3Com 980-000077/002 manual About this Guide, Finding Specific Information in this Guide

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ABOUT THIS GUIDE

About This Guide provides an overview of this guide, describes guide conventions and tells you where to look for specific information.

This guide describes the basic steps required to configure a unit to bridge or route IP or IPX data packets to a remote site using ISDN.

This guide is intended to be used by people with some technical competence. It is not intended for experienced network administrators configuring extensive and complex networks.

If the information in the release notes shipped with this product differs from the information in this guide, follow the instructions in the release notes.

Finding Specific Information in this Guide

This table shows the location of specific information in this guide.

If you are looking for:

Turn to:

 

 

The scope of this guide and procedures prior to configuration.

Chapter 1

How to configure IP and bridging between a central site and a

Chapter 2

remote site.

 

How to configure IP routing between a central site and a remote site

Chapter 3

How to configure IPX bridging between a central site and a remote

Chapter 4

site

 

How to configure IPX routing between a central site and a remote site

Chapter 5

How to configure a PPP connection to an Internet Service Provider

Chapter 6

 

 

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Contents Getting Connected Guide 3Com Corporation 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara, California Contents Index Finding Specific Information in this Guide About this GuideList conventions that are used throughout this guide ConventionsIntroduction Management System CommandsRequirements Unit Naming ConventionLeased Lines One-to-one ConfigurationConfiguration by Telephone Bridging and IP Configuration OptionsBridging and IP Outline of Configuration Procedure Do you wish to keep IP Addresses and Isdn parameters Configure the Isdn Network Type Configure the Ethernet PortConfigure the Isdn Numbers Table Assign the Unit NameConfigure the Isdn IP Autocall Table Configuring a Remote Unit for Bridging and IPConnect to an IP Network Configuring a Unit using the Quick Configuration UtilityAssign the Unit Name, IP Address and Subnet Mask Test the Isdn Numbers and IP Autocall Tables Prior to Despatch Configuring a Remote Unit from the Central SiteConfigure the Isdn Autocall Table on the Central Site Unit Configuring the Central Site UnitConfigure the Isdn Numbers Table on the Central Site Unit Establish a Remote Management Session Configuring the Remote Site UnitConfigure the Ethernet Port Close the Remote Management Session Configure the Isdn Autocall TableCancel the Manual Call Cancelling Isdn Calls 14CHAPTER 2 Bridging and IP Routing IP Routing IP2CHAPTER 3 Routing IP Manual Configuration of a Central Site Unit for Routing IP 4CHAPTER 3 Routing IP Unnumbered links make the best use of available IP addresses Enable IP Routing Configuring a Remote Unit to Route IPConfigure IP Routing-Static Route Entries Configuring a Remote Unit to Route IP Test the IP Autocall and Isdn Numbers Tables Test the Isdn LineLondon Disable Routing on the Central Site Unit Configure the Isdn Numbers Table on the Central Site Unit 12CHAPTER 3 Routing IP Configuring the Remote Unit 14CHAPTER 3 Routing IP Enable Routing on the Remote Unit Configure IP Routing-Static Return Route EntrySave the Remote Unit Configuration Enable Routing on the Central Site UnitCancelling Calls 18CHAPTER 3 Routing IP Novell IPX Bridging Novell IPX and Bridging2CHAPTER 4 Novell IPX and Bridging Do you wish to keep IP Addresses and Isdn parameters 4CHAPTER 4 Novell IPX and Bridging Configuring a Remote Unit for Bridging and IPX Connect to a Novell Network Test the IPX Autocall Table 8CHAPTER 4 Novell IPX and Bridging Configure the Isdn Numbers Table on the Central Site Unit 10CHAPTER 4 Novell IPX and Bridging Build the IPX Autocall Table Enable NRIP/SAP LearningNearest Server Disable NRIP/SAP LearningClose the Remote Management Session 14CHAPTER 4 Novell IPX and Bridging Novell IPX Routing Novell IPX RoutingConfiguring a Central Site Unit for Routing IPX Configuring a Central Site Unit for Routing IPX 4CHAPTER 5 Novell IPX Routing Enable Novell RIP/SAP Learning Enable IPX RoutingConfiguring a Remote Unit to Route IPX Configuring a Remote Unit to Route IPX Specific Server for Get Nearest Server Responses Manual CallNo Specific Server for GNS Responses 10CHAPTER 5 Novell IPX Routing Configure the Isdn Numbers Table on the Central Site Unit 12CHAPTER 5 Novell IPX Routing Configure the Isdn Numbers Table Submitting the new setting turns IPX routing on Enter REM to display the Remote Units screen 16CHAPTER 5 Novell IPX Routing PPP Configuration for IP 6 Connections Configuring a PPP Connection Internet 4CHAPTER 6 PPP Configuration for IP Connections Index Index 10,3-12 Index