Novell Documentation: Novell Internet Access Server 4.1

Loading PPPRNS

Loading Point-to-Point Protocol Remote Node Services (PPPRNS) allows users to dial in to the LAN from remote IPX or IP nodes.

To support IPX connections, your server must have IPX protocol packet forwarding enabled. This is the default setting; however, if you receive a message stating that IPX packet forwarding is disabled, enable it by loading INETCFG, then selecting Protocols > IPX > Packet forwarding and enable it.

To support TCP/IP connections, you must configure the server as an IP router. If your LAN has remote IP nodes, make sure your server is configured as an IP router.

Specifying Load Parameters for PPPRNS

To specify load parameters for PPPRNS, complete the following steps:

Select the protocol.

PPPRNS supports IPX and TCP/IP protocols. Select IP if the remote users require access to an IP application. The default protocol is IPX.

Enter a network address.

Enter any valid, unique network address. Specify the network address based on the protocol selected in Step 1.

Protocol	Network Address
IPX	An IPX network address is a unique hexadecimal number one to eight digits long. All remote node users connected to this server are placed on the virtual LAN segment associated with this IPX network address. This address must be unique, that is, no two servers can have the same IPX network address.
IP	This address is the local IP address for the WAN interface. An IP address is a 4-byte (32-bit) numeric value that identifies both a network and a local host or node on that network. The address is represented in dotted decimal notation. Each byte is represented by a decimal number and dots separate the bytes (for example, 130.57.45.240). Each byte can range from 0 through 255. Do not represent IP addresses in hexadecimal numbers.

Protocol

Network Address

IPX

An IPX network address is a unique hexadecimal number one to eight digits long. All remote node users connected to this server are placed on the virtual LAN segment associated with this IPX network address. This address must be unique, that is, no two servers can have the same IPX network address.

This address is the local IP address for the WAN interface. An IP address is a 4-byte (32-bit) numeric value that identifies both a network and a local host or node on that network. The address is represented in dotted decimal notation. Each byte is represented by a decimal number and dots separate the bytes (for example, 130.57.45.240). Each byte can range from 0 through 255. Do not represent IP addresses in hexadecimal numbers.

IMPORTANT: The IP address must have its own IP address range. It must not be in the same address range as that specified for the LAN, for example, 128.37.172.xxx for the LAN and 128.37.173.xxx for PPPRNS.

For TCP/IP connections only, specify other IP parameters.

Specify a subnet mask.

The mask is a 4-byte numeric value represented in dotted decimal notation. Each byte ranges from 0 through 255 and dots separate the bytes, for example, 255.255.255.0.

(Optional) To specify a client address range, select Yes and press Enter.

Additional fields are displayed for entering the starting and ending client addresses for the range. Enter the starting and ending IP addresses of the range for remote IP clients. The client address range must be on the same network or subnet as the server address specified in the Local Address field.

You can also enter a secondary client address range using this procedure.

Press Esc and respond Yes when prompted to save your changes.