USRobotics NETServer/8 - Manual (Page 75)

LAN-to-LAN Routing 6-1
Chapter 6
LAN-to-LAN Routing
The NETServer can perform IP or IPX LAN-to-LAN routing
with a remote NETServer or third party router. This chapter
assumes that the basic installation of all involved routing
devices has already been performed.
Setup for NETServer Routing (Overview)
Before you begin, obtain the following information. These items
are required for routing connections:
TCP/IP routing
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An IP address to connect to. If the remote device is another
NETServer, you may use its Net0 IP address (the address
you assigned during the startup procedure).
Some routing devices have an IP address assigned to each
port rather than just one IP address for the whole box. If
this is the case with the remote device, use the address of the
port you want to connect to.
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The connection protocol (PPP or SLIP) the NETServer will
use. If routing IPX, the NETServer will set this for you (as
PPP).
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The remote system’s netmask
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The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU, the largest packet
that the NETServer will send to the remote device); both
local and remote MTUs must match.
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Whether or not the remote device is configured for Van
Jacobson compression.