But Leo had bigger plans. He opened the “ACL” (Access Control List) and typed in a range of IP addresses—the entire subnet of the three apartment buildings. Then he enabled Anonymous Relay Mode .
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Nevertheless, for its time, Build 1700 was exceptionally reliable. But Leo had bigger plans
Moreover, firing up FreeProxy on a Windows 98 or 2000 machine immediately transports you back to the era of dial-up modems, Netscape Navigator, and the wild west of the early web. IP Blocking: Restricting access from specific IP addresses
| Component | Minimum (2004) | Today’s Relevance | |-----------|---------------|-------------------| | OS | Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP | Runs on Windows 10/11 32-bit (compatibility mode needed) | | CPU | Pentium 200 MHz | Any Intel/AMD | | RAM | 64 MB | 128 MB+ | | Disk | 10 MB | Negligible | | Network | One LAN card + modem/router | Works with modern switches |
FreeProxy offers a "Resource Security" feature that allows for: Blocking specific websites or web addresses. IP Blocking: Restricting access from specific IP addresses.
“You’re turning every infected—er, participating—PC into a proxy node?” Maya asked.