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Basic Remote Networking Examples
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The possible port states of ports assigned to the sites are listed in Table 4-4
4.8 Examples
4.8.1 LAN to LAN—Calling One Direction Only
An SCS in a remote office in Dallas must call an SCS at the company headquarters in Seattle. This LAN to
LAN connection must meet the following criteria:
◆ IP users in a remote office in Dallas must connect to IP network 192.0.1.0, which is located at the
company headquarters in Seattle.
◆ The SCS in Seattle never calls Dallas.
◆ The SCS in Seattle must support character mode users as well as the SCS in Dallas.
◆ After 60 seconds of idle time, the connection between Dallas and Seattle should be timed out.
Table 4-4: State of Ports Assigned to a Site
Port State Activity During State
Idle The site is not currently using this port. The port may be in
use by other sites.
Dial The remote modem is being dialed.
Chat The chat script defined in the site is being executed. See
Chapter 5, Additional Remote Networking, for a definition
of chat scripts.
Link PPP is being negotiated with the remote router or remote
node. (This state does not apply to SLIP users.)
Ready PPP negotiation has been completed. (This state does not
apply to SLIP users).
Online Traffic is being forwarded to the remote site.