Setting up multihoming
Follow these steps to set up multihoming capabilities on your server:
1 Install PCI network cards (and associated software) for additional network segments that
you want to connect to your server.
Follow the instructions in Chapter 3 of this setup guide.
Note: This step is optional, as you can take advantage of multihoming
capabilities even when network segments are connected only to the built-in
LocalTalk and Ethernet ports on your server.
2 Configure the Open Transport options for your server.
Follow the instructions for configuring your AppleTalk network connection in
Chapter 2, “Configuring Your Network Connection,” of the Work gr o up Server
Administrator’s Guide.
IMPORTANT
Each port must be assigned to a different zone.
3 Configure your network server software to enable multihoming on your server.
See the documentation that accompanied your network server software.
(For AppleShare version 4.2.1, see the Addendum to AppleShare
Administrator’s Guide.)
Use a router to connect each network segment
Although users on different multihomed network segments can share and
exchange files by using the server as a common storage area, each multihomed
network segment is not visible to the other segments without use of a router.
For example, suppose you have four multihomed network segments connected
to your server (A, B, C, and D). Computers and other network devices such as
LaserWriter printers on segment A are not visible to segments B, C, or D
unless there’s a router between A and the other three segments.
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