Chapter 1 Introduction
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Using the BayStack Instant Internet Management Software Version 7.11
Services Instant Internet provides
Table 1
describes the services that Instant Internet provides for IP and IPX
networks.
Table 1 Services that Instant Internet provides
Service
Features
Address Translation
The Address Translation service enables Instant Internet to act like a standard router
by routing IP information from one location to another. However, this service enables
Instant Internet to go beyond the simple routing role by translating illegal (reserved
private) LAN workstation IP addresses into legal IP addresses.
Address Translation supports the IPSEC ESP protocol.
Client Login
Instant Internet allows you to identify workstations for logging and access control.
DHCP Server
Using Instant Internet as a DHCP server allows you to set one option on each
workstation, and then configure Instant Internet once.
When you install Instant Internet, it determines whether or not you are running DHCP
on your network. If not, then Instant Internet configures itself as a DHCP server. If
Instant Internet does not configure itself as a DHCP server and you want to use this
service, you must enable it.
DNS Proxy Server
Instant Internet acts as a Domain Name Service (DNS) proxy server by translating
host names into numerical IP addresses.
IP Routing
Instant Internet provides access to the Internet through IP routing. It maintains
routing tables that help it determine the destination of data packets. This enables
non-Windows workstations (for example, Macintosh, UNIX, and OS/2) to access the
Internet through Instant Internet as IP workstations.
Remote
Configuration
You can use a Telnet application or a terminal emulation application (Instant Internet
100-S and 400-S units only) and remote access commands to configure the Instant
Internet unit from a remote location. For details, refer toReference for the BayStack
Instant Internet Remote Access Commands Version 7.11.
SOCKS Proxy
Server
You can configure the Instant Internet unit as a SOCKS proxy server as a means for
handling FTP requests. If you have IP workstations already configured as SOCKS
workstations, you can use the Instant Internet unit to connect them to the Internet.
VPN Tunnel
You can configure IP security (IPsec) to establish a virtual private network (VPN)
tunnel between an Instant Internet unit and a Connectivity Extranet Switch (CES),
between an Instant Internet unit and a BayRS, or between two Instant Internet units.
For details, refer to Using the BayStack Instant Internet Management Software
Version 7.11.
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