for a variety of reasons. Below are the types of connections NetShade makes to the Rayner Software server:

Version Check
If enabled in Preferences, NetShade will automatically check for new versions.

Registration
The server will be contacted to verify current registration details.

Server Sync
NetShade 5 proxies authenticate users based on IP address, rather than a login and password. To enable this, NetShade periodically does a "Check-In" with its server. The server records your current IP address and allows you to access the NetShade proxies. Important: If your IP address changes (i.e. you changed to a different network,) you will need to re-sync with the server. To do this, choose "Re-Sync with Server" from the Gear menu to the right of the Proxies menu.

Proxies Download
The NetShade and Public proxy listings are downloaded from the server.