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6-2 Network Dial-Out Acces
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Overview
The NETServer provides these network dial-out services:
• IP/IPX dial-out
• TELNET dial-out
IP/IPX Dial-Out
IP/IPX dial-out is commonly referred to as modem sharing,
meaning that any number of NETServers installed on your
network can provide network users with quick access to a
modem connection.
Network Communications Services Interface (NCSI)
To perform IP/IPX dial-out, a client PC can use any Network
Communications Services Interface (NCSI)-compatible
application to gain access to the NETServer on the network.
IP users can use any NCSI-compatible Windows 95
communication application, while IPX users can use any NCSI-
compatible communication application that runs on Windows
95, Windows, and DOS.
NCSIPort
Most Windows 3.x and Windows 95 communication
applications support NCSI. In case you happen to have an
application that doesn't support NCSI, you can bridge that gap
by using Network Products Corporation’s NCSIPort application.
This application allows non-NCSI-aware communication
applications to connect to the NETServer. NCSIPort is a
Windows application that redirects data meant for a local COM
port to the NETServer without the communication application
knowing the difference.
How It Works
When a network user wants to use a NETServer modem port to
dial-out, the user executes the communication application from
the client PC (with the assistance of NCSIPort if necessary).