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Using the BayStack Instant Internet Management Software Version 7.11
Chapter 9
IPX configuration and support
This chapter describes how to use the Instant Internet unit in an IPX environment.
Using Instant Internet as an IPX-to-IP gateway
Instant Internet supports IPX networks by serving as an IPX-to-IP gateway. In an
IPX network, you do not need to load TCP/IP on every workstation because there
is no IP traffic.
Security considerations
In dial-up mode, Instant Internet fully satisfies the design requirements for secure
PC LAN access to the Internet. Instant Internet is not a firewall or a filter, but a
point where the Internet stops. With the IPX configuration of the Instant Internet,
you do not need to load TCP/IP anywhere on the LAN—not on any workstation,
nor on any server. All Internet packets stop at the unit. Internet users cannot see
LAN resources and hackers cannot get in.
To achieve the same level of security using Instant Internet with a router as with a
dial-up connection, you should use the dual-Ethernet option. Ensure that the
router resides on a LAN segment that is separate from all other LAN servers and
resources. This configuration completely isolates IP traffic from the local LAN
and provides the same hardware firewall as an Instant Internet unit with a dial-up
connection.
Note:
The Instant Internet unit cannot prevent individual LAN users
from transferring sensitive information on the Internet via e-mail or fax.
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