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1. See Document Done IH ie SO Oe The options available are as follows m Share name This is the name of the shared directory as it will appear in Windows Network Neighborhood or Mac Finder When exporting only to UNIX this name is not required Path to share This is the NetWinder directory from which you wish to export Typical names are usr doc or home ffiddle Export to Windows If you say Yes here the directory will show up in the Windows Network Neighborhood 11 30 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Export to Macintosh If you say Yes here the directory will show up in the Mac Finder under the Apple menu in Chooser when AppleTalk is selected Export to UNIX If you say Yes here the directory will be available to UNIX hosts Access control If you say Everyone all computers on your network will be allowed to access the files in that case you should be careful to configure your Firewall Settings so that people outside your network cannot access your server If you specify Only the listed groups then only the user groups you specify will be allowed to access the server See the section called Groups for details about creating user groups m Additional NFS options This line is for tweaking NFS options for those administrators familiar with NFS Common options are no_root_squash ro read only and rw read write When you have finished entering the information click the Save button to c
2. Protocol This is one of TCP UDP ICMP IGMP GGP PUP IDP Raw or All 11 14 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual m Interface You can use this to specify that only packets arriving or for the Output firewall departing on a particular network interface will match This is often more reliable than specifying only the source or destination address For example you can choose to allow forwarding from eth1 to ethO rather than entering subnet addresses Click the Submit button when you have finished entering the above information After you finish making changes you can choose to make them permanent A screen summarizing your changes will appear and ask you to confirm them This is your last chance to abort the changes which may accidentally cause your workstation to be blocked from the NetWinder Once you confirm the changes the new firewall rules will be activated Port Forwarding Port forwarding allows you to redirect incoming connections to another server or to a different port on the NetWinder This effect is similar to the creation of virtual services as we described in the chapter called Virtual Hosts However the servers you create with port forwarding do not need to reside on the NetWinder Instead you can provide them with another server such as an NT server and make them appear to reside on the NetWinder Chapter 11 Network Settings 11 15 If you click Port Forwarding from the Network configuration page
3. Web Page Creator uses page templates to build a simple page for you To get started click Create Edit Page under Home Page on the main Web Page Creator screen After filling in some simple information for your web page click Save and your home page will be created You can then browse over to your home page and see how it looks 4 6 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual If you decide to edit the HTML directly or with a commercial web design tool you can place the new pages in a directory called public_html under your NetWinder home directory To do this use the NetWinder FTP Windows Network Neighborhood or Apple File Sharing AppleTalk services Note Some web design tools have a Publish feature that can upload files automatically to the web server If you use such a tool you need to configure it to use the FTP server not HTTP For example to publish web pages to the OfficeServer from Corel Web Designer follow these steps 1 2 3 That s it Create HTML pages Select Upload to Web from the File Menu Fill the appropriate information in the dialogue box you can upload the entire site or just the page you are currently working on Root folder home httpd html Server enter the IP address of your NetWinder Port keep the default value of 21 unless you are an advanced user Username NetWinder login name Password Your password 4 Click on the Start button to begin the file transfer Chapter 4 Changi
4. 11 28 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual If you click on Share manager from the Network administration screen you will see this page Administrator Services NETWINDER OfficeServer Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help ethernet firewall port forwarding VPN manager DNS manager PPP dialer share manager Windows File Sharing SMB No shares are defined Macintosh File Sharing AppleTalk No shares are defined Unix File Sharing NFS No shares are defined Would you like to add a new share This lists the directories that are being shared with Windows Macintosh and UNIX computers respectively Chapter 11 Network Settings 11 29 If you click the word Edit next to a share or click on the words Add a new share you will see a page like this aak Bookmads Jf Location hip 7 cince tebel como brvnerande advev shaseadd cp v Ointoseek ated Administrator Servicos NETWINDER OfficeServer Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help ethernet firewall port forwarding VPN manager DNS manager PPP dialer share manager Add New Share Share Name no spaces Path to Share Export to Windows yes no Export to Macintosh yas no Export to Unix yes no G E Access Control orons a it I listed groups Additional NFS ooo Options Save Cancel
5. el mak Bookmaks M Location iip citice rebel com oy bev netwandet admun smbigr op Co T Ointoseek ated OE Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help Windows File Sharing SMB Workgroup worKGRouP Comment NetWinder OfficeSerrer Password Encryption amp yes no WINS Server C yes no Domain Master Browser C yes no Save Cancel aa Docurnent Done TELS ae oD see Workgroup This is the name of the workgroup that your file server will join It will appear in this workgroup in the Network Neighborhood window The exact name you choose doesn t really matter but file sharing will work best if all of the file servers and workstations on your network use the same workgroup name Comment This is the description of your server It will appear in Network Neighborhood next to the server name Chapter 10 Configuring Network Services 10 13 Password Encryption If this option is turned on Windows will encrypt user passwords when it connects to a computer using Network Neighborhood Some older versions of Windows didn t understand password encryption if you experience connection problems try setting this option to No Usually it is much better to use Yes m WINS Server One of the computers in each workgroup must be chosen to keep track of the names in the Network Neighborhood This computer is called the WINS server Usually this should be a server co
6. 11 24 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual PPP Dialer Configuration Your NetWinder s PPP dialer allows you to connect to the Internet using a modem If you have enabled Packet forwarding as described in the Ethernet Settings section other computers on your network can use the NetWinder as a default gateway and access the Internet through the shared modem device When you click on PPP dialer from the Network configuration page you will see a page that looks like this Admn Dialup Configuration Netscape Fle Edt View Go Communicator Hep 2 2 fae 2 6 Ue i 7 Bookmaks Location rnp citce tel conoy tev netearrdet adras daler cy v Oinioseek aed Administrator Sorvicos NETWINDER OfficeServer Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help ethemet firewall port forwarding VPN manager DNS manager PPP dialer share manager Dialup Configuration Init String ATZ User Name usemame Password not shown Phone Number 1234567 Port Speed 57600 Flow Control Hardware Local IP Address 192 168 1 1 Remote IP Address 192 168 1 2 Dynamic IP Support Yes Dial Mode On Demand Would you like to edit the dialer configuration Chapter 11 Network Settings 11 25 If you click on the words Edit the dialer configuration you will then see the following page Nak Bockmaks J Location hip tice bel conog brvnetvander sdva daler op edi T Ointoseek ated a e
7. Chapter 12 Recovering from Emergencies 12 1 When the boot process is complete the NetWinder displays a screen with a login prompt Log in using your root administrator account Type the word root and when asked for the password enter that as well The default password for root is what you set during the Quick Start procedure If you did not specify a password during Quick Start it will be rebel You should change this password as soon as you log in you can do this by typing passwd followed by the Enter key Then simply follow the prompts Once logged in you will receive a prompt ending with the number sign That tells you that you re the administrator The nwconfig Command To reconfigure the NetWinder s network settings you need to use the nwconfig command Type nwconfig at the number sign prompt and press enter nwconfig will appear and give you detailed help on the information you need to provide When finished press the F10 key to save and exit Finally press the orange reset button on the top of your NetWinder twice quickly to reboot it with the new settings You should now be able to access the web based configuration system with your web browser once again 12 2 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Emergency Firewall Repair If you corrupt the firewall settings you can disable the firewall reboot your NetWinder and repair the settings To disable the firewall you need to run the following command from t
8. MX serverl rebel com means that serverl rebel comis a mail exchanger for rebel com Notice the trailing dot this is to prevent the name server from appending rebel com to the name a second time Chapter 11 Network Settings 11 23 Reverse DNS Domains Reverse DNS domains work in much the same way as forward DNS domains except that their purpose is to convert IP addresses to domain names instead of the other way around The table for reverse DNS maps follows the same format as for forward maps except this time only two record types should be used Nameserver Ns and Pointer PTR As with forward maps the Ns entry specifies the name of a domain name server that is authoritative for the domain Usually your own DNS will be at least one of these A PTR record actually does the work of mapping an IP address to a name The Name field consists of the last part of the IP address while the Value field is the hostname itself Since the domain we are defining is an in addr arpa domain we certainly don t want the target names to have the current domain appended thus we always provide the full domain name and follow it with a dot For example in the 42 168 192 in addr arpa domain the entry 12 PTR serverl rebel com means that 192 168 42 12 has the name serverl rebel com You can add entries to your DNS map by clicking Add a new record or edit existing entries by clicking the word Edit next to the appropriate entry
9. Using the NetWinder Quick Start Disk Now you re ready to configure the NetWinder s own network settings using your Windows workstation Start up a Java capable web browser insert the Quick Start Floppy and open the file setup htm This file is also stored in the Quick Start directory of the OfficeServer Resources CD ROM The set up programme will ask you for permission to proceed When you grant this you will see this page file Al setup htm NETWINDER OfficeServer An examination of your network suggests the following settings Please review and if necessary edit the information below Ifyou don t know the correct value for a field contact your network administrator or service provider When setting the date and time use numbers only Enter the month first then day of the month then a four digit year for example 01 01 1999 is January Ist 1999 The time is represented by the standard 24 hour clock Once your NetWinder reboots after activating the settings you must go to the Administration web site and set your time zone Tf you would like to change the root password fill in field provided The password should be no more than 8 characters For better security please use at least one number and one uppercase letter in the password When you are finished making changes click on Activate Settings to write this information to your NetWinder Your NetWinder will automatically reboot once changes have been
10. Homepage This is the web address of your home page if you have one It s optional but it will help other people find you if they become interested in one of your postings Occupation and Hobbies You can provide this optional personal information to help other forum members better understand your point of view When you have finished entering all the above information click the Submit button and your account will be created You can then proceed to post messages in your favourite discussion forums Chapter 6 The Discussion Forums 6 3 Navigating the Discussions The Forum List Clicking on either Public discussion forums or Private discussion forums brings up a page offering a list of available discussion areas including all the public ones or the private ones that you have access to depending on which area you chose to enter Until your organization establishes its own forums you will only see the NetWinder forum listed Choose a forum then click on its name to view the list of threads Working with Threads After choosing a forum you will be presented with a list of current discussion topics threads You can click on the name of a thread to read the relevant messages If you are the first person to use this forum the thread list may be empty If you wish you can return to the list of forums again by clicking the word Forums at the top of the page Whether any threads exist or not there will be a b
11. much like the one shown in the section called Open the Network Control Panel If not you should add and remove components as necessary until it really does match Configure TCP IP To ensure the correct configuration of the TCP IP protocol highlight the TCP IP line in the list of network components and click Properties A properties dialogue box will appear Click on the IP Address tab choose Specify an IP Address and insert an IP address that though used internally will be harmless to the Internet at large should it pass beyond your firewall We suggest that you use one of these two IP addresses 192 168 1 x0r10 0 0 x moo In either case x represents any number from 1 to 254 In the example below we have chosen 192 168 1 42 Now you have a fixed IP address for your Windows workstation which is required to configure your NetWinder Now go the next line and enter 255 255 255 0 for Subnet Mask Chapter 2 Installation ands Configuration 2 5 The result should look like this TCP IP Properties 3 192 168 1 42 Finally click the OK button to save your TCP IP settings Close and Reboot If you had to add TCP IP settings you need to restart the computer to activate the new settings Click OK to close the Network Control Panel Windows will ask you to reboot at this point and you should do so Once the computer has rebooted you can move on to the next section 2 6 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual
12. you want to remove You ll get a chance to confirm your change and then the group will be removed Viewing the User Directory If you are in normal user mode as opposed to administration mode you will see a Directory link available instead of the Users and Groups links Clicking on Directory you ll see a screen like this pri NETWINDER Of ficeServer User Home Directory Infoplace Discussions User Profile Search Help User listing a a httpd email Office Server User 5551212 email website Group listing a ction all email sales email FARFI Doca Dore o g a OP a A Chapter 3 User and Group Account Management 3 7 From here you can see a list of all the users on the system as well as their full names and phone numbers if provided In acolumn called Action there are links that allow you to e mail a particular user or to visit that user s personal web page if it exists Below that there is a listing of all the groups on the system You can e mail all the users in a particular group by clicking the word Email next to the group name 3 8 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Chapter 4 Changing Your User Profile If you click on User Profile from the User Home page you are offered a submenu with several different operations you can perform on your own user account The following sections describe each of the available operations General Settings The General
13. DHCP Server stopped configure DNS Server rumning configure Dial on Demand stopped configure Telnet stopped x ae Document Done sh Ms BD FD et Chapter 10 Configuring Network Services 10 1 The Status column contains either the word Running or Stopped If the word is underlined i e it is a hypertext link then you can change whether the service is enabled by clicking on the word For example to activate a service that is currently stopped click on the word Stopped You will be asked to confirm the change and then the service will be started You can stop the service again by clicking on the word Running Note some services such as the web server cannot be stopped In the following sections we will explain more about each type of network service available on your NetWinder OfficeServer Web Server The web server is the program that allows you to connect to the NetWinder using a browser such as Netscape or Internet Explorer Your NetWinder uses the Apache program as its web server Because you need the web server to be running to configure your NetWinder there is no way to stop this service The web server also has no configuration options of its own although you can set up a virtual web server as described in the section called Virtual Web Servers 10 2 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Web Proxy Cache The web proxy cache server is actually a part of the Web Server but it acts like a separate entity so you
14. Legal or A4 If you set this option to None the size can be specified manually in the Extra GS options field Extra GS options Your NetWinder uses a program called Ghostscript GS to convert PostScript data into data for your printer If you are already familiar with Ghostscript you can set some advanced options here NOTE The resolution settings should be adequate for most printers However some older printers need unusual resolution settings In that case you should set Resolution to None and add something like r144x144 to the Extra GS options Click the Save button when you have entered all the information This will create a network print queue called postscript on your NetWinder When you send PostScript data to that queue it will automatically be converted to a format compatible with your printer Regardless of whether you enable PostScript mode the network queue called direct will always be available to send data directly to your printer without any conversion Chapter 10 Configuring Network Services 10 25 DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Server DHCP is the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol originally created by Microsoft based on the older BOOTP protocol You can use DHCP to configure automatically the networking settings of Windows Macintosh and several other kinds of workstations on your local network This allows you to control everyone s settings from a single place on the NetWinder server It also ke
15. Maintenance and then Halt 2 Inno more than a few seconds disk activity should begin This can be seen by watching the hard drive activity light on the front of your NetWinder When the NetWinder makes a bloop noise it has finished shutting down and can be safely disconnected from the power If you experience difficulties please refer to the chapter entitled Recovering From Emergencies or try a hard reset as follows Chapter 2 Installation ands Configuration 2 21 Desktop Model Hard Reset If your NetWinder does not seem to be responding to the reset button you can hard reset the NetWinder A hard reset forces the NetWinder to reboot without first shutting down all its services This will cause it to take longer to boot up the next time To perform a hard reset hold down the orange reset button for at least 6 seconds and then release it At that time you can either unplug the NetWinder or allow it to restart automatically On restarting the NetWinder sounds a four note chord Once you hear this chord it is no longer safe to disconnect the power and you must reset the system again if you still want to disconnect it Rackmount Model Power Functions The NetWinder OfficeServer rackmount can be shut down using any computer connected to the network as described previously in the desktop procedure It can also be shut down using the power on off switch on the front panel Power on With the unit turned off press the powe
16. NetWinder s built in DNS if you don t already have a DNS on your network If you will not be using your NetWinder s DNS you can safely skip the rest of this section If you click DNS manager from the Network settings screen you will see a page that looks like this Administrator Services NETWINDER OfficeServer Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help ethemet firewall port forwarding VPN manager DNS manager PPP chaler share manager Domain List 0 0 127 in addr arpa master edit remove rebel com master edt remove rebel com master edit remove 441 10 in addr arpa master edit remove netwinder org master edit remove Would you like to add a new domain Click here to retum SRR Doomernik Done Sse Dee oi ef 11 18 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual This is the list of domain names that your NetWinder s DNS server is currently publishing The exact process of choosing registering and publishing domain names is quite complicated and is beyond the scope of this manual in fact entire books have been written on the subject If you need to publish your own domain names you should either obtain one of those books or ask your Internet service provider ISP for help To publish a new domain on your NetWinder s DNS server click on Add a new domain You will see this page Administrator Services NETWINDER Of ficeServer Admi
17. Public Private Discussions cceecceesseeeesseceeeeceneeeenas 10 18 Search Eni gine esr nra r E RTEA i 10 20 JEE LOTI Aa EA T TE 10 23 DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Server 10 26 DNS Domain Name Server ccccccccccccesssesescescssesenseesees 10 28 Diabk Demandscciicnninnnnena nan a a beens 10 28 Telnet Serv r ona ar a A e 10 29 11 Network Settings oiisccviiccisstecsvsecctesseceandeseaseessneceseceveatecossvessents 11 1 Ethernet Settings erener ea o i 11 2 Firewall Settings en nenne e E E A a i 11 6 Port FOrwarding 2 7 svcitcvavcivesetustedaccies fa cesadeascetig tieia iets sees 11 15 Domain Name Server DNS ccccccccccccesseeeesscscseseeeeeeeees 11 18 PPP Dialer Configuration eee eesceceeeeeeesteceeneeceeeeeeee 11 25 File Sharing Configuration cece eseeseeeestecceeneeeeeeeeee 11 28 Table of Contents iii 12 Recovering from Emergencies c ccssscssseessseessssscesseeees 12 1 Logging in to the Console iecceesceeeeesneceeseceseeeeneeeenas 12 1 The nweonfig Command eeeeesscceeneeceneeeeseceseeeeeeeeees 12 2 Emergency Firewall Repair eesceeeceesseeeestecesneeeeteeeeaas 12 3 13 TeGhnical Supportiiccsccricssinsesccsassonccessstyevescodenbosssseoubetscesteeses 13 1 14 Licences and Warranties ccsccssccssssecesesessseesssssseeeees 14 1 15 Standards Compliance cccsssessesesssceeseesesssessseseseeeeees 15 1 Federal Communicatio
18. Settings screen allows you to change your personal information The NetWinder stores some of this information such as the password to help in authentication and the other fields are for optional information Your full name phone number and comment is displayed to other users when they visit the User Directory page NOTE If you are the administrative user httpd you cannot edit your user profile from this screen Instead you need to visit the User Accounts page in administration mode Be sure to change your password to improve security Chapter 4 Changing Your User Profile 4 1 The personal information settings page looks like this id 2Rasaaeas amp 2 Seach Netscape Pit Secuiy T f Bookmaks J Location hip citice ntel com cg brvnenander accourtiman co Oinioseek ated m j pp NETWINDER OFficeServer User Home Directory Infoplace Discussions User Profile Search Help general settings backup amp restore web page creator email settings web site reports User profile User name osuser Full name Otice Server User Phone number Fasi2t2 Comment Password minimum 6 to maximum 16 characters confirm Disk usage 0 02 MB of maximum 5 00 MB Leme conce BAE a SEES Spe The options work as follows m User name This is your NetWinder login name such as ffiddle It is also used as your e mail address You can t change it only the administrator can In fact
19. This is the address to which the NetWinder will forward requests For example if this value is 192 168 43 15 and someone tries to make a connection to the Local address the request will be forwarded to 192 168 43 15 instead m Remote port This is the port number to which the NetWinder will be forwarding requests For some services to work correctly especially FTP Windows file sharing and RealAudio this must be exactly the same number as the Local port With other services this number doesn t matter Of course this value must always match the port that the remote service is really running on When you have finished filling in the above information press the Submit button to create the forwarding entry WARNING Port 80 is used to access the web configuration system Do not forward port 80 of the local host or you may lose the ability to administer or access the NetWinder Chapter 11 Network Settings 11 17 Domain Name Server DNS The Internet DNS service is responsible for converting Internet domain names such as www rebel com to IP addresses such as 192 168 42 13 Less often the DNS is also asked to convert in the other direction IP addresses to domain names Your NetWinder provides a DNS so you can publish your own name to address mappings If you already have a DNS server on your network the NetWinder can be configured to use that instead see the Ethernet Settings section You should only use the
20. You can make this netwinder or whatever you prefer Ultimately however you may have to change this to match your ISP s requirements 4 Date OfficeServer Quick Start sets the date based on information from your desktop computer 5 Root Password This is the administrator s password You may create a new password composed of no more than 8 characters which may be letters upper or lower case and or numbers 6 Netmask This is an internal value set by OfficeServer Quick Start Use the value that you inserted in the Windows TCP IP Properties dialogue box this should be 255 255 255 0 7 Nameserver The nameserver or Domain Name Server or DNS is the server that translates word addresses such as fred acme com into numeric IP addresses like the one you assigned the NetWinder If your LAN doesn t already have a nameserver and if your ISP has not provided you with the IP address of a nameserver then use the NetWinder s IP address 2 8 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual 8 Domain Name If you have registered a domain name insert it here 9 Time OfficeServer Quick Start sets the time based on information from your desktop computer 10 Click Activate Settings If you do change the IP address that Quick Start has selected the NetWinder will reconfigure its address automatically 11 Exit the Quick Start application by closing your browser The NetWinder will reboot NOTE If you configure your Windows workstation to u
21. again Proxy default domain If a user requests a file from a hostname without a domain qualifier e g server1 instead of serverl rebel com then the NetWinder will append Proxy domain to the name to make it complete In this case for example Proxy domain should be set to rebel com Proxy receive buffer size This changes the block size for communicating with remote servers Usually it is set to 2048 Allow proxy requests If this is set to Off your NetWinder will not act as a cache or a proxy server Proxy via If this is set to On your NetWinder will include a via header with each request to a remote server mentioning that the request has passed through a proxy server For increased privacy you can choose Off here Click the Save button when you ve finished filling in the above values 10 6 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual SMTP E mail Delivery Server SMTP is the simple mail transfer protocol Every computer on the Internet uses SMTP to deliver e mail to its destination Note Your entire internal network is configured at boot time to use mail and should not need adjustments SMTP relies on the nameserver knowing which clients will be sending mail Each client must have a DNS entry so that its name can be resolved If you receive messages such as relaying denied when trying to send mail via the OfficeServer this is likely the problem If you disable the NetWinder s SMTP server it won t be a
22. already you should use those instead Indexing web sites also uses a large chunk of your Internet connection and should be avoided unless absolutely necessary If you do decide to index someone else s server be certain to fill in the Maintainer field on this page so that the server s owner can contact you in case of problems When finished making changes click the Save button to continue 10 22 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Print Server Your NetWinder includes a printer compatible parallel port connector which accepts virtually all parallel printers Other computers on your network can then print to the NetWinder s printer using either the UNIX Ipr protocol Windows Network Neighborhood or Macintosh Apple Talk Workstations encode data for the printer using one of two techniques Direct mode This is the most common mode for Windows workstations In direct mode you install a driver on your PC that exactly matches your printer e g an HP Deskjet 680C and attach it to the network print queue called direct on your NetWinder The NetWinder will pass the printer data along unchanged PostScript mode Alternatively your NetWinder can accept data in the industry standard PostScript format and automatically convert it to match your printer This method is almost always used on UNIX systems and often used on Macintosh computers Chapter 10 Configuring Network Services 10 23 If you plan to only use Direct mode you
23. can also use Port forwarding settings to redirect requests from one server to another The DNS server is responsible for converting Internet domain names like www rebel com into IP addresses like 192 168 42 43 You can set up your own name to address mappings in the DNS configuration Your NetWinder has a serial port to which you can attach an external modem used to connect to the Internet through any standard Internet service provider To do this use the PPP dialer configuration screen To share your NetWinder s files with Windows Macintosh and UNIX computers you will need to use the file sharing configuration panel Chapter 11 Network Settings 11 1 Ethernet Settings Your NetWinder has two ethernet interfaces a 10 100 Mbit ethernet called eth1 for communicating with local workstations and a second 10 Mbit ethernet called ethno for optionally communicating with a cable xDSL modem or an external router The ethernet configuration page looks like this Administrator Services NETWINDER Of ficeServer Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help ethemet Grewall port forwarding VPN manager DNS manager PPP daler share manager Ethernet settings Hostname office Domain name rebel com Gateway 207 245 35 193 Nameserver s 10 1 44 154 Packet Forwarding yes Configuration Static IP address 207 245 35 196 Netmask 255 255 255 248 a CUTE Et 1 Param
24. changes Note For more detailed information on PPP Dialer settings see the OfficeServer User Manual chapter entitled Network Settings 2 16 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Configuring Your NetWinder to Assign IP Addresses Automatically We recommend that your use the NetWinder as your DHCP dynamic host configuration protocol server When you do so the NetWinder will automatically assign IP addresses to computers on your internal network Note If your network already has a separate DHCP server or if you prefer not to have a DHCP server then skip this section 7 IBe Ea H Ji Bak Reload Home Search Netscape Pit Seouiy a Location 1 Bookmarks SS Tadre dropKer0p c9 Oinfoseek j aed a Administrator Services NETWINDER Of ficeServer Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help DHCP Configuration Subnet Address 10 1 0 0 Netmask jasus00 oo Domain Name iomain osuser con m Router Address piraan First DHCP Address foro10 Last DHCP Address 10 10 30 Save Cancel E boan ma a Chapter 2 Installation ands Configuration 2 17 1 From the OfficeServer Administration Mode screen click on Services to see a list of services available on the OfficeServer 2 Click on Configure for the DHCP Server 3 Review the settings of the DHCP Server The default Subnet Address and Netmask do not need to be changed in most cases 4 Ent
25. needs into user groups User Accounts Each person who wants to use the NetWinder for file server access discussion groups InfoPlace or e mail will need a user account A user account allows people to identify themselves to the NetWinder To add a user or change a user s information you need to visit the Users page from the NetWinder Administration page It looks like this Administrator Services NETWINDER OfficeServer Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help User list httpd edit Would you ike to add a new user C ie ol Document Done a SS ese areas a A se Chapter 3 User and Group Account Management 3 1 Creating Users To create a new user click Add a new user at the bottom of the Users page You ll see a page that looks like this Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help Add user User name maximum 8 characters passe Fullname Oce Sewer User opt Phone number Esin io Comment o o Password minimum 6 to maximum 16 characters confirm Foo Disk quota or zero for uniimited E a mM Add to al group yes Cno Save Cancel Pt ol focar Bene E Fill in this form to create the user account This is the information you need to provide m Username This is the short name that the NetWinder system uses to keep track of the user and which is used in his or her e ma
26. page for Private Discussions is very similar except that no Edit Users option is available Administrator Services NETWINDER Of ficeServer Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help Public Discussions Welcome to the WWWThread Administration Package By using the links below you can administer your forums There is a brief explanation next to each administration feature Create Forum This will let you set up another discussion forum Edit Posts This will let you edit or delete posts etc Edt Forum Properties This will let you change the title or description of a forum You can also disable or enable HTML in posts See Delete Forum This will let you delete an entire forum Edt Users This will let you view edit or delete registered users www thweads Version 28 10 18 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual You have the following configuration options Create Forum This allows you to add anew discussion forum in which users can post messages Edit Posts As the administrator you are allowed to remove or modify any messages that someone posts on a forum to remove obscenity for example Edit Forum Properties You can change various features of your forums with this option Delete Forum This will let you wipe out an entire forum and all of its messages once it has exhausted its usefulness Edit Users You can change the list of users who are
27. should be different for every workstation If you have a registered domain enter it in Domain If you don t have a domain name leave this field blank 4 Set your computer s DNS server setting to the IP address of the NetWinder OfficeServer Chapter 2 Installation ands Configuration 2 19 The resulting DNS configuration tab should look something like this TCP IP Properties poros poreo p ooo z Click OK and reboot the computer to activate the new settings Congratulations You have now finished configuring your NetWinder To take full advantages of the OfficeServer features we suggest reading the rest of this User Manual Should you need to shut down your NetWinder for any reason please follow the steps in the next section 2 20 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Shutting Down The NetWinder despite its appearance is very much like a standard server computer If you disconnect the power without shutting it down first you run the risk of corrupting or losing the files on the hard disk drive WARNING It is extremely important that you follow the instructions in this section when shutting down your NetWinder computer Disconnecting the power while the NetWinder is running could cause irretrievable loss of data Desktop Model Shutdown 1 Open a browser on any computer connected to the NetWinder network and go into Administration mode on the NetWinder main screen Go to the System screen Click
28. the AC power connect it to your internal network hub using the supplied network cable Connect this cable to the port at the back of the NetWinder marked 10 100 Base T The NetWinder has no power switch To start it just connect the power cord provided to the power supply at the back of the NetWinder Then plug the power cord into an electrical outlet Set the volume control halfway so that you can hear the start up tones The status lights will flash green and you will hear a tone from the speaker When the system finishes booting the hard disk activity light will stop flashing and you will hear a voice from the speaker say Welcome to NetWinder NetWinder OfficeServer Adapter Hub te le MAC UNIX Chapter 2 Installation ands Configuration 2 1 Now that you ve examined and connected your NetWinder you re ready to install the system Next we will configure the NetWinder ethernet settings so that you can reach it from other computers on the network Setting up a Windows 95 98 Workstation Your NetWinder is designed to be configured entirely using the ethernet network and a web browser However to get started you must first assign the NetWinder a valid address on the local network To do that you need another computer already configured from which to send the configuration messages Since most people use Windows 95 98 or NT workstations we will use Window
29. the administrator will need to remove and recreate your account with a different name but the overall effect is the same Full name This is your real life full name such as Fred Fiddle 4 2 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Phone number This is the phone number where people can reach you You can leave it blank if you prefer Comment You can say something here Or not It doesn t really matter But it will show up when other users see you in the User Directory Password You can change your password by typing the new one here You won t be able to see it as you type it so you must enter it again on the confirm line to make sure you got it right m Disk usage This shows you how much disk space you re using and your maximum disk space allotment if a maximum has been assigned to you When you have finished making your changes click the Save button to make them permanent Chapter 4 Changing Your User Profile 4 3 Backup and Restore You can back up all of your personal NetWinder files to your Windows workstation in the form of a specially formatted NWB NetWinder Backup file To do this click Backup and Restore from the User Profile section of the NetWinder web pages You will be presented with a page like the one below offering to let you back up and restore your personal files 5a S He S nd Ss nile es S o yest NETWINDER Of ficeServer User Home Directory Infoplace Discus
30. the two prompts with sales and ffiddle respectively 10 8 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual If you want you can redirect one address to more than one person and create simple mailing lists For example you might want to redirect the address smart people rebel com to include einstein rebel com newton rebel com and mmouse rebel com To do that click Add a new alias Answer the first prompt by typing smart people The second prompt asks you for destination addresses Here type einstein newton mmouse rebel com and press the Save button You can edit existing aliases in a similar way For example if you realize that Mickey Mouse isn t smart after all you can remove him from the smart people alias by clicking the word Edit next to smart people in the alias list Edit the list of destinations changing it to just einstein newton and press OK When you no longer need a particular e mail alias you can easily remove it by clicking the Remove button next to its name Chapter 10 Configuring Network Services 10 9 SMTP Denied Domains If you regularly get unsolicited commercial e mail spam from particular servers or users you can refuse to allow them to send mail to your users To deny mail from a particular e mail domain click Deny an additional domain and enter the appro priate domain name when prompted For example you can refuse all mail from junk org by entering junk org at the prompt Similarly you can
31. three primary and two secondary policies that you can apply when forming firewall rules Each firewall chain consists of a sequence of rules evaluated from top to bottom that match different kinds of network packets Each rule has a policy that specifies how the firewall should treat a packet that matches this rule If none of the rules matches a particular packet the default policy will be applied instead Primary Policies There are three policies that can be applied in any of the three chains input output and forwarding 1 Accept This policy specifies that the chain should immediately accept a packet and continue on its way In the case of the Forward firewall it will be sent through the Output firewall and along to its final destination Reject This means that the packet should be returned to the sender with an error message Usually when you want to block a connection you will use the Reject policy Deny This means that the packet should be quietly discarded and no further action should be taken If a packet matches a Deny rule your NetWinder will act as if the packet simply didn t exist Eventually the requesting computer will give up with a host not responding or timeout message Most people consider using the Deny policy rude However if you deny all types of connections except the ones you really want your NetWinder will look almost completely invisible to the Internet which may discourage peopl
32. to Network Settings Chapter 10 in the OfficeServer User Manual to make this change Do not attempt to do so off site through an Internet connection because the configuration process will change the routing for your Internet connection thereby cutting you off from the NetWinder Chapter 2 Installation ands Configuration 2 13 If you want to connect to the Internet via xDSL modem cable modem or ISDN router 10 BT Ethernet RJ 45 to RJ 45 not supplied NetWinder OfficeServer xDSL cable modem ISDN router Power cable Adapter UNIX 1 Connect the external network ethernet cable supplied with your modem or router to the port labelled 10baseT on the NetWinder back panel and to your modem router 2 From the OfficeServer Administration Mode screen click on Network to see the current network configuration 3 Click on Change these parameters 4 Using values supplied by your ISP fill in the Etho Parameters section 5 Click dynamic if your ISP uses dynamic host configuration protocol or DHCP most do Otherwise select static 2 14 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual 6 Type the ISP s nameserver DNS and gateway router data in the top portion of the Network parameters page 7 Click yes for Packet Forwarding so that everyone on your internal network has e mail and Internet access 8 Click Save to activate the changes Note For more detailed information on et
33. w oe Ca Ae Chapter 3 User and Group Account Management 3 5 Creating Groups Creating a group is easy On the Groups page click Add a new group You ll see a page that looks like this Fe Edt Go Hep at iv amp Q9taeas cs 3 Bock Relood Home Sowch Netscape Pin Secuy _ 7 g 7 Bookmaks Jb Location rip Joitice stel conog br retvanda adra gogi Cp mose a3 v Ointoseek aed Administrator Services NETWINDER Of ficeServer Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help Add group Group name maximum 8 characters rates Group members F httpd F osuser Save Cancel You need to fill in the following information Group name Give your group a name This is very similar to a username in that the NetWinder uses it to keep track of the group It can be up to 8 characters long Group members Here the NetWinder displays a list of the users on your system Using the mouse put a check mark next to the users you want to be in your new group When you ve finished entering your group information click the Submit button 3 6 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Editing and Removing Groups To edit a group find the group on the Groups screen and click the word Edit next to the group name You will see a page very much like the one used in Creating Groups Make the necessary changes and then click Save To remove a group click the word Remove next to the group
34. web publishing software Once you have all these components you re ready to begin installing your NetWinder 1 4 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual The Desktop NetWinder The most common NetWinder is the desktop model which has a small stylish case and the following components 2 Reset 3 Speaker 4 Volume 5 Status lights a 6 Ventilation side and bottom 1 Stand 1 Stand A base that stands the NetWinder upright to save desk space 2 Reset button orange used to reset or shut off the NetWinder 3 Speaker to monitor start up and shutdown sounds 4 Volume control Start off with it set at the halfway mark 5 Two front status lights The one on the left or top is green when the NetWinder is powered up and working the one on the right or bottom is green when there is hard drive activity 6 Ventilation slots Located on the side and bottom of the cabinet Keep clear to prevent overheating Chapter 1 Meet the OfficeServer 1 5 The NetWinder Rackmount The NetWinder is also available in a rugged rack mount configuration that accommodates more than one processor It looks like this ae gga NETWINDER y E eee o C 8 10 Base T 7 10 100 Base T 6 HDD 5 Power Stat 2 Serial Maint 4 Power 1 Ventilation slots Be sure to keep these clear of obstructions without ventilation your NetWinder may overheat 2 Serial Maint C
35. you will see a screen that looks like this Admin Port Forwarding Netscape Administrator Services NETWINDER OfficeServer Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help ethemet firewall port forwarding VPN manager DNS manager PPP daler share manager Port Forwarding Port forwarding is not configured Would you like to add a new rule wee on Mip ottice ebel conog bn naiande adr porter og Administrator Services NETWINDER OfficeServer Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help J ethemet firewall port forwarding VPN manager DNS manager PPP daler share manager Add Port Forwarding rule Protocol TCP Local IP address i Local Port I Remote IP address I Remote Port i 11 16 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual You need to provide the following information to create a forwarding entry Protocol This is either TCP or UDP and specifies the type of service that you will be forwarding Local IP address This is the address from which the NetWinder will be forwarding requests For example if this value is 192 168 42 12 and someone tries to make a connection to 192 168 42 12 the request will be forwarded to the remote address Local port This is the port number from which the NetWinder will be forwarding requests Remote IP address
36. 19 Quick Start Disk 2 7 2 9 Quick Start Floppy 2 7 RAM umian idee 9 2 TOBISTET nnii i 6 2 reset button 1 5 2 22 12 2 12 3 TESLOTE 0000s 4 4 4 5 9 3 FOTEL kre isois mei irns iiaa 10 27 Samba seseeeeesereesees 10 12 search 5 siealiov nectvestacs 10 20 search engine 7 1 7 2 10 20 10 21 10 22 SOCUTILY orasidi 11 12 serial input 0 eee 1 6 SOIVEIS 3 Kiiran atna 10 1 server side includes 8 5 setting up a Windows 95 98 workstation sesse 2 2 shutting down 2 21 SMB isis ws ieiela ana 10 12 SMTP raria 10 7 Soundsien 1 5 SPAIN cccceeeescseeseeeeeeenes 10 10 spoofed eeeceeeeeeeeeeees 11 8 SS aan atessiite dias 8 5 Stand spodnia aient 1 5 SLAG TAE ores 11 5 status lights 1 5 1 6 2 1 StrongARM processor 1 1 Subjectes erien 6 5 SWa Pe siener riivi r iieis 9 2 SYSTEM 00 ceccsceeesseeeeeeeseeeees 9 1 TCP IP protocol 2 4 Teletirania 10 29 thread ss ti sensivivs eienaiss 6 4 UNIX onrera 10 16 Chapter 16 Hardware Specifications 16 3 user account 3 1 3 2 3 4 4 1 4 5 6 2 6 4 8 3 8 8 10 8 user directory 3 7 user profile 4 1 4 4 4 9 Users page 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 ventilation 1 5 1 6 1 7 virtual hosts 8 1 11 15 I 16 4 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual volume control 00 1 5 Web Page Creator 4 5 4 6 web s
37. 1995 Class A EN50082 1 1992 Generic Immunity IEC 801 2 1984 4 KV CD 8 KV AD IEC 801 3 1984 3V m IEC 801 4 1988 0 5 KV Signal Lines 1 KV Power Lines FCC Title 47 CIR Part 15 Class A ICES 003 Class A Issue 2 AS N S 3548 1992 Class A Supplementary Information The product herewith complies with the requirements of the following Directives and carries the CE marking accordingly the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC including 93 68 EEC the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC including 93 68 EEC 1 The Product was tested in a typical configuration with Hardware Rebel com NetWinder peripherals 2 This Device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Chapter 15 Standards Compliance 15 1 Class B NetWinder Declaration of conformity NetWinder tm Rebel com Inc Suite 1000 150 Isabella St Ottawa Ontario Canada K1S 1V7 declares that the product Model Number NetWinder Part Number NW XXX YY ZZZ 00 XXA XX is either 16 32 or 64 A code is for hard drive YY is either TC WS DM JC VC LC or therefore ZZZ is either NA or INT QQ is software code Product Options All conforms to the following Product Specifications Safety IEC 950 1991 A1 A2 A3 EN60950 1992 A1 A2 A3 UL 1950 3 edit
38. All IP addresses must be valid Internet addresses obtained from your ISP if you want the site to be reachable from the Internet For strictly internal virtual sites you can make up an address provided it is on the same network as the rest of your internal hosts m Server name This is the Internet domain name for the server Usually when people go to a web site they prefer to use a real name rather than an IP address A possible virtual server name might be sales rebel com Note you need to set up this name in the domain name system DNS in some cases this can be done by editing options on the DNS Configuration page Admin e mail This is the e mail address of the virtual server s administrator Usually this address isn t a real person but instead is an e mail alias like webmaster rebel com To create a NetWinder e mail alias see the section on the SMTP E mail Delivery Server in the Configuring Network Services chapter Note if the web server has errors they will be e mailed to the administrator You should make certain that this is a valid e mail address 8 4 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual CGI execution CGI is the Internet common gateway interface It allows the web server to run a special program which you provide to generate web pages instead of always serving static unchanging pages For example the NetWinder uses CGI to automatically generate the tables and forms you see in the NetWinder web based
39. All z of the above words and display in long z format Boolean expressions use the terms and and or but parenthesis can also be used to group things together Here are some examples of boolean expressions Sports and fast To retum pages containing sports and fast sports or fast To retum pages containing either sports or fast sports or hobbies and fast To retum pages containing either sports or hobbies and fast sae Document Dene TH a a Pe Chapter 7 Searching for Documents 7 1 Enter the keywords related to your search topic in the line labelled Search and then press the Search button A new page will appear listing all the local documents that match your search NOTE The Search feature does not normally search the entire Internet for information it only searches files and documents stored on your NetWinder The system administrator can choose what does or does not get indexed by the search engine 7 2 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Chapter 8 Virtual Hosts Your NetWinder allows you to create Virtual Hosts which you can think of as servers inside of a server You can assign your NetWinder more than one Internet address For example two virtual servers addressed serverl rebel com and server2 rebel com may coexist on the same NetWinder but direct users to different information on that server To the user the two virtual servers look totally different This is similar to a comp
40. E EAE 8 5 Chain siennas 11 8 Client for Microsoft Networks cccccceeeeeeees 2 5 command prompt 10 29 common gateway interface sesers 8 5 Components esseere 1 4 configure TCP IP 2 5 COnnectors 0 068 1 1 1 8 creating Users 3 2 3 4 default gateway 10 27 DHGP istic eiae 10 26 Dial on Demand 10 28 direct mode 10 23 discussion areas 10 18 discussion forums 6 1 6 3 6 4 disk quota 3 3 9 4 disk usage cee 4 3 9 4 DNS cece eens 10 28 11 18 configuration 8 4 domain name 11 3 Domain Name Server 10 28 dynamic 11 5 e mail ACCESS aiins iis 10 11 address sses 4 8 delivery sses 10 7 filtering 4 11 emergenCy isien iii 12 1 CthO PEA ATA 11 2 a a E EA EE 11 2 ethernet 11 2 indicators 0 eee 1 8 Lights cieren 1 6 File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks 2 5 file sharing 11 28 Chapter 16 Hardware Specifications 16 1 firewall ienris 11 6 firewall chain 11 8 formats eeeescecessteceeeseteeeees v FOr nsi aneri 10 19 forum lista erer kennasn 6 4 TAU CEEE E N 4 10 ET Ponera 4 7 10 16 gateway esseesssserssssrersseeee 11 4 Ghostscript 10 25 hard reset 2 22 hostname 11 3 HTML Version v HTTP kansono 8 6 IMAP odha nii 10 11 MAOR aren ar o 10 21 InfoPlace 000 3 1 5 1 installation amp config
41. EP Document Done A ee we 10 16 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual The following configuration options are available Allow anonymous access If this option is set to Yes anyone will be allowed to connect to your NetWinder using FTP even non registered users However these anonymous users will have severely restricted rights and will only be allowed to access files in a special public directory Many file repositories on the Internet are published using anonymous FTP With this option you can choose to create your own Administrator s email address This is the address to which failure messages will be sent a notification will also be given to FTP site users that they can report problems to the administrator address Maximum failed logins If a user tries to log in and fails too many times during a single session the session will be terminated This option defines the maximum number of login attempts Chapter 10 Configuring Network Services 10 17 Public Private Discussions This allows you to configure the settings for the discussion areas which are based on a program called wwwthreads Since the discussion areas are part of the web server you can t disable them without disabling the web server And of course you can t disable the web server because you need it in order to configure the NetWinder If you click on the word Configure next to Public Discussions you will see the following page The configuration
42. Manager Chapter 6 Discussion Forums and Chapter 7 Searching for Documents When you first get your OfficeServer you should start at the beginning of the book and read each chapter in order We have organized the information to build on your knowledge from start to finish If you find a chapter that contains some thing you already know just skip it and move on Most advanced features are discussed towards the end of the book As long as you re reading from front to back you can just stop reading once you ve set up all the NetWinder features you intend to use at first Later on you may want to refer to the manual for more information We labelled the chapters based on typical user and administration tasks to make it easier to find what you re looking for Each page in the NetWinder web based configuration system also has a Help link that will take you to the appropriate section of the online manual vi NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Chapter 1 Meet the OfficeServer Congratulations on your purchase of the NetWinder OfficeServer In this chapter we ll introduce you to the NetWinder hardware explain what all the connectors are and tell you how to make the connections required The NetWinder Platform The Rebel com NetWinder was designed to be a small fast reliable and economical computer appliance It uses the powerful 32 bit 275 MHz StrongARM processor and its software is based on the popular high availability Lin
43. Protocol ALL amp Interface LOOO Save Cancel FA Document Done Fu a De Chapter 11 Network Settings 11 13 The options are as follows m Policy This defines how a packet will be handled if it matches this rule We described the different policies above in the sections called Standard Firewall Policies and The Masquerading Policy Source IP address If a packet does not come from this address it will not match the rule Leave this blank if you want to match packets from any address Source netmask The source IP address can refer to an entire IP subnetwork For example if the source address is 192 168 42 0 and the subnet is 255 255 255 0 then the rule will match packets from any computer on the 192 168 42 x network If you leave the source IP address blank you should leave this entry blank as well If you supply the source IP address and leave the netmask blank only the exact address that you specify will be matched not a whole network of addresses Source ports If a packet does not come from this range of ports it will not match the rule You can specify either a single port number e g 80 or a range e g 1 1024 If you leave this blank any port number will match If you specify the port number you must use either TCP or UDP in the Protocol field below Destination address netmask ports These work like the Source address netmask and ports except they match the packet s target instead of its source
44. Services NETWINDER OnneeServealr Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help ethemet firewall port forwarding VPN manager DNS manager PPP daler share manager Add DNS Record Name I Record Type Nameserver 3 Address flocatnost Save Cancel FRF Document Done SS mes A a records provide the main purpose of DNS to convert domain names to IP addresses They work as you might expect in the DNS map for rebel com serverl A 192 168 42 13 means that serverl rebel com has the address 192 168 42 13 11 22 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual On the other hand the Ns records provide additional information that help the DNS system run smoothly Normally the Name field of an Ns line is blank since it has the domain name e g rebel com appended automatically it matches the whole domain not any particular host The Value field specifies the domain name of a master name server for this domain By checking the Ns entries in a domain a program querying the DNS map can determine if a particular domain name server is authoritative that is whether it is the master for the domain Finally mx entries specify mail exchangers for the domain This is how mail programs know for example that mail for f fiddle rebel com should be handled by a computer called serverl rebel com As with ns entries the Name field is blank and the Value field is a domain name So
45. User Manual NetWinder OfficeServer Version 1 0 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Copyright 1999 Rebel com Inc 150 Isabella Street Suite 1000 Ottawa Ontario K1S 5R3 Phone 613 788 6000 Fax 613 230 8300 E mail support rebel com NetWinder and NetWinder OfficeServer are trademarks of Rebel com Inc Other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners Table of Contents PROLACE sissevcaieeiesnceveseessistsvsnveiveshsetaaststvaceDiesteineesutaceDiososavsestaatsevshsosnenso v How to Read This Book eee eeesccesssecesneeceseeessaeensaeecseeeeneees vi 1 Meet the OfficeServer cccccsessscsscscsseceseeessseessssessseeseeeeees 1 1 The NetWinder Platform i ceeeeseesscccseeeeeeseeeeaeceseeeeees 1 1 Before You Start a ssncsivsiviciesvseciievivieien R EA a 1 2 What Your NetWinder Package Contains 0 0 eeeeeeees 1 4 The Desktop Net Windel ceecceesscesscecceteeeesaeeesaeecsseeeees 1 5 The NetWinder Rackmount ceeescesssccseeeeetseeeeeeceeeeeens 1 6 NetWinder Back Panel Connections 0 0 ee eeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeee 1 7 2 Installation amp Configuration ccssssscssseeseseeessssscssseesesenees 2 1 Turning on the POWET 0 ceesceeeeeesneceececeseeecsaeeeesaeeceeeeeena 2 1 Setting up a Windows 95 98 Workstation sses 2 2 Using the NetWinder Quick Start Disk eeeeees 2 7 Connecting to the NetWinder Home Page osses 2 10 Switching to Ad
46. add a new record Would you like to go back to the domain list TRF Docanent Done H CP 11 20 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual A table of values appears Each line in the table has three parts m Name This is the name that we are publishing If it ends in a dot it is a complete domain name by itself otherwise and much more commonly it will have this domain s name appended to it If you are currently editing the rebel com domain then the name server will be published as serverl rebel com Record type This is the type of name that we are publishing There are four common types Address a Nameserver Ns Mail exchanger mx and Pointer PTR These are discussed later m Value This is the value that the name will point to Its content depends on the record type in an A record the value is an IP address otherwise it is another domain name A forward DNS map will normally contain several A records one or two NS records and one or two Mx records However you can have any number of any of these records A forward map will never contain a PTR record Chapter 11 Network Settings 11 21 You can add entries to your DNS map by clicking Add a new record or edit existing entries by clicking the word Edit next to the appropriate entry A page like this will appear T Bookmatks Ah Location hin 7citice rebel conoy bevinetvardet adren duaddec cp T varinanediratwrde cg v Oindoseek aed Administrator
47. allowed to access the public discussion server Chapter 10 Configuring Network Services 10 19 Search Engine The Search button found on the main NetWinder page allows you to search for keywords through all of the web pages on the NetWinder The search database updates itself every morning at 4 00 a m As with several other NetWinder services the search engine feature is part of the Web Server and so it cannot be disabled However it provides several configuration options If you click the word Configure next to Search Engine you will see the following page Administrator Services NETWINDER Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help Search Configuration index URLs start_url rnanual netwander os_marual netwondeddoes Index User Directories W osuser Limitto URLS S start_url Exclude URLs cgi bin cgi Maintainer Email froot iocaihost Save Cancel See Document Dane Sse a oD Pe 10 20 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual The options are as follows Index URLs This is the top level web page or set of pages from which indexing begins The default values are probably correct for most users If you want to add your own documents you can add additional directories here separated by spaces Index user directories You can decide whether each user s home page will be included in the web search When you create a new user his pages wi
48. any having one telephone number but many different voice mail boxes A virtual web server works in much the same way If someone asks for sales rebel com they might see the sales home page if they ask for support rebel com they might see the technical support page But really it s all running on the same physical server On a NetWinder virtual servers provide another useful feature a different user maintains each virtual host So someone in the sales department can update sales rebel com while someone in technical support can keep track of support rebel com Chapter 8 Virtual Hosts 8 1 Virtual Web Servers A web server is the most common kind of virtual host If you click Virtual Web on the Hosts administration page you will see this page E a Tn ae ir a Ga Back Rekbad Home Sewch Netscape Secuty Pint 3 7 Bookmarks Location htp Jothce sebel com og bev netwander adie hottest op EZ Ointoseek aed Administrator Services NETWINDER Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help virtual web virtual ftp Virtual Web Hosts 192 168 1 254 osuser netwinder org osuser DNS config remove Would you ike to add a new host See Joanen Dene S Re SO De 8 2 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Let s assume you don t have any virtual web servers yet In that case you will want to click on Add a new host You ll see a page that looks lik
49. automatically by clicking the Register button that appears at the top of the discussions page If you are using a private discussion forum your NetWinder account is automatically used for your discussion account you do not need to register a discussion account in that case NOTE If you are logged into your NetWinder using the administrator account httpd you should not register a discussions account You should shut down your web browser and restart it logging in using a standard user account first The administrator has special privileges to move and delete messages from the forums but isn t expected to post messages without using a normal user account The user registration page contains the following fields which you need to fill in m Username This is the short name or alias by which you will identify yourself in the discussions It is often the same as your NetWinder login name although it doesn t have to be Full name Enter your real full name here 6 2 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Password and Verify Password You can choose a separate password especially for the discussion forums It is probably easiest for you if you choose the same password as your main NetWinder login password but that isn t necessary Since you can t see the password as you type it in these fields you must enter it twice to ensure you ve done it correctly m E mail This is your full preferred e mail address
50. be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interface by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation NetWinder Responsible party Rebel com Inc 150 Isabella St Suite 1000 Ottawa Ontario Canada K1S 1V7 Chapter 15 Standards Compliance 15 5 European Community Compliance Statement This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B Information Technology Equipment according to CISPR 22 European Standard EN 55022 The limits for Class B equipment were derived for typical residential environments to provide reasonable protection against interference with licensed communication devices Industry Canada Compliance Statement This Class B digital apparatus meets the requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Avis de comformit a la r glementation d industrie Canada Cet apparei
51. ble to receive or deliver mail for any of your users If you use the e mail features of your NetWinder you will need to make sure SMTP service is enabled Chapter 10 Configuring Network Services 10 7 The SMTP server also has two configuration options the User Alias List and the Denied Domains list To get the SMTP configuration screen click the word Configure on the SMTP server line The configuration screen for SMTP looks like this Admin SMTP Configuration Netscape Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help SMTP User Aliases Le Acton MAILER DAEMON postmaster edit remove bin root edit remove daemon root echt remove decode root edit remove dumper root edit remove games root edit remove ingres root egt remove manager root echt remove nobody root edit remove operator root edit remove postmaster root edit remove root httpd edt remove system root edit remove toor root edit remove uucp root edit remove Would you like to add a new alias z Seer Document Done A Oe Df SMTP User Aliases An alias allows you to redirect user mail from a name into a particular user account or set of user accounts For example you might want to redirect mail to sales rebel comto ffiddle rebel com assuming your NetWinder is called rebel com and ffiddle is a user on your NetWinder To do this you need to create an alias from sales to ffiddle Click on Add a new alias and answer
52. can configure it separately A proxy server is a program that accepts connections on one port and immediately forwards them to another server on another port Proxy servers are frequently used to forward specific services through firewalls or to allow access to services using special protocols that your client software doesn t understand A cache server is a special kind of proxy server that sometimes decides not to forward the request on to the target server If it has recently fulfilled the same request the result is cached on the proxy server s local hard drive so it can be retrieved more quickly in the future Your NetWinder can act as a simple proxy server or as a proxy cache server depending on its configuration options To use the NetWinder as a proxy or cache server you need to configure your web browser usually Netscape or Internet Explorer to point at your NetWinder port 80 You can usually do this in your browser s Options or Preferences window under the keyword Proxy or Security Chapter 10 Configuring Network Services 10 3 When you click the Configure button next to Web Proxy Cache on the NetWinder s Services screen you will see this page Administrator Services NETWINDER Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help Cache Configuration Allow CONNECT on ports pass o Cache default expiration hours OOOO Cache directory length RR Cache directory
53. cause the Linux firewall is so powerful it can be difficult and confusing to configure You can also easily lock out your workstation from the web based configuration if you do that you will need to attach a keyboard and monitor to your NetWinder to repair the problem See the chapter called Recovering from Emergencies if this happens Because of these problems you should avoid changing your NetWinder s firewall unless you have a good reason The default settings are sufficiently secure for most sites When you click Firewall from the Network configuration page you will see a page that looks like this Administration Home Users Groups ethernet firewal port fo Er E VPN manager DNS manager PPP dialer share manager Administrator Services NETWINDER Of ficeServer s Hosts System Services Network Help Input Firewall Default policy DENY accept 9900 POOO edit remove ACCEPT aN TOAN ALL etht Tin DENY 28535500 0000 AL ono A S accept 9000 0000 1024 5 99 new cia a accept 9000 nee 80 80 TCP ethd we accept 9000 o oo 600265535 TCP ethd accept 9000 OOOO 102465535 uop eno sire accept 990 peel SE Hep Cae ae arcenr 0000 0 0 0 0 enea umam aa edit remove a Dene PE a ee Sai Chapter 11 Network Settings 11 7 Before we actually make any firewall settings let s look at some background information The Three Firewall Chains The Linux firewall i
54. configuration system CGI is an advanced topic that is discussed in many places on the Internet but writing CGI scripts is beyond the scope of this manual If you won t be using CGI scripts on this virtual web server you should disable CGI execution E Server side includes Also known as SSI Server side includes are an alternative to CGI that allow the web server to generate partly static partly dynamic HTML content As with CGI SSI is an advanced topic that is beyond the scope of this manual To allow the server to use SSI choose either NoExec or Full for this option NoExec allows all SSI features except those that execute external programs Full adds the ability to execute external programs in a similar way to CGI Chapter 8 Virtual Hosts 8 5 Host type It isn t absolutely necessary in all cases to give each virtual server its own unique IP address If only HTTP 1 1 compliant web browsers including Netscape 4 x or Internet Explorer 4 x and 5 x will be used to access your virtual server you can use a Name based host that shares the same IP address as your main NetWinder web server It still needs a unique Server name though We recommend that you avoid Name based servers however and use IP based servers whenever possible This is to support people with older or uncommon browsers that don t support HTTP 1 1 Name based virtual hosts don t work with those browsers If you don t have many IP addresses ava
55. d 90 or more of the file Cache garbage collection interval Your NetWinder will delete entries from the cache periodically to keep the cache directory at a reasonable size This takes place every GC interval hours usually 1 hour Cache last modified factor If a retrieved document doesn t specify an expiry time but does include a last modified time which is the most common situation the NetWinder will set the expiry time to Last modified factor time since last modification Cache maximum expiration This is the longest possible time in hours that your NetWinder will keep a document in its cache without double checking that it hasn t been changed on the original server Cache root This is the directory in which to store files for the web cache It is almost always var cache Chapter 10 Configuring Network Services 10 5 Cache size KB This is the maximum size in megabytes of the web cache If the cache grows larger than this your NetWinder will start throwing out old entries so they will need to be retrieved from their original server if they are requested again m No cache This is a list of keywords or hosts that will not be cached by the server If you have web servers on your local network you should enter their names here because it doesn t gain you anything to cache them You gain the most benefit from caching files from the Internet so that you don t have to download them over and over
56. deny mail from spam junk org by entering it here WARNING Most spam disguises its source address so that its original sender cannot be identified Sometimes the fake source address is actually a valid address belonging to someone else Denying e mail from the fake address will not actually eliminate your spam problems and might accidentally cause you to refuse valid e mail 10 10 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual POP 3 E mail Access Server POP 3 stands for the post office protocol revision 3 It is the most common way for e mail reader programs such as Outlook Pegasus Eudora or Netscape to retrieve their e mail from a server Since your NetWinder can act as an e mail server it provides the POP 3 protocol POP 3 is a very simple service and needs no configuration options If you want to allow e mail readers to access their mail via POP 3 be certain to enable the POP 3 server on the network services screen Newer more advanced e mail readers can also use the IMAP protocol to access mail If you enable POP 3 you may also want to enable the IMAP service IMAP Advanced E mail Access Server IMAP stands for the Internet Mail Access Protocol Like POP 3 it allows e mail reader programs to retrieve their e mail from the server Unlike POP 3 IMAP also provides support for keeping your mail in several folders on the server so you can organize it more easily If you want to allow e mail readers to access their
57. dequate measures Industry Canada Compliance Statement This Class A digital apparatus meets the requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipments Regulations Avis de comformit a la r glementation d industrie Canada Cet appareil num rique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Australian Electromagnet Compatibility EMC Regulations This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures 15 4 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Class B NetWinder This Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement applies to you if you have model number NetWinder tm NetWinder tm Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can
58. der to direct all of its Internet traffic through the router which will be your default gateway You need to enter the IP address e g 192 168 42 1 of your router here if you have one Otherwise fill in the address of the NetWinder itself m DNS Nameserver s A DNS nameserver is responsible for converting Internet domain names such as www rebel com into IP addresses such as 192 168 42 43 The NetWinder includes a DNS server but if you already have one or more you can tell your NetWinder to use that one or those ones instead Enter one or more IP addresses here separated by spaces To use your NetWinder s internal DNS server enter 127 0 0 1 a magic number that means use the local host here NOTE If you enter more than one DNS server your NetWinder will always use the first server unless the first server is down That means if the first server can t find an address and reports no such hostname the NetWinder will not ask the second or additional servers for more information Packet forwarding If this is set to Yes your NetWinder will act as a router also known as a gateway and allow other workstations on your network to access the Internet via your NetWinder Of course this is only useful if you have configured the NetWinder to be able to access the Internet either by setting the Gateway address on this page or by configuring the PPP dialer To prevent other computers on your network fro
59. der will first need to break into your NetWinder before even beginning to attack other computers on your network As with the other Forward firewall rules masquerading doesn t work unless you have enabled Packet forwarding under Ethernet Settings 11 12 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Creating Firewall Rules WARNING If you are not an advanced user we suggest leaving the firewall settings as they are The default settings ensure sufficient security By creating firewall rules you have the ability to block access from your own computer to the web based configuration If you do that the only way to recover is to attach a keyboard and monitor to your NetWinder and fix it from the console If you click the words Add a new rule under any of the three firewall chains you ll see a screen that looks like this te Eat Ven Go Ce Heb 32i N Fy E bonis A Locaia Mp Hotice nbel con op br nenande adnnlieonsl cy node sddiivroa Ota aed e e e E Administrator Services NETWINDER Of ficeServer Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help ethemet firewall port forwarding VPN manager DNS manager PPP daler share manager a a 3 8 etei com Adding Input Firewall rule Policy stats g Source IP address CUO Source Netmask DOll Source Ports 4 Destination IP address 4 Destination Netmask Destination Ports SE Redirect Port CI
60. do not need to configure the NetWinder s print server it will work auto matically If however you want to use PostScript mode you will need to tell the NetWinder which kind of printer you have so that it can convert the data into the right format automatically From the Services page click the word Configure on the Print Server line You ll see a page like this Administrator Services NETWINDER Of ficeServer Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help Printer Configuration The following options can be used to set up a PostScript compatible printer queue for non postscnpt printers These settings do not affect the Direct print queue Please click on the help link for more information Driver none Resolution none z Paper size none 3 Extra GS options I Save J Cancel ae Document Done Ss w or a 10 24 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual It has the following options Driver This is the NetWinder printer driver you want to use to convert PostScript data into your printer s native format If the driver is set to None your NetWinder s PostScript mode will not work correctly Resolution Non PostScript printers normally need the NetWinder to feed them bitmapped graphics From the list box choose the highest resolution that your printer can support Paper size Fill in the paper size you will use with this printer This is either Letter
61. e differences are important to your operation If they are you may want to change your Internet connection before you install your NetWinder You need the following hardware and software to install and use the NetWinder OfficeServer m An office network or internal LAN that is compatible with 10 100 Base T and the TCP IP network protocol m At least one desktop computer on the LAN configured to use the TCP IP protocol m The desktop computer must have a fixed Internet protocol address IP address you will find configuration information later in this guide a dynamically configured IP address will not work A web browser such as Netscape Navigator 4 x or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 x or 5 x installed on this desktop computer m An account with an ISP if you want to use the NetWinder to connect to the Internet and world wide web Chapter 1 Meet the OfficeServer 1 3 What Your NetWinder Package Contains You should have all these components 1 NetWinder computer desktop as shown or rackmount NetWinder vertical stand not included with rackmount Network cable RJ 45 to RJ 45 Power cable AC adapter Shrink wrapped package including i Licence agreement ii Registration warranty card iii OfficeServer Quick Start Guide iv OfficeServer Quick Start floppy disk 3 5 in v OfficeServer User Manual vi OfficeServer Resources CD ROM vii Corel Print Office CD ROM Disks 1 2 amp 3 includes Web Designer
62. e from trying to break in On the other hand this can be very confusing to technicians who are legitimately trying to resolve network problems Unless you have a good reason you should avoid using the Deny policy 11 10 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Secondary Policies Forwarding 4 Redirect This allows you to redirect incoming requests to another host on or off your network This is almost never used Masquerading Masq This type of policy can only be applied in the Forward firewall When a forwarded packet matches a Masq rule your NetWinder will perform a magical operation that relabels the connection as if it were originating at the NetWinder As far as the remote side is concerned the NetWinder is making a request When the response comes back it will be automatically relabelled again so that the original requester isn t aware that anything special has happened This is useful for three reasons Your ISP Most Internet service providers ISPs only provide a single IP address when you make a modem connection This is because almost always a modem connection is made by a single computer which only needs one address However with masquerading you can use this single address for every computer on your local network so that each computer can access the Internet through the same modem connection at the same time Because your NetWinder does its magic you don t need any special support from yo
63. e this Admin Add New Host Netscape e ZA e2aas f B Bock Read Home Seach Neticape Bookmarks J Location riip cthes rebel conoy brv netvandet adiavrmnan oy Olntoseek Fg i H Administrator Services NETWINDER Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help virtual web virtual ftp Add New Host Ovmer s user name osuser z3 Server IP is te8 1250 Server name Josuser netwinder org Administrator email osusergnetwinder org CGI execution Off e On Server side includes None C NoExec C Full Host type IP based C Name based DNS Primary Off Lsm cancel ae Doomen Done Fu 3 Pe I You need to fill in each of the following configuration options m Owner s username This is the user who will be in charge of this virtual server Obviously you need to create the user account before you can assign it to a web server Once you ve created the virtual web server the owner will be able to control this web server from the normal User web configuration page Chapter 8 Virtual Hosts 8 3 m Server IP This is the IP address given to a virtual server If you are using the traditional IP based hosting then each host will need its own IP address If you use the newer name based hosting Caution not supported by all browsers then you only need one additional IP address which will be shared by all your name based virtual hosts
64. e to your company within a given registry Some of the common registries are com net and org Certain countries such as Canada France and the United Kingdom also have country based registries such as ca There is an annual fee for maintaining a domain name Internet connection Some NetWinder features depend on your Internet connection If your network is permanently connected to the Internet 24 hours a day with a fixed IP address you will be able to mE send and receive e mail on demand m log onto the Internet on demand without waiting for a dial up connection host your own web site offer network access to staff from outside the office 1 2 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual If you are not connected permanently or if you do not have a fixed IP address then your ISP will have to maintain a mail server for your e mail and will host your web site E mail can be sent out through the NetWinder on demand but can only be received by logging onto the ISP s mail server You will be able to log onto the World Wide Web on demand Staff will only be able to log onto the network from outside when the NetWinder is connected to the Internet How fast your Internet connection performs is a function of how many people are logged on actively at the same time If you expect multiple connections to be the rule you may want to upgrade your connection to something faster to avoid frustration Now is the time to decide whether thes
65. ecialists will guide you to the correct location for file downloading Chapter 13 Technical Support 13 1 Telephone Support 1 800 661 1612 Rebel com provides telephone support Monday through Friday from 8 30 AM to 5 PM EST excluding company observed holidays Software support for initial system set up is covered under your warranty which is 90 days for software and 1 year for hardware The 90 day free support period starts on shipping date After this period you are encouraged to sign up for our annual maintenance agreement program All trouble will be logged by our Rebel com Technical Support Services Group Call 1 800 661 1612 and ask for NetWinder Division You will be asked for the model and serial number of your NetWinder as well as a contact name and number and a brief description of the problem Your call will be logged tracked and assigned promptly Developer Support If you have purchased a NetWinder and need fairly technical assistance we welcome you to http www netwinder org which is the focal point of Linux development on the NetWinder products 13 2 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Chapter 14 Licences and Warranties The NetWinder OfficeServer includes software developed by Rebel com inc as well as by several third parties For the full licensing conditions associated with the OfficeServer software please see the licensing agreement you received packaged with the NetWinder computer The GNU General P
66. ectly normal access is via any desktop computer on your network Chapter 1 Meet the OfficeServer 1 7 6 10 100 Base T input Connects your internal network hub the box into which all the office computers are plugged to the NetWinder via the supplied network cable Eth 1 7 10 Base T input Connects your NetWinder to the Internet via xDSL modem cable modem or ISDN router Eth 0 NOTE Desktop model is illustrated rackmount connectors are similar Ethernet status lights There is a green light for each of the ethernet connectors When the light for the 10baseT connection glows green the corresponding ethernet link is established The light for the 10 100baseT connection turns on when network activity takes place Monitor jack Plug your monitor in here to access the NetWinder directly normal access is via any desktop computer on your network Parallel port Connects your NetWinder to a parallel peripheral such as a printer NOTE The back panel may not look exactly like this depending on the model of NetWinder you receive However the connectors themselves will be labelled similarly and operate in the same way 1 8 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Chapter 2 Installation amp Configuration Turning on the Power WARNING Be sure to connect the power supply ast Your NetWinder does not have a power switch so it will turn on as soon as you connect the power supply Before you plug your NetWinder into
67. edit the user defined messages Would you like to add a filter There are two major sections to the e mail settings which we will discuss in the following sections Chapter 4 Changing Your User Profile 4 9 E mail Forwarding You can request that your NetWinder automatically forward your incoming mail to a different e mail address or a set of addresses These can be other users on the NetWinder or other users on other NetWinders or other users outside your company To add a forwarding address click on the words Add a forwarding address under the E mail forwarding title Then enter the address you want to use and click the Okay button NOTE E mail will only be delivered to your NetWinder mailbox if you have no forwarding addresses defined 4 10 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual E mail Filtering E mail filtering allows you to process incoming mail in a particular way depending on who it is from who it is addressed to or what is in the subject line For example you can automatically send a reply saying that you are on vacation or you can ignore messages with the word Advertisement in the subject line To add a filtering rule click on the words Add a filter A page like the following will appear User Add fiter Netscape i Bookmarks A Location rig 7cttice rebel com cg bev nesteandet accourt ems og modem odd Ber Ointoseek ated Ca ppa NETWINDER Of ficeServer User Home Directory I
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69. eps each workstation s networking settings simple WARNING If you already have a DHCP server on your network it is critical that you do not enable the NetWinder s DHCP server Both servers will both try to service each client and mass confusion could result The NetWinder DHCP server has several configuration options available The configuration screen looks like this Administrator Services NETWINDER Of ficeServer Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help DHCP Configuration Subnet Address 10 1 00 Netmask 255 255 0 0 Domain Name domain osuser com Router Address 10 1 44 21 First DHCP Address forato Last DHCP Address 10 10 30 Swe Cancel Re Document Done H as da a 10 26 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual The configuration options are as follows Subnet Address This is the address of the local ethernet network where your NetWinder and all of your workstations reside Usually the last number in the address is zero for example 192 168 1 0 which means that all of the computers on your local network share the first three numbers 192 168 1 and identify themselves by the fourth 1 to 254 The subnet address should be the same as the one you entered in Ethernet Settings for the Eth1 Parameters Netmask This should be the same as the one you entered in Eth1 Parameters As with the subnet address the last number is usually z
70. er software With the Telnet server enabled you will be able to do all of these things without leaving your own workstation However because it confers the ability to control your NetWinder completely from a remote location it may pose a security risk Telnet requests from the Internet are blocked by the default Firewall Settings If you want to permit Telnet requests from the Internet you need to enable incoming TCP connections on port 23 WARNING Telnet is an advanced procedure that can damage your NetWinder beyond your ability to restore it therefore requiring the computer to be returned for servicing Chapter 10 Configuring Network Services 10 29 Chapter 11 Network Settings The OfficeServer allows you to configure various settings for connecting to the network and connecting to the NetWinder Together these options are called the Network Settings You can reach the main Network Settings web page by clicking Network from the Administration page The ethernet settings determine how the NetWinder connects to its local ethernet network If you have a cable or DSL modem or an external router to the Internet you will also use ethernet settings to configure Internet access Firewall settings restrict access to your NetWinder from certain sites on the Internet If your NetWinder is acting as a router you can also block certain sites from reaching others through the router If your NetWinder is acting as a router you
71. er your domain name 5 Enter the IP address of your router gateway This is the IP address of your NetWinder assuming that you are using it as your Internet gateway 6 Only change the First and Last DHCP address if you have more than the 21 users allowed by the default 7 Click Save to return to the services list Check that the service is shown as Running and not Stopped The DHCP server is now active That is all that you need to do on the OfficeServer to configure DHCP 2 18 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Configuring Windows Macintosh or UNIX Workstations for Your OfficeServer Network Once you have activated your OfficeServer s DHCP feature you are ready to configure the rest of the computers on the network including the workstation used to set up the NetWinder initially With DHCP active the NetWinder can automatically assign a valid IP address and netmask as well as the address of your default gateway router to each computer on your network Note Again the following instructions use the example of a Windows system but the principles apply to all common desktop operating systems Perform the procedure below for each and every computer workstation on your network 1 Go to the Windows Control Panel and click on Network 2 Click on TCP IP Settings Click on the IP Address tab choose Obtain an IP Address Automatically 3 Now click the DNS Configuration tab Enter the computer name under Host this
72. ero which means that computers on your local network identify themselves using the fourth number in the address Domain Name This the name of your network for example rebel com Computer names on your network have the domain name appended to form their complete Internet address For example if your computer is called server1 its full name would be serverl rebel com Router Address This is the address of the default gateway for all your workstations Since your NetWinder can act as a gateway this value is very often the address of your NetWinder Other times it is the address of a dedicated router device First DHCP Address This is the first available address on your local network for dynamic assignment For example if this number is 192 168 1 10 then the first PC to request its address from DHCP will be assigned 192 168 1 10 The next will be 192 168 1 11 and so on Chapter 10 Configuring Network Services 10 27 Last DHCP Address This is the last address on your local network available for DHCP Addresses higher than this one will never be automatically assigned to computers using DHCP NOTE By default these settings will be chosen automatically to match your network You should avoid changing them unless you have a good reason Press the Save button to save your DHCP settings NOTE You also need to start the DHCP service from the Services screen DNS Domain Name Server The DNS or Domain Name Server i
73. erverl rebel com mike Your page s address also shows up in the NetWinder User Directory How to set up a web site that replaces the default OfficeServer page 1 Create your site with any tool 2 FTP the html pages and images to the OfficeServer as httpd your stuff goes in the html directory 3 Make sure you overwrite or remove the file index html To get into the OfficeServer GUI after doing this just point the browser to http your address netwinder Chapter 4 Changing Your User Profile 4 5 NetWinder s Web Page Creator will help to get you started creating your personal web page However it is only a tool for starting your page If you want a more advanced web page you can use the web page design tool included with your OfficeServer You will find Corel Web Designer on the Corel Print Office CD ROM When you click Web Page Creator from the User Profiles section of the NetWinder web page you will see a page like this p NETWINDER OfficeServer User Home Directory Infoplace Discussions User Profile Search Help general settings backup amp restore web page creator email settings web site reports Web Page Creator Select a template to start building your page Click here for more help To upload images for use on your web page use the Browse button below Browse Send Selected File bers iai Zoomin Create Edit Page To Do List Page
74. ervet 4 7 6 1 7 1 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5 8 6 10 1 10 2 10 18 10 21 10 22 11 9 Windows File Sharing 2 5 10 12 11 28 WINS Server 10 14 wwwthreads 0 10 18
75. eters 10 100 base T Configuration static IP address 10 144 154 Netmask 255 255 0 0 Would you like to change these parameters SRE Document Done aE Cp Scheie ta eb es a 11 2 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual If you click on Change these parameters you will then see the following page Administrator Services NETWINDER Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help ethernet rewal port forwarding VPN manager DNS manager PPP dialer share manager Edit network settings Hostname frostname Domain name iomain com Gateway fio 1 549 Nameserver s fio 1 44 21 Packet Forwarding C yes no Configuration inactive static dynamic IP address J Netmask f Configuration C inactive static IP address KETE Netmask 255 0 0 x SRR Document Done Se ee se It consists of three parts Network Parameters Eth1 Parameters and EthO Parameters The Network Parameters section allows you to change the following options for the entire NetWinder Hostname This is the base name of your NetWinder For example if your NetWinder is called netwinder rebel com you would enter netwinder here Domain name This is the domain name of your NetWinder If your NetWinder is called netwinder rebel com you would enter rebel com here Chapter 11 Network Settings 11 3 m Gateway address If you are using a cable xDSL modem or external router you can tell your NetWin
76. file sharing service allows your NetWinder to act as a file server for other UNIX computers using the NFS Network File System protocol WARNING Although very popular the NFS protocol is generally considered insecure You should think twice before enabling this service If you don t have any UNIX or Linux computers on your network there is no need to enable UNIX File Sharing To choose exactly which NetWinder folders will be shared see the section called File Sharing Configuration under Network Settings Chapter 10 Configuring Network Services 10 15 FTP File Transfer Protocol Server FTP is the earliest Internet File Transfer Protocol It is still commonly used by UNIX systems or other computers that don t support more advanced file sharing schemes If you enable the FTP server all registered users will be able to retrieve any file on the NetWinder using FTP Users will also be able to create new files and modify existing files inside their personal home directories If you click the word Configure next to the FTP service you will see this screen ak Bookmanks T rebel cane brane adna Tere C9 Dea Administrator Services NETWINDER Of ficeServer Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help FTP settings Allow anonymous access Cyes no Administrator s email address jroot localhost Maximum failed logins g Save Cancel SR
77. he number sign prompt chkconfig firewall off press the orange reset button on the top of your NetWinder twice quickly to reboot without the firewall You should then be able to access the web based configuration system and correct the firewall settings permanently Chapter 12 Recovering from Emergencies 12 3 Chapter 13 Technical Support The goal of Rebel com Inc is to provide you our NetWinder customer access to the tools and information that will help you address your technical issues either on your own or with the assistance of our technical support specialists For situations that require the assistance of our technical support staff users can choose the support option that best suits their needs Online Support Through online support you can access technical information about your NetWinder product From the NetWinder support pages you can also access our discussion groups to post questions or to obtain suggestions and advice from other users You will also find a link to our NetWinder Developer s site as well as links to many other important sites FAQ Database Our Frequently Asked Questions FAQ database is located at http www rebel com services nw_faqg htm This database contains a wide variety of frequently asked questions that provide information about most known issues and their solutions FTP Site You can download software and operating system updates from the NetWinder FTP site Our support sp
78. hernet settings see the OfficeServer User Manual chapter entitled Network Settings If you want to connect to the Internet via modem or ISDN terminal adapter 9 pin serial cable not supplied a ise 2 NetWinder OfficeServer Dialup modem or ISDN Terminal Adapter TA eme Power cable Adapter UNIX 1 Connect your modem s serial cable to the port marked Serial on the NetWinder back panel Turn your modem on and make sure you are connected to a phone line 2 From the OfficeServer Administration Mode screen click on Network to see the current network configuration 3 Click on PPP Dialer in the menu at the top of the page to view your dial up connection Chapter 2 Installation ands Configuration 2 15 8 Click on Edit the dialer configuration at the bottom of the page Enter your user name password phone number and modem speed into the form The default settings for Init String flow control local and remote IP address should be unchanged However for ISDN devices you may need to edit the Init string You will find the correct settings in your modem manual Click dynamic if your ISP uses dynamic host configuration protocol or DHCP most do If you only want to connect to the Internet automatically as required click On demand If you want to be connected all the time during certain hours specify these in the line Up from ___ to Click Save to activate the
79. il address For example a good username for Fred Fiddle might be ffiddle That way his e mail address would be something like ffiddle rebel com if your company s network name is rebel com Naturally each user on the system must have a unique username Note User account names are case sensitive michael is not the same aS Michael 3 2 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Full name In our example that s Fred Fiddle The NetWinder doesn t actually use this information for anything so it s marked as opt optional Still it s usually easier for you to keep track of your users if you enter the full name now m Phone number This is another field that the NetWinder doesn t use directly If you fill this in however other NetWinder users will be able to find this person s phone number when they visit the Users page Comment Fill in any additional information about the user here their position and department for example if you would like to have it published in the user listing m Password You know all about passwords This is the one the user will need along with his or her username to gain access to the NetWinder The password will not display as you type it To make sure you entered it correctly type it again on the confirm line Disk quota If this user will use the NetWinder to store a personal web page e mail or other files you can limit the amount of disk space he or she ma
80. ilable to use for virtual servers you may be forced to use name based virtual servers m DNS The NetWinder knows how to automatically link the virtual host name to its IP address in its Domain Name Server DNS If the NetWinder will be the DNS server for your virtual domain you should set this option to Primary If on the other hand you want a different server to be the DNS for your virtual host you should set this option to Off and notify the administrator of the external DNS server When you have finished entering all the data click the Save button to initialize your virtual web server 8 6 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Virtual FTP Servers If you don t need an FTP server you can safely skip this section FTP is the Internet file transfer protocol It is much older than the web but it is still commonly used to store and transfer large files such as programs graphic files and so on Because FTP is a simpler protocol than HTTP the web you need to provide only two options to configure a virtual FTP server When you choose to create a new FTP server the configuration page looks like this Administrator Services NETWINDER Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help virtual web virtual ftp J Add Virtual FTP Host IP Address 192 168 1 a Owner osuser z Save Cancel Ser Document Dane Se SO ed Chapter 8 Virtual Hosts 8 7 You need to pr
81. iles Sorts documents into categories and subcategories Searches by title author contents or other properties Chapter 5 The InfoPlace Document Manager 5 1 Chapter 6 The Discussion Forums The NetWinder allows you to create discussion forums which are online areas in which users can post messages either for everyone or to share with their particular workgroup Public and Private Forums When you click Discussions from the User Home page you will see a screen offering two options Public discussion forums These are discussion groups open to anyone and everyone who has access to the NetWinder which normally means everyone at your company If your NetWinder s web server is open to the Internet see Firewall Settings even people outside your company can see and participate in discussions Private discussion forums These discussion areas have restricted readership only users with accounts on your NetWinder can access them See the section called User Accounts in the chapter User and Group Account Management for information on setting up user accounts If you have administrative access on the NetWinder you can create public and private discussion groups as described in the chapter called Configuring Network Services Chapter 6 The Discussion Forums 6 1 Registering your Account Each person who wants to post in a public discussion forum needs to register a special discussions account This can be done
82. ion CSA C22 2 950 NRTL C EMC 22 1995 EN 55022 1995 Class B EN50081 1 1992 Generic Interfere 1992 Class B EN50082 1 1992 Generic Immunity IEC 801 2 1984 4 KV CD 8 KV AD IEC 801 3 1984 3V m IEC 801 4 1988 0 5 KV Signal Lines 1 KV Power Lines FCC Title 47 CIR Part 15 Class B ICES 003 Class B Issue 2 AS N S 3548 1992 Class B Supplementary Information The product herewith complies with the requirements of the following Directives and carries the CE marking accordingly the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC including 93 68 EEC the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC including 93 68 EEC 1 The Product was tested in a typical configuration with Hardware Canada Computing NetWinder peripherals 2 This Device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 15 2 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement Class A NetWinder This Federal Communications Commission FCC statement applies to you if you have model number NetWinder tm A NetWinder tm A Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are de
83. l E Administrator Services NETWINDER Of ficeServer Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help ethernet rewal port forwarding VPN manager DNS manager PPP dialer share manager seater Edit Dialup Configuration init String ATZ User Name fisemame Ot S S Password re s SOCC Phone Number fz oo Port Speed 19200 38400 57600 C 115200 Flow Control amp Hardware C Software Local IP Address fazi Remote IP Address fis2 168 12 Dynamic IP Support amp Yes C No Dial Mode On Demand Up from F EJ to 7 Ea Save Cancel eh Document Dane a M as d The options are as follows Init string This is the command to send to the modem to initialize it Unless you have problems the default of arz is probably correct m User name This is the login name for your Internet account and is provided by your Internet service provider m Password This is the password to your Internet account and is provided by your ISP Phone number This is the phone number of your ISP s modem pool 11 26 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Port speed This is the speed at which to talk to the modem Note this is unrelated to the actual modem speed which is determined automatically It is almost always best to choose 115200 here unless you experience problems connecting Flow control If the NetWinder is sending data too quickly to
84. l num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada 15 6 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Chapter 16 Hardware Specifications Processor m StrongARM SA110 m 275 MHz m 250 Mips Flash Memory m 1 MB Flash RAM Hard Drive E 4 6or10 GB IDE 2 5 inch form factor Memory m 32 64 or 128 MB Connectivity One 10 Base T ethernet One 10 100 Base T ethernet Serial port IrDA port for future use External Options m EPP ECP parallel port for external CD ROM Iomega Zip Drive or Imation SuperDisk tm Chapter 16 Hardware Specifications 16 1 Video VGA SVGA XVGA 640 x 480 true color 24 bit 800 x 600 true color 24 bit 1024 x 768 high color 16 bit 2 MB video RAM Power Supply m North America external DC adapter 110 VAC 60 Hz to 12 VDC 1 5A m Europe external DC Adapter 110 250 VAC 47 63 Hz to 9 VDC 2A Note Rackmount version uses 3 5 hard drive and has no IRDA interface 16 2 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Index 10 Base T ecese 1 8 10 100 Base T 0000 1 8 Administration Mode 2 12 alias ugaritara 10 8 anonymous access 10 17 Apache eceeeceeneeeteees 10 2 Apple file sharing 10 15 back panel 1 8 backup 4 4 9 1 9 3 block a connection 11 8 BOOT P iitcistecsesseettnacies 10 26 cable modem 4 11 2 CACHE Sa asst wisectesictens 10 3 GGL
85. levels EO Force completion to cache percentage aT Cache garbage collection interval hours es Cache last modified factor amo o ooo Cache maximum expiration hours fe Cache root fraca ooo Cache size KB fawo ao No cache Doo Proxy default domain rotin SCS Drau s eanais hada aina LY x It contains the following options In most cases you are safe to leave the default settings for these options Allow connect on ports Allow browsers to connect on ports other than 80 HTTP Usually you will want to include 443 HTTPS 563 SNEWS and 8080 alternative HTTP m Cache default expiration This is the default amount of time to keep a document in the cache if the document s owner hasn t specified this value If a document is requested again within this time limit it will be retrieved from the cache instead of from the original server This value is in hours 10 4 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Cache directory length This is the number of characters in cache storage directory names usually 2 Cache directory levels This is the number of levels in the cache storage directories usually 4 Force completion to cache If a web browser cancels a request in progress the NetWinder can attempt to finish retrieving the document from the original server to be stored in the cache For example if Cache force completion is 90 then the NetWinder will finish retrieving the document if it has already retrieve
86. light Total 66020 kB 5 Minute Avg 15 Minute Avg 0 00 0 00 0 00 Connections ha m System Info This lists the duration that the server has been running without a reboot as well as the software version Chapter 9 System Administration 9 1 m RAM This table shows the memory used compared to the total available memory on the NetWinder Under heavy use it is normal for this number to approach 100 The NetWinder will maximize its memory usage and store less often used data in the swap space Swap This table shows the amount of swap space virtual memory used compared to the total available swap space on the NetWinder This number should stay relatively small If it reaches 100 some services will stop because there is nowhere to store the running program data It is normal for your NetWinder to begin using swap space before memory is completely full this is because it recognizes services that are seldom used and places them in swap ahead of time to allow quicker response times later m Load This is a measure of your NetWinder s overall level of activity A value of 0 00 means that the NetWinder is idle a value of 1 00 means that the NetWinder is working as hard as it can values greater than 1 00 mean that NetWinder has slowed down its services to distribute its central processing unit CPU capacity between all the different jobs it is doing simultaneously If the load is consistently much greater tha
87. ll be indexed by default Limit URLs To This is a list of patterns that constitute indexable URLs Normally this is the magic value start_url which means that only pages found inside any of the locations given in Index URLs will be included in the index For example if one of your web documents links to an external web server say www 1linux com the search engine won t index the external web server unless you include its URL in the Limit URLs To field For example to allow links to www linux com try changing the field to S start_url www linux com Exclude URLs Here you can list pages that you definitely don t want to index The default value cgi bin cgi means that your NetWinder won t index CGI pages which are dynamically generated self changing web pages If you have other pages that you don t want in the index add them to this list Chapter 10 Configuring Network Services 10 21 Maintainer email This is the e mail address that the search engine uses to identify itself if it tries to index files on someone else s web server For example if you index files on www microsoft com the NetWinder will send the Maintainer address to www microsoft comso Microsoft will know who s indexing its server NOTE It is considered impolite to index other people s web servers using your NetWinder unless you have explicit permission to do so There are plenty of Internet search engines available
88. m accessing the Internet via your NetWinder or if your NetWinder cannot reach the Internet you should set this option to No 11 4 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual The EthO and Eth1 Parameters sections allow you to change the following options for each ethernet device Configuration mode This is either static dynamic or inactive In static configuration mode you must provide the IP address and netmask see following for the device by entering them below In dynamic mode your NetWinder will request its address and netmask from an external DHCP server on your or your ISP s network and you need not provide the addresses using this screen An inactive interface is disabled altogether NOTE The Eth1 10 100 Mbit interface cannot be set to dynamic because your NetWinder is a server and therefore requires a consistent address For more information on the NetWinder s DHCP server see the section called DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Server IP address If this interface is configured in static mode you need to provide an IP address for your NetWinder to use on this interface A NetWinder is not allowed to use the same IP address on both etho and eth1 A sample value for this field is 192 2168 1 12 If this interface is configured in dynamic mode you do not need to provide an IP address Note Be careful when changing this value on the Eth1 10 100 Mbit device You are using the ethernet interface to configu
89. made NOTE It is quite normal to see a grey rectangle below for up to 30 seconds while the Net Winder is located and queried IP Address 10 1 1 4 Netmask 255 255 0 0 Gateway 10 1 11 Nameserver 10 1 1 1 Hostname netwinder 5 Domain Name mycompany com Date 0 g 1999 Time a2 foo Root Password Your NetWinder uses software called Network Intelligence to choose correct network settings for itself automatically These will appear in the Quick Start application Edit the values if required For almost all users the default values in the Quick Start screen do not need to be changed at this time Depending on your type of Internet connection and the requirements of your ISP you may change some of these values later when you are configuring the Internet connection Chapter 2 Installation ands Configuration 2 7 1 IP Address This is the address of the NetWinder OfficeServer Quick Start automatically scans the network and assigns this address Be sure to take note of this address you will need it later in this process 2 Gateway This is the address of the server that talks to the Internet Quick Start automatically scans the network and assigns this address If you have a modem connection including cable modem and ADSL this should be the IP address of the NetWinder However if you have a router such as a T1 or ISDN router that has its own IP address then you should use its address here 3 Hostname
90. mail with IMAP you should enable the IMAP service on your NetWinder In that case you will usually want to enable the POP 3 service as well Chapter 10 Configuring Network Services 10 11 Windows File Sharing The Windows file sharing service is sometimes also known as Samba SMB or Microsoft LAN Manager If you enable Windows file sharing on your NetWinder you will be able to see the NetWinder in the Network Neighbor hood window on your Windows workstations This allows you to easily access programs documents web pages and other files that you store on the NetWinder The NetWinder s Windows file sharing service provides most of the same features as file sharing in Windows NT If you don t want to store files on the NetWinder using the Network Neighborhood you should disable the Windows file sharing service To choose exactly which NetWinder folders will be shared see the section called File Sharing Configuration under Network Settings WARNING Windows file sharing only works correctly if your NetWinder login name matches the login name you give to Windows when you start your workstation 10 12 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual The Windows file sharing service also has a few configuration options The configuration screen looks like this Admin Windows File Sharing SMB Netscape El Edt View Go Communicator Help T 3 Aandal B _ Back Fidoed Home Sewch Netscape Pin Secuiy
91. ministration Mode eeseceeeeeeteees 2 12 Configuring Your NetWinder for the Internet 0 2 13 If you want to connect to the Internet via xDSL modem cable modem or ISDN router eseeeeeeeees 2 14 If you want to connect to the Internet via modem or ISDN terminal adapter ec eee ceeeeceeeceesteeeeneeceseeeeeeees 2 15 Configuring Your NetWinder to Assign IP Addresses Automatically osc niseni iiaii 2 17 Configuring Windows Macintosh or UNIX Workstations for Your OfficeServer Network 2 19 Shutting Downie eini e citi canta EN TREE 2 21 Table of Contents i User and Group Account Management csssscessseceeeeees 3 1 User ACCOUNUS aoina a LE O EE A Aei 3 1 GOUD Si aree Se n aaa ae iaa ea a E S a 3 4 Viewing the User Directory sesssssssesssssssesssesssessseessressre 3 7 Changing Your User Profile cccssscsssseseseeesssscscseeeeseneses 4 1 General Settings isasi corio ni EE EEE a ait 4 1 Backup and Restore cceesccceseeceesecesceeceseeeesaeeesaaecseeeeesaes 4 4 Web Page Creators nuce a devas seteoct n a E es 4 5 E mail Setting Senra a a a 4 8 The InfoPlace Document Manager scccsscssssssesseeeeeeeeees 5 1 InfoPlaGe Features ccicesccsscsesscciveies icaevsavevencessiecdsnctusvaacasdes 5 1 The Discussion Forums cssccceseessssscesseeseseeessnsssssseeseseeeees 6 1 Public and Private Forums ceceeessecseneeeeneeeesceeeeee
92. mputer such as a NetWinder or Windows NT server rather than a Windows 95 98 or Macintosh workstation since servers fail less often and will keep more reliable information If you want your NetWinder to be the WINS server choose Yes here If you want you can then add your NetWinder s address to the list of WINS servers in your Windows 95 98 network control panel WARNING Do not choose Yes on an existing Windows network or the computers will compete for control and mass confusion will result Domain Master Browser This advanced option allows your OfficeServer to collate lists of Windows workstations that are in the same group but on different TCP IP subnets Most people will chose No here Press the Save button when you have finished making configuration changes 10 14 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Apple File Sharing The Apple file sharing service allows your NetWinder to act as a file server for Apple Macintosh computers in the same way the Windows file sharing allows you to share files with Windows computers You can even share the same files between Windows and Macintosh machines if you enable both servers at the same time If there are no Apple Macintosh computers on your network you should stop the NetWinder Apple file sharing service To choose exactly which NetWinder folders will be shared see the section called File Sharing Configuration under Network Settings UNIX File Sharing The UNIX
93. n 1 00 and your NetWinder response time is too slow you may need to add another NetWinder to the network Connections This list shows how many users are connected to your server It also shows how many TCP connections and UDP connections exist m Printer This lists any jobs in the print queues See the section called Print Server under Configuring Network Services to find out how to configure the print queues 92 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Backing up and Restoring System Data When you click Backup amp Restore from the System administration page you will be offered a screen that allows you to back up and restore NetWinder system files using your web browser When you request a backup your NetWinder will send you an NWB NetWinder Backup file containing all the files you request stored in a special format You can later restore these files using the System Restore option farther down the page The different types of backups are Full system backup This combines the three options below It can be as small as 15 megabytes or very large depending on how many files are stored on the NetWinder The full system backup is the easiest way to back up all your files at once Home directories This backs up only the personal files belonging to your NetWinder users You should do this often ideally once a day in case users delete or damage their files by accident The size varies depending on how much disk space
94. ncluded in your NetWinder uses a three stage process to decide whether or not a network packet will be allowed to pass through the firewall Each of these stages is called a chain The three firewall chains are as follows Input firewall When any packet first arrives at your NetWinder it passes through the Input firewall By restricting connections at this level you can prevent users from accessing particular services on your NetWinder or throw away packets that are clearly spoofed such as 192 168 x x packets coming from the Internet Usually if you want to block a connection the Input firewall is the place to do it because it throws the connection away before it has a chance to reach any other parts of the NetWinder Requests generated from the NetWinder itself do not pass through the Input firewall however they do pass through the Output firewall On the other hand responses to the NetWinder s requests will pass through the Input firewall on the way back which is usually enough to block them Forward firewall When the NetWinder is acting as a router that is you have said Yes to Packet Forwarding in the Ethernet Settings you can choose who is allowed to route through your NetWinder using the Forward firewall 11 8 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual For example you can say that users on the local network are allowed to use your NetWinder to reach the web server port on remote Internet sites but n
95. nd to a shortly Receipt acknowledged Ea Enter your message here User defined message 1 KA ofl Enter your message here User defined message 2 oft The name of the message appears in the left hand column this is the name you select when creating a filtering rule You can fill in the actual content of the returned message in the entry boxes on the right When you have finished entering the message contents click the Save button to make the changes permanent Chapter 4 Changing Your User Profile 4 13 Chapter 5 The InfoPlace Document Manager InfoPlace is a web based group collaboration system It allows you to place documents easily on your OfficeServer so that other people at your company can get a straight forward view of all the available documents InfoPlace is quite easy to use and has extensive online documentation so we won t discuss it very much here To get to the InfoPlace Document Manager use your web browser to find the NetWinder User Home page and click on InfoPlace To read the online InfoPlace documentation you should click the Question Mark icon On the InfoPlace welcome screen the question mark is in the middle of the screen for the rest of the session it is usually found in the upper left corner of the page InfoPlace Features m Indexes a wide variety of document types such as HTML pages spreadsheets word processor files presentations text files images and binary f
96. nfoplace Discussions User Profile Search Help general settings backup amp restore web page creator email settings web site reports RET Add filter Header field From z Contains Policy Receive and respond 3 Message lam away 3 E E Document Done oP i It has the following options m Header field This is the part of the message header that you want to match It is either From To Cc Carbon Copy or Subject Other header lines will be ignored when evaluating this rule Chapter 4 Changing Your User Profile 4 11 Contains This is the text that the header line must contain For example you can make a rule that matches certain types of e mail advertisements by choosing Subject as the header field and adv as the Contains text You can also insert wildcards such as or to refine your parameters just as you do on a web search engine m Policy The policy decides what you want to do with a matching message Discard silently simply throws the message away without telling anyone this is good if you get a lot of unwanted advertise ments or e mail from a particular person you want to ignore Discard and Respond throws the message away but informs the person who sent the message so that they will know to contact you another way in case the message is important Receive and Respond allows you to receive the message but also send back an automated reply This is useful if you want to tell
97. ng Your User Profile 4 7 E mail Settings If your administrator has enabled the NetWinder SMTP E mail Delivery Server then you can send and receive e mail using your NetWinder account Your e mail address is built as follows Let s say your NetWinder is called chicken rebel com If your username is smithv then your e mail address is smithv chicken rebel com and other users can send you e mail at that address To be able to read your e mail after it is received on the NetWinder you need to use the NetWinder POP 3 or IMAP server To configure these you simply set up your e mail reader program so that the POP 3 or IMAP server address is in our example chicken rebel com and your account name is smithv NOTE Refer to your e mail client program s documentation for more information on how to configure these settings 4 8 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual You can also control the delivery of your e mail in several ways using the E mail Settings screen which is under the User Profile menu on the NetWinder web page The e mail settings page looks like this rA NETWINDER User Home Directory Infoplace Discussions User Profile Search Help general senings backup amp restore web page creator email settings web site reports Email Forwarding Email is not being forwarded Would you like to add a forwarding address Email Filters Email is not being filtered Would you like to
98. nistration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help ethemet firewall port forwarding VPN manager DNS manager PPP daler share manager Add New Domain Domain Name Sme _cancet_ FAF There are two kinds of domains that a DNS server can handle forward domains and reverse domains Forward domains have regular names such as rebel com their job is to convert Internet domain names such as www rebel com into IP addresses Chapter 11 Network Settings 11 19 Reverse domains do the opposite they convert IP addresses into domain names They have unusual names which are a series of numbers followed by the letters in addr arpa NOTE Simply adding a domain on your NetWinder will not make it available to the world You need to register your domain with the appropriate authorities If you don t know how to do this you should ask your Internet service provider for help Forward DNS Domains If you create or edit a forward DNS domain you will see a screen that looks like this Admini Edit DNS Netscape Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help ethemet firewall port forwarding VPN manager DNS manager PPP amp aler share manager Edit DNS a Co NS ns nebwinder org edit remove MX mail netwinder org edit remove osuser A 192 168 1254 edit remove cowbell A 192 168 1 200 edit remove Would you ike to
99. ns Commission FCC Statement tisha iis ected ee eee a eed HE aaa 15 3 16 Hardware Specifications ccccsssesssssssseesesressssessseeeeees 16 1 TOK NA A T A TS I 16 1 iv NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Preface This book will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about how to operate your NetWinder OfficeServer system It comes in two formats 1 Every NetWinder we sell includes a printed copy of the book which is especially useful for you while you set up your NetWinder for the first time and configure your Windows and other workstations to talk to it 2 The NetWinder itself also has an online HTML version of the manual Once you have reached the OfficeServer Web based configuration pages you can press the Help link to view this manual Both manuals have exactly the same information and can be used interchangeably Preface v How to Read This Book This book is designed to give you the information you need as you need it The NetWinder system operates in either User Mode or Administration Mode User Mode screens are predominately blue Administration Mode screens are burgundy Regular users cannot access Administration Mode features without the system administration password Sections in this manual of interest to regular users include Chapter 1 Meet the OfficerServer the first part of Chapter 2 Installation amp Configuration Chapter 4 Changing Your User Profile Chapter 5 InfoPlace Document
100. o other services or you can block access to certain sites altogether The Forward firewall also allows you to configure a feature called IP Masquerading also known as NAT or Network Address Translation for particular sites For example you can specify that all hosts on your local network can access the Internet through your NetWinder but that they will all appear to have the NetWinder s IP address This allows you to share a single modem connection between all the computers on your network for example It also increases security This feature is enabled by default on the NetWinder OfficeServer Usually the forwarding rules are fairly simple you want to enable masquerading for local sites and not for outside sites To block individual connections you ll usually use the Input firewall If your NetWinder is not acting as a router the Forward firewall is not used Output firewall Before the NetWinder sends out any network packets no matter where they came from it checks them against the Output firewall This can be used to block messages from your NetWinder from going to undesired places or to prevent NetWinder from contacting certain other hosts on the Internet by accident The Output firewall chain is usually left empty because almost all firewall work can be easily done with the Input and Forward firewalls Chapter 11 Network Settings 11 9 Standard Firewall Policies The next thing to learn about firewalls is the
101. onnects your NetWinder to a serial peripheral for maintenance purposes 3 Securing screws These lock your NetWinder modules into the rack 4 Power switch Turns the NetWinder on and off See Shutting Down instructions at the end of this guide for the proper procedure 5 Power Stat Power status light is green when the NetWinder is powered up and working 6 HDD Hard drive status light is green when there is hard drive activity 7 10 100 Base T Status light is green if the Eth 1 internal ethernet connection is active 8 10 Base T Status light is green if the Eth 0 external ethernet connection is active 1 6 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual NetWinder Back Panel Connections 1 Ventilation 2 Power 4 Keyboard 3 Serial port 5 Mouse 7 10 BT 6 10 100 BT Ethernet Ethernet 8 Status lights 10 Parallel port 9 Monitor 1 Ventilation slots Be sure to keep these clear of obstructions without ventilation your NetWinder may overheat 2 Power in jack Connects the NetWinder to the mains AC power with the supplied AC cord adapter 3 Serial port Connects the NetWinder to the Internet via a serial modem or ISDN terminal adapter 4 Keyboard jack Plug your keyboard cable in here on the rare occasion when you want to access the NetWinder directly normal access is via any desktop computer on your network 5 Mouse jack Plug your mouse cable in here to access the NetWinder dir
102. ovide the following information m IP Address This must be the valid IP address given to you by your ISP for your virtual server for example 192 168 1 113 Read the section called Domain Name Server DNS in the Network Settings to find out how to associate a name with this IP address if necessary m Owner This is the user account that will be in charge of the virtual FTP server The owner controls which files will appear on the FTP server and where He is also the only user other than anonymous who can log in to the virtual FTP server When you have finished entering this information click the Save button to initialize your virtual FTP server 8 8 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Chapter 9 System Administration The System page available from the Administration menu provides several sets of statistical information and allows you to back up and restore NetWinder files to and from your workstation System Information If you click Info from the System page you will see tables with the following information lt Admin System Netscape http 710 1 44 21 egibin netwinder admin system coi NETWINDER OAT eS SERVE Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help info backup amp restore disk usage maintenance date and time System Info Server Up hh mm Aug 10 1999 1 36 PM 38 min version 0 9 build 14 RAM Total 63048 KB 12944 KB
103. people when you re on vacation for example m Message If you use Discard and Respond or Receive and Respond the NetWinder will send a notice back to the sender when it receives a message You can choose what kind of notice you want to send back by selecting it here WARNING Options that discard your e mail can be very dangerous Discard silently is especially problematic since no one will be informed that the message was lost When adding rules that discard e mail it is important to test your rules carefully to make sure that they work as you wish When you have finished editing the rule click the Save button to make it permanent 4 12 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual User Defined Messages Using Discard and Respond or Receive and Respond e mail filtering rules triggers NetWinder to send notices back to the sender when it receives a message You can edit the list of available return notices by clicking Edit the user defined messages from the E mail settings page You will see a page like this pippa NETWINDER Of ficeServer User Home Directory Infoplace Discussions User Profile Search Help general settings backup amp restore web page creator email settings web site reports l am away and cannot respond to your email at this time Your message has been logged and will reply to it lam away en return y of have received your message and will respo
104. r Y Fast Infrared Protocol gt Winbond Infrared Controller f TCP IP gt PCI Ethernet DEC 21041 Based Adapter Client for Microsoft Networks 7 Chapter 2 Installation ands Configuration 2 3 Clean up the Network Component List Your list of network components devices protocols clients and services may differ but this is not a concern If you have it installed it is very important to remove the Microsoft Dial up Adapter since this can confuse Windows into not using the NetWinder for Internet access Click on the line referring to the dial up adapter and then click Remove Repeat this step until all references to the dial up adapter have disappeared Add TCP IP and Microsoft Networking Now we want to add the TCP IP protocol if it isn t already in place Click Add and then Protocol A list of vendors and their software will appear as follows Select Network Protocol Fast Infrared Protocol y IPX SPX compatible Protocol dicrosoft Novell y Mi Highlight Microsoft on the left and then TCP IP on the right Click the OK button to add the TCP IP protocol 2 4 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Following a similar technique add the Client for Microsoft Networks and File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks if they have not already been added automatically These features will be needed later when we configure Windows File Sharing At this point your Network Control Panel should look very
105. r button for 0 5 seconds and then release it Result unit turns on Power down using power switch With the unit turned on press the power button for 0 5 seconds and then release it to initiate the shutdown sequence Result the power LED will flash from GREEN to RED three times The NetWinder will close down all programs then turn itself off If after two minutes the system is unsuccessful in closing all programs it will automatically turn itself OFF 2 22 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Power down using browser and power switch 1 With the unit turned on open the browser on any computer connected to the NetWinder and go into Administration Mode Go to the System screen Click Maintenance and then Halt 2 Press the power button for 5 seconds and then release it to cut the power Result the system immediately shuts off WARNING If you press the power button for more than five seconds when the NetWinder rackmount is running it will shut down immediately regardless of software status possibly with destructive results If the NetWinder does not respond to soft power down procedures refer to the chapter in this manual entitled Recovering From Emergencies Chapter 2 Installation ands Configuration 2 23 Chapter 3 User and Group Account Management To allow people on your network to access the NetWinder you will need to create accounts for them If required you may also want to organize users with similar
106. re your NetWinder If you make a mistake here you will be locked out and unable to repair the problem without using a keyboard and monitor directly on the NetWinder Chapter 11 Network Settings 11 5 Netmask If this interface is configured in static mode you need to provide the netmask Normally every computer on a single ethernet network will use the same netmask The netmask is often 299 295 295 0 0F 255 255 0 0 If this interface is configured in dynamic mode you do not need to provide a netmask When you have finished making changes press the Submit button to make them permanent Firewall Settings The term firewall comes from automobile mechanics cars include something called a firewall to prevent fires and explosions in the engine from easily reaching the inside of the car where they can hurt people In the same way a network firewall prevents computers on the Internet where virtual fires explosions and breakdowns are common from reaching computers on your local network where they can do damage Your NetWinder uses the advanced Linux kernel for its firewall features The Linux firewall is very powerful and has a wide variety of options that allow you to restrict outsiders from getting in or insiders from getting out You can limit people s access based on their computer s address or based on particular services such as e mail or the web 11 6 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual WARNING Be
107. reate or finish modifying the share Chapter 11 Network Settings 11 31 Chapter 12 Recovering from Emergencies Your NetWinder is designed to be a very stable and reliable standalone device However because you configure it using a web browser there is a possibility that you might mistakenly change an option that makes the NetWinder inaccessible to your browser In that case you will be locked out and you will not be able to revert to the original configuration You have an emergency We solve this problem by making it possible to attach a keyboard and monitor to the NetWinder so that you can adjust its network settings without using the network Backup NetWinder OfficeServer software is also supplied on the Resources CD ROM supplied with your NetWinder Logging in to the Console WARNING If your NetWinder is already powered up you should power it down before attaching a keyboard and monitor Otherwise you could damage your NetWinder hardware When you attach a keyboard use one with a standard PS 2 connection and SVGA monitor to your NetWinder and turn on the power you will see many messages go by on the screen This is the Linux operating system starting up and is normal If the network settings have become severely corrupted some parts of the boot up process may take a very long time to complete They are looking for hosts on the network and will eventually give up and let the boot process continue Be patient
108. s 95 as an example Other workstation operating systems will require similar settings although the particular dialogue boxes will look different Note If you already have a network in your office this desktop will have its own Internet protocol IP address As long as the desktop is configured for TCP IP or if you already have a network installed NetWinder will automatically read and or assign all necessary IP addresses 2 2 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Open the Network Control Panel The first step is to find the Windows Network Control Panel To do this click the Start menu then Settings then Control Panel A window like the following one should appear Control Panel i 32bit ODBC Gey Add Remove Programs Adobe Gamma Z BDE Administrator Date Time E Display Find Fast ga Fonts Game Controllers HSP Modem Aj Infrared EF Intemet Keyboard LiveUpdate D Mail and Fax Q Mouse 96 Multimedia Z Network PC Card PCMCIA 3 Power Management ontrol Panel Use the settings in Control Panel Printers QuickFinder Manager 9 RealPlayer G2 Regional Settings to personalize your computer Sj Sounds BB System Telephony Users Select an item to view its description Microsoft Home Technical Support Click the icon called Network You should see a box like the following one Network Client for Microsoft Networks PCI Ethernet DEC 21041 Based Adapter Winbond Infrared Controller Xircom CardBus Ethernet 10 100 Adapte
109. s and backup Mes Services Configure and conto available services Network Manage seaurty routing ONS amp shared bides Help rer Switch to user mode FSE Bocsanerk Done Se he eae Note The on screen highlight colour for Administration Mode is burgundy while for User Mode it is blue to remind you at all times of your current mode of operation 2 12 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Configuring Your NetWinder for the Internet Configuring your NetWinder for connection to the Internet is a simple job but requirements vary depending on whether you have dial up or direct connection how your ISP is set up and what method you are using to connect to the Internet If you have any questions about what is required your ISP will be able to help If your ISP doesn t understand how a NetWinder OfficeServer works tell the technical support person that you are installing a server with router and firewall services The OfficeServer supports five ways of connecting to your Internet service provider ISP 1 xDSL modem 2 cable modem 3 ISDN router 4 ISDN Terminal Adapter TA 5 dial up or permanent modem connection WARNING The PPP dialer set up used for dial up services or ISDN is mutually exclusive with the Eth 0 set up This means that you can have one or the other not both If you change your Internet connection and need to switch from one configuration to another you need to go back
110. s the program that converts Internet host names such as www rebel com into IP addresses such as 192 168 42 12 Your NetWinder can act as a DNS if you wish If you would rather get your DNS service from a different machine you can disable the NetWinder s DNS service If you click the word Configure next to the DNS line you will be taken to the DNS configuration page which is described later in the chapter on Network Settings Dial on Demand Dial on Demand service lets your NetWinder use an external modem to call your Internet service provider ISP automatically when someone on your network tries to access the Internet You can configure this feature as part of the PPP Dialer Configuration which we describe in the chapter on Network Settings 10 28 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Telnet Server Telnet was one of the very first services to enter widespread use back in the earliest days of the Internet It is still very useful even today If you enable the Telnet server on your NetWinder you will be able to use a Telnet client program on your workstation to access the NetWinder s command prompt remotely Since your NetWinder includes a full version of the Linux operating system you can use the command prompt to perform various advanced operations For example using the command prompt you can install new types of servers customize the NetWinder s configuration files in special ways or upgrade your NetWind
111. se your NetWinder as a gateway or DNS server and you then change your NetWinder s address using the Quick Start Disk you will need to reconfigure your Windows workstation with the new settings Return to the previous section for information on how to do this If Quick Start Doesn t Work If for some reason the Quick Start system doesn t work you can attach a keyboard and monitor to your NetWinder and configure it using the nwconfig program See the chapter called Recovering from Emergencies for details on this technique NOTE You need a web browser supporting the JDK version 1 1 or higher Netscape 4 x and Internet Explorer 4 x and 5 x all support this version of the JDK Older browser versions will not be able to access the Quick Start disk properly Chapter 2 Installation ands Configuration 2 9 Connecting to the NetWinder Home Page Once again open the web browser Type in the NetWinder IP address assigned in the section above to connect to the NetWinder configuration system For example if you assigned your NetWinder the IP address 192 168 1 1 then you should send your web browser to http 192 168 1 1 Congratulations You have successfully initialized your NetWinder OfficeServer and are on the NetWinder User Home page NetWinder OfficeServer Netscape p NETWINDER ORnce Server Directory Re View information on current users InfoPlace Share and organize your documents Discussions Ke P
112. signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation NetWinder A Responsible party Rebel com Inc 150 Isabella St Suite 1000 Ottawa Ontario Canada K1S 1V7 Chapter 15 Standards Compliance 15 3 European Community Compliance Statement This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A Information Technology Equipment according to CISPR 22 European Standard EN 55022 The limits for Class A equipment were derived for typical residential environments to provide reasonable protection against interference with licensed communication devices WARNING This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take a
113. sions User Profile Search Help general settings backup amp restore web page creator email settings web site reports Backup Click on the link to perform a backup Your home directory including your web site Restore Select a backup nwb file to restore then click Restore TT ___ a Restore BR Boca one Sa i ge If you click on the Backup link you will be sent an nwe file containing all of your personal files You can then save it on your hard disk using your web browser If you have a lot of files the backup file can be very large be sure that you have enough disk space before you begin 4 4 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual NOTE In Windows 95 98 or NT you can check for free disk space by opening the My Computer window clicking the right mouse button on an available drive and choosing Properties You can also restore your personal files from an earlier backup To do this click the word Browse in the Restore section and find an Nwe file created during a previous backup session When you have selected that file it will show up in the filename entry box on the web page Click the Restore button to begin restoring the file Web Page Creator Each user on the NetWinder can create his or her own personal home page The address of your page works like this If your NetWinder is called serverl rebel com and your user account name is mike then your home page address will be http s
114. tes GB or billions of bytes of available disk space which you can use for documents web pages or other kinds of files There are five services to get files onto your NetWinder FTP The Internet file transfer protocol is a simple method of copying files from one computer to another To use this you will need an FTP client program You also need to enable the FTP server as described in the section FTP File Transfer Protocol Server of the chapter Configuring Network Services E mail If you enable your NetWinder s e mail server as described in the section SMTP E mail Delivery Server of the chapter Configuring Network Services you can use some of your disk space to store your users e mail Windows file sharing If you enable the Windows File Sharing service described in the Configuring Network Services chapter your NetWinder will allow you to drag and drop files using Windows 95 98 NT s Network Neighborhood Below we will explain how to publish folders in the Network Neighborhood Macintosh file sharing If you enable the Apple File Sharing service your NetWinder will allow you to drag and drop files from the Mac Finder Below we will explain how to publish folders that can be seen from a Macintosh UNIX file sharing If you have UNIX or Linux computers they can access the NetWinder s files using the NFS Network File System protocol Below we will explain how to publish files that can be seen from a UNIX system
115. th a confirmation screen Date and Time This page gives you the opportunity to make adjustments to the system clock The clock can be set in one of three ways 1 By choosing a location or time zone 2 By logging onto a time server which you specify 3 By manually entering the date and time 94 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Chapter 10 Configuring Network Services OfficeServer provides many different kinds of network services including a web server e mail servers Windows Apple and UNIX file sharing servers and several other service types You can switch these services on and off as you wish as well as change configuration options for some of them Usually you will want to disable unused services to improve security and speed To configure network services go to the Administrator page and click on Services You will see a page like this Administrator Services NETWINDER Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help Services Ss A O Web Server running Web ProxyiCache running configure Mail Server SMTP running configure Mail Server POP3 running Mail Server IMAP runnin Windows File Sharing SMB ruming configure Apple File Sharing AppleTalk unning Unix File Sharing NFS running FTP Server runnin configure Public Discussions ruming configure Private Discussions running configure Search Engine running configure Print Server running configure
116. the discussion areas before try typing in a test message right now you should use a subject line like Test Message so that people will know it s a test and can easily skip over it if they want Don t check the E mail all replies box for now When youw re finished entering your message click the Submit button to save it Proof read carefully You can t change your message once it has been posted Chapter 6 The Discussion Forums 6 5 Chapter 7 Searching for Documents The OfficeServer offers a search function for all documents published on the NetWinder including documents that come with the machine such as the Apache web server documentation and the online version of this manual As the administrator and users create their own NetWinder web pages the body of searchable information will increase The OfficeServer web search engine will scan all these local documents to help you find information Click Search in the web configuration to display the search function El Ee E Z3 a a ts E 8B Bak Reload Home Seach Netscape Pin Seowy a Bookmatks A Location Hip 7Voitice rebel convoy brvrerande soach op Dbrloseek pecans NETWINDER OficeServelr User Home Directory Infoplace Discussions User Profile Search Help This search will allow you to search the contents of all the publically available WWW documents at this site Search Search Clear j Search for documents matching
117. the modem the modem needs to stop it somehow There are two techniques for this You should almost always use Hardware flow control which is faster and more reliable Local IP address This is the address assigned to your NetWinder by your ISP Usually you will turn on Dynamic IP support below and this address will be determined automatically Remote IP address This is the address of your ISP s server Usually you will turn on Dynamic IP support below and this address will be determined automatically Dynamic IP support If this is set to Yes your NetWinder will request the Local IP address and Remote IP address options from the ISP when it connects This is almost always the correct thing to do If you experience problems you can try entering the values manually and switching this setting to No Dial mode This determines when the NetWinder will try to connect to the Internet You have two options On Demand which will cause your NetWinder to connect to the Internet whenever someone on your network tries to access the outside world or Up from to which asks the NetWinder to keep the network connection running full time during certain hours of the day When you have finished changing the dialer settings click the Save button to make your changes permanent Chapter 11 Network Settings 11 27 File Sharing Configuration Depending on the exact hardware model you receive your NetWinder includes several gigaby
118. ubic and private discussion forums User Profile cS Edit your personal settings ie name password etc Search Search the contents of WWW documents available on this site Help O Browse our online manua Switch to administration mode 2 10 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Passwords Whenever you are prompted for user name and password use these temporary values For administrator account name use httpd For password use webroot WARNING It is very important to change your password to something more secure as soon as you log in Otherwise anyone who reads this manual could reconfigure your NetWinder Chapter 2 Installation ands Configuration 2 11 Switching to Administration Mode Your NetWinder s web configuration system has two modes User Mode which is available to both normal users and the administrator and Administration Mode which is available only to the administrator and allows you to change various special configuration options To switch from User Mode to Administration Mode simply click the words Switch to administration mode at the bottom of the User Mode screen You may be asked to enter your password again After that you ll see this page Administrator Services NETWINDER Of ficeServer Users Adiemvraster user accounts Groups Organize users into workgroups Hosts 9 Create and maintain virtual wed and fp servers System View statstic
119. ublic Licence www gnu org Version 2 June 1991 Copyright C 1989 1991 Free Software Foundation Inc 59 Temple Place Suite 330 Boston MA 02111 1307 US The XFree86 Licence www xfree86 org Copyright C 1994 1995 1996 The XFree86 Project Inc All Rights Reserved Copyright C 1996 X Consortium Copyright C 1993 The Regents of the University of California ll rights reserved Copyright c 1996 NVIDIA Corp All rights reserved The BSD Licence www bsd org Copyright c The Regents of the University of California All rights reserved The Apache Licence www apache org Copyright c 1995 1998 The Apache Group All rights reserved Copyright 1992 1993 1994 Henry Spencer Copyright c 1992 1993 The Regents of the University of California All rights reserved Chapter 14 Licences and Warranties 14 1 Chapter 15 Standards Compliance Class A NetWinder Declaration of conformity NetWinder tm A Rebel com Inc Suite 1000 150 Isabella St Ottawa Ontario Canada K1S 1V7 declares that the product Model Number NetWinder A Part Number NW XXX YY ZZZ 00 XXA XX is either 16 32 or 64 A code is for hard drive YY is either TC WS DM JC VC LC or therefore ZZZ is either NA or INT QQ is software code Product Options All conforms to the following Product Specifications Safety IEC 950 1991 A1 A2 A3 EN60950 1992 A1 A2 A3 UL 1950 3 edition CSA C22 2 950 NRTL C EMC CISPR 22 1995 EN 55022
120. ur ISP m Address preservation If you want and often if you pay extra your ISP can provide you with multiple addresses one for each computer on your network Before masquerading was invented this was the usual way to obtain IP addresses for your local workstations Chapter 11 Network Settings 11 11 However that technique caused trouble usually the addresses that you obtained were owned by your particular ISP so switching from one ISP to another was a painful experience Also there are only a limited number of IP addresses on the Internet so it can be difficult to find enough addresses in a single set for your entire organization Masquerading allows you to use whatever addresses you want on your local network without negotiating with your ISP Your ISP assigns your NetWinder only one address which the NetWinder discovers automatically when the modem connects Security Perhaps the most important benefit of masquerading is the increased security it provides your network On most networks general purpose workstations are not carefully monitored for security factors so they are often the main focus of outside attacks Routers and firewalls however are usually carefully designed and configured so that they are secure If you use masquerading outsiders will never see the addresses of your local workstations they only see the address of the NetWinder itself If masquerading is configured correctly an outsi
121. uration 2 1 Internet configuration 2 13 connection 1 8 10 22 keyboard sses 1 7 12 1 LAN manageT 10 12 Bb cb EEE ET 12 1 l 16 2 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual local network 1 8 2 2 10 6 10 26 10 27 10 28 11 6 11 9 11 11 11 12 locking screws s es 1 6 Mac Finder 11 28 Macintosh sss 10 15 Malone a aloe 10 7 exchangeTs ee 11 23 SPOOISwcssciivedscieecesectess 9 4 master name server 11 23 Microsoft Dial up Adapter isse resors 2 4 modem sssesssseeresrere 11 25 MOMNICOT 000 eee 12 1 MOUSE oo ea cede ET 1 7 NetWinder Home Page 2 10 Network Control Panel 2 3 2 5 2 6 Network Intelligence 2 7 Network Neighbourhood 10 12 11 28 IN FS unitar E 11 28 NWEB file neeese 4 4 NWCONSIZ serere 12 2 On Demand 11 27 packet forwarding 11 4 password 2 11 2 12 3 3 4 1 4 3 6 3 6 4 6 5 10 14 11 26 12 2 personal home page 4 5 POLICIES nesese 11 10 POP 2S geen Genie 10 11 port forwarding 11 15 PostScript mode 10 23 power 2 1 15 1 15 2 16 2 power functions 2 22 power switch 2 1 power down 2 22 2 23 POWET ON sesser 1 6 2 22 PPP dialer 11 25 printet casi vcs assets Piette 10 23 PIOXKY ciccssssscccsoorsivesanveccnss 10 3 publish a new domain 2 eeeeeeeeeeees 11
122. utton at the bottom of the page called New Thread Click on it now then proceed to the next section to post your first discussion group message Posting a Message The message posting screen contains several sets of options m Username and Password Private discussions only You must register a special user account before you can participate in the discussion forums Read the earlier section Registering your Account for more information on how to do this 6 4 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual Once your account has been registered enter the username and password in the spaces provided If you have already posted a message during this session these may already be filled in for you Subject This is a one line identification for your message The subject line in a discussion group is more important than the subject line in a private e mail message Usually every message regarding the same topic in a discussion group will keep the same subject line That s how discussions are sorted and how people decide whether or not to read your message If you want your discussion to be read by the right people you should be sure to use an informative subject line m Posting This is the area in which you type your message E mail all replies If you check this box people answering your message will be asked to e mail you privately in addition to posting public messages to the discussion group If you ve never used
123. ux operating system Rebel com produces a full line of products based on the NetWinder platform from workstations to network terminals to servers The OfficeServer is one of our most advanced products to date providing complex network services with an easy web based set up interface Although the OfficeServer software comes installed from the factory you need to adjust the configuration to suit your particular needs Before we get into that however you will want to examine your hardware to make sure you have all the pieces that you need Chapter 1 Meet the OfficeServer 1 1 Before You Start Call your Internet service provider ISP to obtain the settings required to configure your NetWinder for the Internet These settings differ depending on the ISP and the nature of your connection Tell your ISP that you are installing a server to act as a router and firewall for your network connection They should then be able to supply you with the necessary details to complete your installation Depending on the ISP and the connection these details might include the name or IP address of their nameserver IP address of their gateway and even your hostname Domain registration Unless you have a company domain your web address will be something like AcmeISP com yourcompany If you have your own domain your address will be something like yourcompany com Your ISP can help you to obtain and register a domain name Domain names are uniqu
124. y use The value is expressed in megabytes MB or millions of bytes If you set this value to zero the user can use as much disk space as required until the server fills up More frequently the limit is set at 5 to 15 megabytes Click the Submit button once you ve entered all the information Chapter 3 User and Group Account Management 3 3 Editing and Removing Users You can change an existing user s settings or remove the user from the system in much the same way as you create a new user From the Users page find the user you want to edit or remove and then click the word Edit or Remove that appears next to the user s name If you use Edit you will be sent to the same screen that you saw in the Creating Users section If you use Remove you will first be asked to confirm the change and then the user account will be deleted Groups Groups are used to help users collaborate on projects or to share files without making data available to all the users on your system A user can be a member of any number of groups or none of them 3 4 NetWinder OfficeServer User Manual To find the group list go the Administrator page and then click Groups You will see a screen like this Administrator Services NETWINDER Of ficeServer Administration Home Users Groups Hosts System Services Network Help Group list all osuser edit remove Would you like to add a new group I
125. your users use It can be as little as 2 megabytes or as much as several gigabytes NOTE This does not include each user s e mail box which must be backed up separately Configuration files This only backs up the NetWinder configuration settings It is important to do this before making any major configuration changes so that you can restore them if you make a mistake It s a good idea to keep old versions as well the file is usually less than 3 megabytes Chapter 9 System Administration 9 3 User mail spools This backs up e mail belonging to your users It varies in size depending on how much e mail your users receive and how much they leave sitting on the NetWinder for long periods of time Checking Disk Usage On this page you can see the following information m Per user disk usage This tells you how much space each user is using on the NetWinder disk m Per user disk quota This is the maximum amount of disk space each user is allowed to use unless there is no quota in which case it will read unlimited Overall disk usage This shows the amount of disk space available on each part of your disk compared to the amount used in total All of your user files are stored in the partition Maintenance When you click Maintenance you will be given the opportunity to update your OfficeServer In this section you are also offered a chance to reboot or to halt For each of these tasks you are presented wi

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