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Hi net-folks!

Let me introduce to you INAR 1.01, the InterNet Access Router. INAR is
freeware, so if you are interested, just give it a try.

New in this release is, besides some bug fixes, its ability to work
with the latest versions of the ISPA ISDN packet driver (shareware).
And you can now configure "stub nets" that are connected to the main
network via an ISDN or SLIP line. However, INAR still doesn't have
packet filtering, so you can't use it as a firewall router. Maybe in a
future release ...

Here is an excerpt from the `README' file:

INAR is a fast, easy to configure freeware package that makes a
dedicated IP router out of any 80x86 PC running MS-DOS. To communicate
with the network interface hardware it uses packet drivers that comply
with FTP Software, Inc's packet driver specifications (Rev. 1.09). If
you have more than one computer at your site and want to connect your
LAN segment to the Internet and/or other LAN/WAN segments, this
package is for you!

Here's a list of INAR's most prominent features:

  - Up to eight interfaces.
  - The router component is written in assembler so it is very fast.
  - Propagates routing information via RIP (incl. "poisoned reverse").
  - Selective default route propagation.
  - Interfaces and static routes can be marked as hidden (to RIP) and
    unreachable.
  - Transient static routes to provide boot-time default routing
    until RIP takes over.
  - Supports static routes with variable subnet masks in the same
    IP net to ensure economic use of precious Internet IP numbers.
  - Allows source routes to enforce local routing policies.
  - Source IP address (reverse route) checking to enhance network
    security.
  - Proxy ARP (for all known routes).
  - Global broadcast forwarding between subnets of the same IP net.
  - Can send status messages to a UNIX syslog daemon.
  - BOOTP forwarding.
  - ISDN and point-to-point interfaces do not need an extra IP address.
  - Multiple transmission protocols and dialin/dialout links on the
    same ISDN interface.
  - A single non-cryptic, easy-to-understand configuration file for
    all software components.
  - Comes with packet drivers for the most common ethernet cards as
    well as with drivers for ISDN and SLIP/CSLIP.
  - Includes sample config files for the most common cases.


INAR 1.01 is available via anonymous FTP from ftp.fu-berlin.de
(160.45.10.6), file `/pc/msdos/network/inar/inar-101.exe' (self-
extracting LHA file).

Enjoy!

     Uwe Doering
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