This ReadMe file contains basic directions to help you get started using
IPNetRouter as a Faceless Background Application (FBA).
Before trying to use the FBA version of IPNetRouter, you should
have installed the normal (non FBA) version of IPNetRouter and
have saved a working configuration. To use the FBA version of
IPNetRouter, do the following:
1. Duplicate your working IPNetRouter configuration file and rename
it "Router Config".
2. Place the "Router Config" document in your System Preferences folder.
3. Place the IPNetRouter.FBA file into your Extensions folder.
4. Place the OTModl$Proxy module in your Extensions folder (use the latest version of OTModl$Proxy if you already have such a module in your Extensions folder).
5. Remove any aliases of your working IPNetRouter configuration from your
Startup Items folder.
6. Restart your machine. You can also use the IPNetRouter FBA Switch Switch application
to turn off the IPNetRouter FBA
Faceless Background Applications are similar to other Macintosh
applications except that they have no user interface so can only
be controlled via Apple Events. The FBA version of IPNetRouter
is built with Finder file type 'appe' and appears as an Extension
on the desktop. By placing this file in your Extensions folder,
the IPNetRouter.FBA application will automatically launch at System
Startup but will not appear in the Finder's application menu.
To control this application, you must send it Apple Events.
As an alternative to using the IPNetRouter FBA Switch, you can use AppleScript to
control the IPNetRouter FBA.
Here is an example of how to Quit the IPNetRouter FBA from the Script Editor:
tell application "IPNetRouter.FBA" to quit
Here is an example of how to tell the IPNetRouter FBA to open a specific configuration
file called "my settings". The path name to "my settings" will depend upon where you
store your IPNetRouter settings documents.
tell application "IPNetRouter.FBA" to open file "IPNR:my settings"
Using the ScriptEditor, you can modify these scripts to point
to your own settings file and save it as a Run-Only script
to be placed in your Startup Items folder.
IPNetRouter writes out the log window to a file named "IPNR.log" in
your Preferences folder so you can check the log even when running