Setting up DSL on NWSB 4.2, using INETCFG

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By Alan Reay

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Lots of readers wrote in after reading the article on setting up DSL on an NSBS 5 server, and wondered how to do it on NWSB 4.2. Alan Reay, the author of the other article, graciously supplied the following:

In NWSB 4.2, you don't have the luxury of NICE (Internet Connection Expert) to help you configure DSL. However, it is still possible to configure DSL on your NWSB 4.2 server, using INETCFG. Here are the basic steps for doing this.

Important Note: This configuration assumes your network configuration is Option A from the DSL on NSBS 5 article. If you have some of the other configurations, you will have to make the necessary adjustments.

Steps

1. Install new network board (aka NIC) in Server.



2. Configure board.



1. At console, type Load INETCFG.
2. If prompted, select Yes to transfer information.
3. Select Boards.
4. Press Insert.
5. Select driver for network board.
6. Name it DSL_Board. (You can really name it whatever you want. You just have to remember what you called it. Naming it DSL_Board just makes it obvious what it is, and helps you identify which one to select in other parts.)
   If you need help finding some of the settings, ALT-ESC to console and load the driver manually. Write down the setting it asks about, then ALT-ESC back to INETCFG and input the driver settings.
7. ESC
8. Choose Yes, save changes.
9. ESC



3. Configure Routing and DNS Resolution



1. Select Protocols.
2. Select TCP/IP.
3. Set LAN Static Routing to Enabled.
4. Select LAN Static Routing Table.
5. Press Insert.
6. Set Route Type to Default Route.
7. Set Next Hop Router on Route to your Default Router. (e.g. 10.0.0.1)
8. ESC
9. ESC
10. Yes, Update database.
11. Select DNS Resolver Configuration.
12. Enter your domain name.
13. Enter your ISP's DNS servers.
14. ESC
15. Verify that NAT Implicit Filtering is Disabled.
16. ESC
17. Yes, Update TCP/IP Configuration.
18. ESC



4. Bind TCP/IP



1. Select Bindings.
2. Press Insert.
3. Select TCP/IP.
4. Select "A Network Interface."
5. Select DSL_Board. (Or whatever you called it, if you got creative in Step 2f.)
6. Enter your IP Address (e.g. 10.0.0.2).
7. Enter your Subnet Mask (e.g. 255.255.255.0).
8. Select Expert TCP/IP Bind Options.
9. Select Network Address Translation.
10. Set Status to Dynamic Only.
11. ESC
12. ESC
13. ESC
14. Yes, Update TCP/IP Configuration.
15. ESC
16. ESC
17. Yes, Exit INETCFG.



5. Configure DHCP



1. At console, type Load DHCPCFG.
2. Select Subnetwork Profile.
3. Select the listing with the address of 192.168.0.0.
4. Highlight Domain Name System Used.
5. Press Enter and change to Yes, then press Enter again. A Domain Name System Configuration screen will appear.
6. Enter your domain name.
7. Enter your ISP's DNS servers.
8. ESC
9. ESC
10. Yes, Save Subnet Profile.
11. ESC
12. ESC
13. Yes, Exit DHCPCFG.



6. Restart the Server and Clients.



7. You're Surfing!

Important: The clients need to have TCP/IP loaded, and must be configured to use DHCP. Also, verify that Netscape and IE are configured to use a LAN connection.

About the Author

Alan is an engineer on the Small Biz team, and has been working in the computer field since 1992. He has a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science from BYU, and currently lives in Spanish Fork with his wife and son. (Another boy is on the way. He's due in May!) His hands-on DSL experience came from setting up DSL for the condominiums where he used to live. It has 24 units, and all but two are wired up and sharing the DSL connection. He enjoys spending his time with his family.

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