Chapter 8. Network Configuration

LCP echo-request interval

Enter the interval (in seconds) between two requests. Leave the field empty to turn this function off.

Logging

The PPPoE negotiations generate log messages. Here, you can select how to log these mes- sages.

Log class for PPPoE negotiations

Select a log class for PPPoE negotiations. Select from the log classes defined on the Log Classes page.

Save

Saves all PPPoE configuration to the preliminary configuration.

Cancel

Reverts all of the above fields to their previous configuration.

Surroundings

State the topology around the Telecommuting Module on this page. Which type of topology is needed depends on which Telecommuting Module Type was selected.

Surroundings

Settings in the Surroundings table are only required when the Telecommuting Module has been made the DMZ (or LAN) type.

The Telecommuting Module must know what the networks around it looks like. On this page, you list all networks which the Telecommuting Module should serve and which are not reached through the default gateway of the firewall.

All computers that can reach each other without having to go through the firewall connected to the Telecommuting Module should be grouped in one network. When you are finished, there should be one line for each of your firewall’s network connections (not counting the default gateway).

One effect of this is that traffic between two users on different networks, or between one of the listed networks and a network not listed here, is NAT:ed.

Another effect is that for connections between two users on the same network, or on networks where neither is listed in Surroundings, no ports for RTP sessions will be opened,

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