From: rkresge@mail.redrose.omitthis.net (Roger Kresge)
Subject: Re: IP Tunneling??
Date: 1999/08/16
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Organization: D&E SuperNet
Reply-To: rkresge@mail.redrose.omitthis.net (Roger Kresge)
Newsgroups: fido.novell

"jeff"  wrote:

>Hello..I need a little help here.  I am working on a Netware 5 server that
>was just installed.  The company uses Peachtree software and has clients
>throughout the area.  They want to make it so that the clients can map a
>drive letter to the 5 server across the internet so that they can save their
>information to the server.  Here is where my question comes in.
>
>Can I set this up so by using niascfg or do I have to install Netware/IP to
>make this happen?  The server is currently running ipx and tcp/ip.  I have
>read in one of the many documents that I have printed out that Netware/IP is
>not included with Netware 5, but I'm not sure if I need it anyway.  Can I
>just set the server up to use IP Tunneling inside of niascfg?  Also..what do
>I need to do on the client end so that they can map to the server?  What
>kind of configurations do I need to make on their end?

First, NetWare/IP is *not* needed.  Second, forget IP Tunnel - that's
*really* old technology.  Your NW 5 server runs Pure IP, and a client can
access it using IP - even across the Internet - as long as they're running
Novell's client software that ships with NW 5 (or updated versions
available for download from Novell).

However, that leaves your NetWare server exposed to the Internet.  I think
I'd stick Novell's BorderManager 3 in there as a firewall, and use Novell's
VPN client for some real security.  There are other approaches as well, but
that one keeps you in a Novell environment and doesn't require you to add
multiple platforms to your network.

Roger