User manual

5-4 Network Dial In Acces

IPX Parameters

You can configure the user profile to specify a unique IPX

network number that will represent the link between the remote

system and the local network for the duration of the connection,

or you can configure the NETServer to assign an IPX network

number from a pool.

You should know:

• IPX remote access sessions must use the PPP protocol.

• The MTU for IPX is 1500 and is negotiated between the

client and the NETServer

AppleTalk Parameters

AppleTalk remote access sessions use the ARAP remote access

protocol. The AppleTalk dial-in connection is treated like an

extension of the local LAN. The NETServer will negotiate a

station address on the dial-in user's behalf (AppleTalk station

numbers are dynamic) and provide a proxy-AARP service on

the LAN.

You should know:

• You can specify a range of addresses within your LAN

network range that you want to make available for the

remote connection

• The default ARAP MTU is 600 and is negotiated between

the client and the NETServer

• AppleTalk uses Data Encryption Standard (DES)

authentication. DES is a National Institute of Standards &

Technology (NIST) encryption technique that scrambles

data into an unbreakable code for public transmission.