9 Configuring a Gateway Half
This chapter describes how to plan and configure the interface between one gateway half and another gateway half. Gateway halves is one of the early technologies used to connect two separate networks. For information on configuring a node as a gateway half, use this manual. Gateways are rarely used since the introduction of routers and the internet.
Configuring a node as a gateway half requires configuring two separate network interfaces: one for the serial interface to the remote side of the gateway half, and a second for the gateway half’s interface to its home network (for example, a LAN or
Before configuring a gatehalf, you should have already configured its home network interface, according to instructions in other chapters of this manual.
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