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- Several people have requested more detailed information about how to
- run Envoy in a complex networking environment. While supported, this
- environment is not the intended target of Envoy. When the concepts of
- 'routers', 'subnets', or 'netmask' enter into the picture, the
- situation becomes terribly complicated.
-
- Producing a tutorial on routing, subnetting, or any of the more
- complex networking topics is far too formidable a task to enter into
- here. Entire books have been written that only scratch the surface of
- explaining these subjects. One we might suggest that covers IP, the
- Network protocol in use in Envoy is 'Internetworking with TCP/IP', by
- Douglas Comer. Volume I. ISBN 0-13-468505-9.
-
- COMPLEX SETUP
- =============
-
- When installing Envoy, you're asked if you're in a simple or a complex
- networking situation. If this is confusing, the following points
- might be helpful:
-
- - If you have an existing network that you (or someone) runs
- TCP/IP, Novell, or some other protocol on, you're in a complex
- situation.
-
- - If you want the ability to talk to another Envoy machine that
- isn't on the same physical network as yours, you're in a complex
- situation.
-
- - Universities, Businesses, and large organizations are all
- usually in some sort of complex situation.
-
- - If you've a handful of Amigas that you want to connect together,
- you are in a simple situation.
-
-
- SIMPLE SITUATION
- ----------------
-
- In a simple network, you should have to provide the following
- information:
-
- (a) A name for each machine.
- (b) A unique number for each machine.
- (c) You're asked which networking device you intend to use.
-
- The concept of Realms is -not- necessary for a simple networking
- situation.
-
-
- COMPLEX, 'internet' SITUATION
- -----------------------------
-
- If ANY of your Amigas are on different physical networks, you are
- required to set up and maintain an Envoy Realm Server. Please
- reference the document 'Realms'.
-
- At installation time, if you decide that your networking situation is
- complex, (an 'internet' situation) the installer will ask you several
- questions:
-
- (a) You are asked to provide a name for your Amiga.
- This is fairly self-explanatory.
-
- (b) You are asked to provide an IP address for your Amiga.
- If you are in an already-existing network, these are very
- likely allocated by a central authority. An IP address is a
- 32-bit number that uniquely identifies your machine. If
- you're in a complex network situation, ask your network
- administrator for an IP address.
-
- (c) You are asked if your network is using the default subnet
- mask. A subnet mask is used to identify which portions of an
- IP address describe which mean "network number" rather than
- "machine number". Ask your network administrator for this
- information.
-
- (d) You are asked if you would like to select a network address
- for a default router. When several physical networks exist,
- the problem of figuring out what path should be taken to get
- from a machine on one physical network to a machine on a
- different physical network. A router is either a computer or
- special piece of hardware acting as both a roadmap and traffic
- cop; directing packets to their destinations. Ask your network
- administrator for this information.
-
- (e) You are asked for the name of the Realm that your Amiga is in.
- A Realm is a logical grouping of machines into categories.
- For instance, 'Marketing', 'Design', 'Production', are all
- examples of what different realms might be. For those
- confused, this is -not- DNS. Read the document 'Realms' for
- more information.
-
- (f) You are asked for the name of your Realm Server. A Realm
- server is an Amiga that agrees to act as a 'telephone book' --
- helping to convert the names of specific machines into IP
- addresses. Read the document 'Realms' for more information.
-
- (g) You're asked which networking device you'd like to use.
- Provided are Commodore's A2065 ethernet board, Commodore's
- A2060 ARCNET board, and an option to click 'Other'.
-
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