Pipeline Start Here Guide
Preliminary January 30, 1998
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Introduction to the Pipeline
This chapter contains the following topics:
What is a Pipeline?
A Pipeline is a network device that connects to an Ethernet network and routes or
bridges data between your local network and remote networks over an ISDN line
or Frame Relay connection. By connecting a Pipeline to a personal computer,
you create a local area network and that can access remote networks, such as a
corporate site or the Internet, at line rates up to 128 Kbps. You can connect any
type of computer to the Pipeline via an Ethernet cable.
What is a Pipeline? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Pipeline features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
ISDN basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Local and remote networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
How the Pipeline establishes connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Using dynamically assigned IP addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Possible changes to your application settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Setup guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
