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Chapter 3
Connecting Your Local Network
In this chapter, you will learn how to physically connect the Netopia
Router to your local area network (LAN). Before you proceed, make
sure the Netopia Router is properly configured. You can configure
the Router using Console-based Management or Web-based
Management (see the
Getting Started Guide
).
Overview
You can connect the Netopia Router to an IP or IPX network that
uses Ethernet. You can connect to the Router’s Ethernet ports with
either a PC LAN using IP over Ethernet or Apple Macintosh
computers using native IP.
You can also connect the Router to an AppleTalk network that uses
either Ethernet or LocalTalk. AppleTalk networks based on Ethernet
cabling (EtherTalk) connect to all models of the Router through the
Ethernet port.
AppleTalk networks based on LocalTalk cabling connect to the 400
series models through the PhoneNET port. If you have both kinds of
AppleTalk networks, you can connect the LocalTalk network to the
Netopia Router’s PhoneNET port and the AppleTalk (EtherTalk)
network to the Ethernet ports. AppleTalk traffic will be routed
between these two networks.
Caution! Before connecting the Netopia Router to any AppleTalk LANs that
contain other AppleTalk routers, you should read “Routers and
seeding” in “Routers and seeding” on page 6-5.