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IPNetRouter.FBA ReadMe
Sustainable Softworks
June 26, 2000
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 a working configuration that you are comfortable with
(version 1.4 or later recommended).
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 either:
Ñ use our "IPNetRouter FBA Switch" application to turn the FBA on and off.
(this also requires a preconfigured IPNetRouter configuration file called
"Router Config" which must be placed within your Preferences Folder).
Ñ directly control the IPNetRouter.FBA application with AppleEvents (AppleScript).
Notice you CANNOT simply place a copy of your saved settings file in
the Startup Items folder since this will try to open the normal
IPNetRouter application from the Desktop. If you rename your IPNetRouter
settings file "Router Config" and place it in your Preferences Folder,
IPNetRouter will open it automatically when it starts up. This works
for the desktop application version as well, so it is easy to test.
Alternatively, two simple AppleScripts are provided as examples of how to
use IPNetRouter.FBA. The first example called "FBA Quit" simply
quits the FBA version so you can run the normal version from
the desktop.
tell application "IPNetRouter.FBA" to quit
The second example called "FBA Open Settings" shows how to
tell IPNetRouter.FBA to open an IPNetRouter saved configuration
file to change your TCP/IP configuration.
tell application "IPNetRouter.FBA" to open file "IPNR:masquerading"
Using the ScriptEditor, you can modify this script 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
the FBA version.
Enjoy!
- Peter Sichel