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set up the advanced IPX settings to turn on filtering. read up a bit on
this, it will save you a lot of time.
<davidwmorris@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> Doug,
>
> *NICE* posting <pardon my snipping it down to size but it was BIG> ;)
>
> I have IntranetWare at work running IPX <yeah, I know> on a single
> segment network <gasp> spanning a 128k WAN. I did break up the NDS into
> seperate partitions and replicated them locally. Additionally I bought
> a Layer 2 Switch <non-manageable> on which I put one hub of users. The
> switch made a difference to those on the hub plugged into the switch.
> The overall problem of my WAN is the network is one segment <number>. I
> have 2 Nic's in the server now and I want to use IPX routing to control
> the WAN portion and isolate LAN traffic to the local network. I'm going
> to try the Novell Server as a router but one <big> question:
>
> Can you mention the NLM's used to do this?
>
> Thanks,
> David.
> --
> David Morris / CNA
> NetWare / IntranetWare / NT Integration Specialist
> Red Hat Linux 6.0 user ;)
>
> In article <8533cr$mkv9@nexus.provo.novell.com>,
>   "Doug Weathers" <weathersd@metro.dst.or.us> wrote:
>
> <--<snip>-->
>
> > Note that you can configure a NetWare server as a router by sticking
> in
> > another Ethernet card.  I have several systems set up this way - a
> > building's file server will have two network cards in it, one
> connected to
> > the backbone and one connected to the internal network of the
> building.
> > Then the server is configured to route packets depending on the needs
> of the
> > building's users.  NetWare servers can route IP, IPX, and AppleTalk,
> just
> > like those expensive Cisco routers.  It works great, but the drawback
> is
> > that if a server goes down you lose your router and therefore your
> > connection to the rest of the world.  (Technically, the AppleShare NLM
> > doesn't do any routing - it only provides file service to the Macs
> using
> > their native AppleShare protocol.  The routing is done by NetWare
> itself,
> > and it works whether or not you've purchased the AppleShare NLM.
> NetWare
> > ships with several protocols in the box, including IP, IPX, and
> AppleTalk,
> > and it can route all of these.)
> >
> > Generally people set up a backbone network that runs between the
> buildings,
> > and hook all the building routers to the backbone.  Shared resources
> like
> > the Internet connection will go on the backbone, but nothing else
> should be
> > there.
> >
> > Now you can configure the routers to stop all IPX and AppleTalk
> traffic from
> > passing through.  This reduces the traffic on the backbone, but
> prevents
> > people using those protocols from accessing IPX and AppleTalk
> resources in
> > other buildings.  In practice this will prevent Mac users (and
> Windows users
> > using IPX clients) in one building from accessing servers and
> printers in
> > another building, at least until IP clients are available for those
> > machines.  (Prosoft is working on a pure IP client for the Mac.)
> >
> > So we've talked about segmenting networks with routers.  Now let's
> talk
> > about segmenting networks with switches.
> >
> > Switches are kind of like routers, but they work differently.  First
> of all
> > they divide the network up into a whole bunch of parts (instead of
> just two
> > or so for a router), and second they pass broadcast packets.
> Switches make
> > good replacements for Ethernet hubs - generally you can pull out a
> hub and
> > insert a switch and be back on line in a few minutes.  Switches don't
> need a
> > lot of configuration, unlike routers.
>
> <--snip-->
>
>
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