From: Robert J. Slover [slover@Rose-Hulman.Edu]
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 1:35 PM
To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
Subject: Re: Dialup internet sharing routers


I just (as in 2 days ago) bought a Netgear RM356 which does this.
I've not tried this capability yet, just know that it is there.
I, too, plan to have my VMS/Alpha box be the designated host.

RM356 56K INET GTW RTR W/ V90MODEM & 4PT ETH HUB (RM356)

$182.00 from PCSTOP.com

--Robert

On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Richard Jordan wrote:

> I've been reviewing some earlier discussion about the dialup internet
> access sharing boxes (dialup router with NAT, allows multiple clients
> on a local LAN to access the internet via a PPP dialup link) and I 
> want to use one to get my systems online.  Can anyone recommend
> one that has the capability of supporting what amounts
> to a 'server' on the client side?
> 
> Situation:  home network with my VMScluster on it (three nodes, two
> VAXen and one Alphastation).  I just got a nice network-only laser
> printer (no standard ports, just 10Base-T with IP protocol).
> I've test printed to it from the Alpha and it works.
> fine.
> 
> What I'd like to be able to do is use the dialup box to set up a PPP
> (RAS, but not to an NT box) link to work and have the work machines be
> able to print to that laser printer.  Since the dialup box almost
> certainly will only present one external address (probably DHCP-derived)
> are any of them capable of redirecting inbound packets to an internal
> host based on the port number being used?  Or some similar facility?
> I know I could probably set up some chain of LPR/LPD queues through
> one of the VMS systems, but if possible I'd rather not.
> 
> I've got the book for a Kingston EtheRx, which cannot apparently do this.
> Anything else short of a full blown (expensive) router provide this
> capability?
> 
> Thanks...
> 
> Rich Jordan
> rjordan@mcs.net
>