USRobotics NETServer/8 - Manual (Page 60)

5-2 Network Dial In Access
NETServer Setup for Network Dial-In (Overview)
This setup configures a NETServer for users to dial in to.
Note: This is a special case of LAN-to-LAN routing in which
the dial in network has only one node (an end user). For a more
complete understanding of how the NETServer handles these
functions, you may want to study Chapter 6 as well
Prework
Get the following information (Note that not all settings apply to
all applications):
IP Parameters
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The dial-in user’s IP address.
Note that if the dial-in user’s IP address is not important,
the NETServer may be told to simply assign the user an
address each time he or she dials in. The address can also be
negotiated by the NETServer and the user’s machine.
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The connection protocol (PPP or SLIP) that the user will
employ.
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The dial-in user’s subnet mask.
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The dial-in user’s Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU, the
largest packet size that the system will transmit) if appli-
cable; both local and remote MTU’s must match.
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Whether or not the dial-in user is configured for Van
Jacobson compression.
IPX Parameters
IPX remote access sessions must use the PPP protocol and an
MTU of 1500. Note that when you assign an IPX Network
number to the user, the NETServer will automatically set these
things for you. Get the following information:
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A unique IPX Network Number that will represent the link
between the remote user and the local network for the
duration of the connection.