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From: Roberto Zini <fred@strhold.it>
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Subject: Re: PPP Connections
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Peter T. Corgan wrote:
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> I have read so much information I think I am getting
> myself confused. My goal is to connect a PC in one of
> our branches to the corporate server in another county.
> Because it is a long distance call, the PC is going to
> call a computer (SCO box) in our second branch, which
> will have a connection to the main server at our
> corporate office.
> 
> The PC in branch one O/S is Windows98.
> The SCO box in branch two O/S is SCO Unix 5.05...
> The SCO box at corporate is SCO Unix 5.05...
> 
> Do I configure the SCO box in branch two as a Gateway?
> Do I create IP addresses to be on the same network? Or
> Do I create routes?
> The staff in branch two has no computer experience at all.
> What would be the simplest way to make the connection
> from branch two to the corporate server?
> 
> I thank you in advance for any feedback that you can give
> me. I have allot to do any no time to do it...
> 
> THANKS!!! Pete Corgan

Well, unless you're using some sort of 'Proxy ARP' (detailed
in the 'SCO OpenServer Networking Guide' manual), it's better
to have the SCO box in branch two acting as a gateway (configure
it by using the 'netconfig' interface). Next, configure an
incoming PPP connection by either using SCO PPP or MorningStar
PPP and assign a different network ID to this network (eg,
Win98=192.168.0.1 <-PPP-> SCO OS5=192.168.0.2); the same OS5
box could have a LAN connection to a router BUT with a
different network ID (eg, SCO OS5=192.168.1.1 <-LAN-> Router=
129.168.1.2).

For additional info see Tony Lawrence's web site at

        

Best,
Roberto
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