Port Configuration

Port Configuration controls the modem ports and the external serial port. The configuration of these ports reflect what appli- cations a given modem can be used for.

Port Type

Three fields determine which type of services a modem will support: User Login, Host Device, and Network. The default configuration is:

Host Device

Disabled

User Login

Enabled

Network

Dial In

User Login

A user login port services login users. As explained at the beginning of this chapter, login users are provided terminal access to hosts on the network, but do not actually become nodes on the network.

Host Device

Host device ports are used for IP modem sharing. A TCP port number is assigned to the modem, allowing users and applica- tions to talk directly to its command line.

Network

Network ports are used for routing network (IP and IPX) packets via a serial communications protocol (PPP or SLIP). Both LAN-to-LAN routing and network dial-in users require this kind of connection. There are three types of network port: dial in, dial out and hardwired. A fourth setting, network twoway, allows both dial in and dial out service.

Dial In

Network dial in ports service network dial in

 

users and remote routing devices that dial in to

 

form a routing connection.

Dial Out

Network dial out ports are used to initiate dial up

 

routing connections and to dial back network dial

 

in users.

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