Connecting To Other Manufacturers' Routers; Tcp/Ip - Bay Networks Nautica 200 Reference Manual

Connecting to Other Manufacturers' Routers

TCP/IP

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When connecting LANs together, you may require each end of
the WAN link to be attached to a router from a different
manufacturer. This is not the best solution because, although the
Nautica Series can operate comfortably with other manufacturers'
routers, not all the flexibility and functionality will be available.
The options are:
Nautica to Nautica on IP or IPX networks: Very efficient
implementation, able to use the Nautica advanced ISDN
capabilities for routing between networks.
Nautica to Third Party Router Using Point to Point Protocol
(PPP): This is a minimal-feature implementation developed by
the IP community, and adopted for router interoperability. If PPP
is used, then the Nautica Series can also use PAP and CHAP for
security.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is the
name of a family of data communication protocols used to
connect computers and data communication equipment to
computer networks. TCP/IP was originally developed for the US
Department of Defence, but its use spread rapidly to other
government facilities and to universities. It is now one of the most
widely used protocols in the world, and has become the de facto
standard networking protocol.
It is popular partly because it can be used on machines of all
sizes, to connect equipment from different vendors. It is a well
defined set of communication protocols and several standard
application protocols which can be used all over normal LAN
types, including Ethernet and Token Ring, and passed
transparently over WANs.
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