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Chapter 1 - Overview of Banyan Communications
How Banyan Networks Use the Client-Service Model
How Workstations Communicate with Servers
The Banyan Networking Software
How DOS, OS/2, Windows NT, and Windows 95 Workstations Communicate with Each Other
Netbios, Named Pipe, and Mailslots
How Macintosh Workstations Communicate
How Banyan Servers Communicate with Each Other
How Workstations and Servers Communicate with Host Computers
Asynchronous Terminal Emulation Option
VINES on StreetTalk for Windows NT
Chapter 2 - Dynamic Routing in Banyan Networks
Introduction to Dynamic Routing in Banyan Networks
How the Banyan Networking Software Performs Dynamic Routing
Building and Updating Routing Tables
How Workstations and Servers Adjust to Unavailable Servers
How New Workstations Connect to the Network
Announcing Their Arrival to Neighbors
How Workstations Communicate with Other Nodes
How New Servers Connect to the Network
Chapter 3 - Administrator's Tasks
Components and Options for WANs
Serial Communications Hardware
Full T1 and Fractional T1 Support
The Managing Communications Menu
To Load the Driver and Configure a LAN or WAN card
Chapter 4 - Managing Source-level Routing
How the Banyan Networking Software Chooses Source-level Routes
Guidelines for Assigning Metrics
Guidelines for Mixing Versions of the Banyan Networking Software
TCP/IP Communications Across Bridges
When to Enable SLR on Workstations
Prerequisites for Configuring SLR
Database and Runtime Configurations
Using the Manage Source-level Routing Menus
To Enable the Interface for SLR
Enabling Database Configuration
To Enable the Database Configuration
Displaying Runtime Configuration
To Display Runtime Configuration
Chapter 5 - The ICA Family of Cards
Allocating Options to ICA Cards
Determining the Load on the Card
Adjusting the Load on the Card
Chapter 6 - Assigning Options to Lines
Using the Serial Communications Menu
To Reach the Serial Communications Menu
To Access the Manage Serial Lines Menu
Information on the Manage Serial Lines Menu
Reassigning or De-assigning Lines
Determining the SPID and Telephone Numbers
Assigning HDLC Synchronous Lines
To Assign an HDLC Server-to-Server Line
Prompts for Assigning the Line
Assigning Asynchronous Server-to-Server Lines
To Assign an Asynchronous Server-to-Server Line
Prompts for Assigning the Line
Assigning X.25 Server-to-Server Lines
Assigning Asynchronous Terminal Emulation Lines
To Assign Asynchronous Terminal Emulation Lines
Chapter 7 - Managing Serial Options and Communications
Clearing X.25 Virtual Circuits
To Clear an X.25 Virtual Circuit
Other Tasks with the Manage Serial Lines Menu
Changing Configuration Information for a Line
Refreshing the Manage Serial Lines Menu
Getting Help for the Manage Serial Lines Menu
Leaving the Manage Serial Lines Menu
Displaying the Status of All Lines
Managing Remote Site Connections
To Reach the Manage Remote Site Connections Menu
To Add a Remote Site Name for Synchronous and Asynchronous Connections
To Add a Remote Site for an X.25 Connection
Displaying Remote Site Information
Disconnecting from Remote Sites
Reloading Serial Communications Cards
To Reload a Serial Communications Card
Managing the Network Interface
To Disable VINES IP Over an Interface
Changing the SPP/IPC Reliable MTU Size
To Modify the SPP/IPC Reliable MTU Size
Specifying the Encapsulation Type
To Specify the Type of Encapsulation Used by the Server