Network
Configuration Setup
for AppleShare IP

Introduction

Type of Network
Configuration


AppleTalk Network

TCP/IP and AppleTalk Network

Dial-Up to Internet...
via ISP w/DNS service
via local net with DNS
via ISP or local net without DNS

Direct Link to Internet...
via ISP w/DNS service
via local net with DNS
via ISP or local net without DNS

Not Connected to Internet
Setup local with DNS
Setup local without DNS

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Expected time to complete:
1.0 hours


Updated: 09/22/98

 

 

Dial-up Connection - Local Net has DNS system

Your server and your network will be set up with a Dial-up connection to the Internet. You wish to have the DNS system on your local network. AppleShare IP comes with MacDNS to provide this DNS service. For best performance, install MacDNS onto its own computer. You don't need the latest computer to run MacDNS: depending on your network use, anything from a Mac IIci to a Quadra 700 would be perfectly adequate.

The most effective setup for a network connected to the Internet via a Dial-up connection is to use a gateway device that dials into your Internet Service Provider. This device can be anything from an ISDN router to a computer set up with gateway software. An example of software that allows a computer to act as a gateway is Vicom's IP Gateway. An example of a hardware router is a Netopia ISDN router.

Keep in mind that with this type of setup, a Dial-up gateway that acts as a proxy server may not allow external clients access to your local AppleShare IP servers. If access is allowed, any client outside your local network will only be able to access your AppleShare IP server when Dial-up connection to ISP is up and running.

You will need to request from your ISP the following information:

  • ISP to enter your Domain name (i.e. mybusiness.com) in their DNS system along with public Host names for other local servers (i.e. www.mybusiness.com and accounting.mybusiness.com.) Notify your ISP that you will maintain control of the DNS entries. Note: The ISP may have to register your company's domain name for a fee.
  • IP addresses assigned to your Internet gateway, Web, FTP, and/or Mail servers. Internet gateway requires a static IP address.

Follow these steps to correctly set up your AppleShare IP server:

  • Prepare your computer as detailed in Chapter 1 of AppleShare IP Getting Started manual.
  • Configure the TCP/IP control panel of the AppleShare IP server with assigned static IP address as well as IP address for local network's IP gateway or router in the "Router address" field. Enter local DNS server name first with secondary as ISP DNS server.
  • Install AppleShare IP as instructed Chapter 2 of AppleShare IP Getting Started manual for Custom Setup.
  • In the AppleShare IP Easy Setup program, choose "Custom" setup when prompted at the "Choose a Network Type" screen.
  • AppleShare IP Easy Setup will also assist you in setting up MacDNS for domain name services. For more info on MacDNS, check the MacDNS manual in the MacDNS folder on your computer.

Once you have followed and completed the installation instructions in the Getting Started manual, your AppleShare IP server should be ready for service.

If you use AppleShare IP Mail server on local network but send/receive mail from a remote server, you have to set your Mail Server up to use ETRN for remote SMTP mail polling.

  • Ask your ISP to set themselves up as a "backup" mail server to your domain name of "mybusiness.com". They'll need to modify the MX-List for "mybusiness.com".
  • Ask your ISP for the name of the mail server which they have specified as a backup for your mail server (i.e."mail.myisp.com" )
  • In AppleShare IP Mail Admin, create a new Host entry. Highlight it and select button to Edit Host. Click the Schedule tab and do the following:
    • From the pop-up menu select "Set Allowed Connection Times"
    • Setup a schedule of allowed connection times on the 7 day 24 hour panel. Green means allowed to connect at that time, grey means do not connect at that time.
    • Click the "Remote Mail Polling (ETRN)" checkbox.

Please see AppleShare IP Help manual for additional Mail Server configuration information as well as Troubleshooting suggestions.

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