Remote AppleTalk Nodes

When you configure the server as an AppleTalk router using NIASCFG, the appropriate LOAD and BIND commands are added to the INITSYS.NCF and NETINFO.CFG files in the SYS:ETC subdirectory.

Loading AppleTalk Remote Access Service (ARAS) allows Macintosh users to dial in to the LAN from remote AppleTalk nodes. This procedure adds the appropriate LOAD and BIND commands to the NWCSTART.NCF file.

To load ARAS, complete the following steps:

1. Load NIASCFG, then select the following path:

   Select Configure NIAS > Remote Access > Set Up... > Select Remote Access Services > ARAS

2. Select a frame type from the list.

   • Ethernet_SNAP---Select for EtherTalk* 2.0 networks (the default).
   • Ethernet_II---Select for EtherTalk 1.0 networks.

     Select a frame type that is identical to that loaded with the network driver for the AppleTalk network. Refer to your AUTOEXEC.NCF file for more information.

   IMPORTANT:  ARAS allows only a single frame type (Ethernet_SNAP or Ethernet_II) to be loaded at a time.

3. Select Starting Range of Net Number and enter a starting number between 1 and 65279.

4. Select Ending Range of Net Number and enter an ending number between 1 and 65279.

   NOTE:  The difference between the starting and ending range integers must be between 1 and 10. Ensure that the network range is unique on the network. Each group of ports on the server running ARAS is considered to be a network.

5. Select Zone List and enter one or more AppleTalk zone names.

   A valid zone name is a string of up to 32 characters, including hyphens (-), underscores (_), and spaces. You can specify one or more zone names separated by commas, for example, Novell Engr, Novell Mktg. If any Macintosh computer on the network is a resource for the remote Macintosh calling in, then specify the zone name to which the Macintosh on the network belongs. These names must match names that have already been created.

   IMPORTANT:  We recommend that you specify the same zone to which your server belongs. The server belongs to the first zone that you specified when loading AppleTalk.

6. Press Esc and specify Yes to save your changes.

   The service is selected, but is not necessarily running. When a service is selected, it is added to the NWCSTART.NCF file. To verify that the service is running, you can view service statistics, as described in Viewing Service Statistics.

Once you have completed the procedure to support remote Macintosh nodes, you can do the following:

• Configure ARAS. (Optional) Refer to Configuring ARAS.

• Configure client software. The client software, Apple Remote Access Client 2.0, must be purchased from Apple resellers. Install and configure the client software on the remote Macintosh computers and try to establish a connection. For more information, refer to the Novell Internet Access Server 4.1 remote access online help.

• Specify remote access security. If you want to specify dialback or maximum connection time, refer to Setting Global Security. If you want to restrict ARAS to specific ports or users, refer to Authorizing Users for Specific Services and Authorizing Ports for Specific Services.

• Specify Remote Client passwords. Refer to Setting Remote Client Passwords. Distribute the passwords to the respective users.

Further configuration is required to provide the following capabilities:

• To use remote access as a router to an existing Macintosh environment, load AppleTalk on the server and configure it as an AppleTalk router. This does not enable remote Macintosh computers to log in to the remote access server. For information on configuring the AppleTalk module, refer to Setting Up in the AppleTalk documentation in the Connectivity Service section of the NetWare 5.1 online documentation.
• To enable remote Macintosh clients to log in to the remote access server, load AppleTalk and NetWare for Macintosh AppleTalk Filing Protocol.
• To enable users to log in to the Novell Directory Services^TM (NDS^TM) software, configure the MacIPX^® gateway on the remote access server. The remote client must load the MacIPX control panel on the workstation. If your remote access server has bindery emulation turned on, the server can accept non-NDS logins.

For more information about using the Protocols and Routing option of NIASCFG to configure an AppleTalk router for use with remote access and to load the MacIPX gateway, refer to Setting Up in the AppleTalk documentation and Configuring the MacIPX Gateway in IPX documentation of the Connectivity Services section of the NetWare 5.1 online documentation.