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Wingate is a product that allows people on a small home network or a larger business network to share and control access to the Internet through a single computer connection. The Wingate program can be installed in a computer hooked up to the Internet with a dial-up, Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), cable modem, or dedicated T-carrier system connection. The computer with Wingate acts as a proxy server and firewall for the computer users inside the home or business.

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