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This chapter describes how to configure your communication server to act as an AppleTalk Remote Access (ARA) server. It does not describe how to configure or use the client Macintosh. Refer to Apple Computer's Apple Remote Access Client User's Guide and the Apple Remote Access Personal Server User's Guide for information about how to use ARA software on your Macintosh. For a complete description of the commands in this chapter, refer to Chapter 2.
Cisco's implementation of ARA gives Macintosh users direct access to information and resources in remote locations. Macintosh users can connect to another Macintosh computer or AppleTalk network over standard telephone lines. For example, if you have a PowerBook at home and need to get a file from your Macintosh at the office, ARA software can make the connection between your home and office computers.
You can configure your communication server to act as an ARA server by enabling AppleTalk and ARA Protocol. Configuring your communication server to act as an ARA server allows remote Macintosh users to dial in, become a network node, and connect to devices on other networks. ARA Protocol support on the communication server is transparent to the Macintosh end user.
The following Macintosh and communication server software support is required for ARA connectivity:
Figure 1-1 shows how your communication server can act as an ARA server between remote Macintosh computers (in Figure 1-1, a Macintosh SE and a PowerBook) and devices on another network. 
Enabling ARA on your communication server permits the server to support ARA on the Macintosh and, therefore, to act as an ARA server.
AppleTalk is a client-server, or distributed, protocol. AppleTalk users share network resources, such as files and printers, with other users. Interactions with different servers are transparent to users, because the computer determines the location of the requested material and accesses it without requesting information from the user.
AppleTalk identifies several network entities: node, network, and zone. A node is any device connected to an AppleTalk network. The most common nodes are Macintosh computers and laser printers, but many other types of computers are also capable of AppleTalk communication, including IBM PCs, Digital VAX/VMS systems, and a variety of workstations. A communication server, which provides only one network interface, is considered a node on the network. In this chapter, the term router refers to any device that routes AppleTalk packets. An AppleTalk network is a single logical cable, and an AppleTalk zone is a logical group of one or more (possibly noncontiguous) networks.
Apple Computer has produced a variety of internetworking products with which to connect AppleTalk local-area networks. Apple supports Ethernet, Token Ring, Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI), and its own proprietary twisted-pair media access system (called LocalTalk).
Figure 1-2 compares the AppleTalk protocols with the standard seven-layer OSI model and illustrates how AppleTalk works with a variety of physical and link access mechanisms.
The Cisco AppleTalk implementation provides the following standard services in addition to the ability to transmit any AppleTalk packet:
The DDP and AARP protocols provide end-to-end connectivity between internetworked nodes. NBP maps network names to AppleTalk internet addresses. NBP relies on ZIP to help determine which networks belong to which zones. File and print access is provided through AFP and PAP, respectively, which work with applications such as AppleShare and print servers.
The Cisco AppleTalk implementation also includes the following enhancements:
AppleTalk, like many network protocols, makes no provision for network security. The AppleTalk protocol architecture requires that security measures be executed at higher application levels. The communication server software supports AppleTalk network access lists, providing filters at the packet level.
AppleTalk was designed for local work groups. With the installation of over 1.5 million Macintosh computers in the first five years of the product's life, Apple found that some large corporations were exceeding the design limits of AppleTalk. Apple's solution was to create extended AppleTalk. The extended AppleTalk architecture increases the number of nodes per AppleTalk internetwork to over 16 million and an unlimited number of zones per cable.
The introduction of the extended AppleTalk architecture also introduced the concept of nonextended and extended networks. Nonextended AppleTalk networks are sometimes called "Phase 1," and extended networks are called "Phase 2." Nonextended networks refer to the nonextended AppleTalk Ethernet 1.0 networks (no longer supported by Apple but still supported by Cisco), and to the nonextended serial line-based networks, including those configured using X.25 and LocalTalk.
Extended networks refer to the extended AppleTalk-compliant networks configured on Ethernet (EtherTalk 2.0) and Token Ring media. Examples of nonextended and extended AppleTalk network configurations can be found in the section "Configuration Examples" later in this chapter.
The AppleTalk extended-network architecture provides extensions compatible with nonextended AppleTalk internetworks. The AppleTalk extended architecture was designed to remove the previous limits of 254 concurrently active AppleTalk nodes per cable, as well as the previous limit of one AppleTalk zone per cable. Extended AppleTalk contains better algorithms for choosing the best routers for traffic and is designed to minimize the amount of broadcast traffic generated for routing updates.
Another important feature in extended AppleTalk is the ability of a single AppleTalk cable to be assigned more than one network number. The size of the range of network numbers assigned to a cable determines the maximum number of concurrently active AppleTalk devices that can be supported on that cable, which is 254 devices per network number.
AppleTalk addresses are 24 bits long. They consist of two components: a 16-bit network number and an 8-bit node number. The Cisco AppleTalk software parses and displays these addresses as a sequence of two decimal numbers (the network number, a period, and the node number). For example, node 45 on network 3 is written as 3.45. A node is any AppleTalk-compatible device attached to the network. Each enabled AppleTalk interface on a router is a node on its connected network.
When a router is used to join two or more AppleTalk networks into an internetwork, the component physical networks remain independent of each other. A network manager may assign nodes on each physical network to a conceptual grouping known as a zone.
There are two main reasons to create zones in an AppleTalk internetwork: to simplify the process of locating and selecting network devices, and to allow for the creation of departmental work groups that may exist on several different and possibly geographically separated networks.
For example, consider a large AppleTalk internetwork that contains hundreds or thousands of shared resources and devices. Without a method of dividing this large number of resources and devices into smaller groups of devices, a user might have to scroll through hundreds or thousands of node names in the Chooser to select the one node to be used. By creating small conceptual groups of nodes, users can choose the resources they need much more quickly and easily than if they were sorting through a very long list of names.
A zone can include many networks that need not be located together physically. A zone is not limited by geographical area. The partitioning afforded by zone names is conceptual, not physical.
The network manager defines zones when he or she configures a router. For nonextended networks, each AppleTalk-configured interface must be associated with exactly one zone name, and for extended networks, each AppleTalk-configured interface can be associated with one or more zone names. Until a zone name has been assigned, AppleTalk capability is disabled for that interface. The section "Configure AppleTalk" later in this chapter lists the commands to use in the zone-naming process. Refer to Chapter 2 for a description of each command and its guidelines for usage.
The Name Binding Protocol (NBP) maps network entity names to internetwork addresses. It allows users to specify descriptive or symbolic names; software processes refer to numerical addresses for the same entities. With NBP, almost all user-level programs respond to names instead of numbers. When users select an AppleTalk device, they are using the NBP protocol to translate the device's entity name to the entity's network address. Numerical addresses dynamically assigned to nodes are primarily used by the router software and by network managers in the ping process.
NBP provides four basic services for binding names to nodes and zones:
The nature of the AppleTalk addressing scheme is inherently volatile, and node addresses change frequently. Therefore, NBP associates numerical addresses with aliases that continue to reference the correct address if the address changes.
NBP uses the Zone Information Protocol (ZIP) to determine which networks belong to which zones. A router uses ZIP to maintain the network-number-to-zone-name mapping of the AppleTalk internet.
Each communication server or router maintains a data structure known as the zone information table (ZIT). The table provides a listing of network numbers for each network in every zone. Each entry is a tuple (an inseparable network number-hop number set) that matches a network number with a zone name as supplied by the network manager.
AppleTalk supports dynamic configuration (discovery mode). Not all fields of an AppleTalk address need to be specified to configure an AppleTalk router. If there is another AppleTalk communication server or router on the network, it might be able to supply the network number and zone name. A preconfigured router on an AppleTalk network acts as a seed router or communication server, responding to configuration queries from other nodes on its network.
Seed routers come up and verify the configuration with an operational router. If the configuration is valid, they start functioning. Seed routers come up even if no other routers are on the network. On the other hand, a nonseed router must first communicate with a seed router before it can begin operation. A nonseed router must obtain and verify the configuration with another functioning router. The configuration of the nonseed router must match exactly with the configuration of the seed router for the nonseed router to function.
An end node always behaves in a manner similar to discovery mode. It uses any previous configuration as a starting point for initialization.
Unspecified parts of the AppleTalk address are entered as zero. Table 1-1 lists AppleTalk addresses that feature unspecified addressing.
| AppleTalk Address | Description |
|---|---|
34.5 | Completely specified (network 34, node 5) |
0.5 | Partially qualified (network unspecified, node 5) |
122.0 | Partially qualified (network 122, node unspecified) |
0.0 | Completely unspecified |
AppleTalk automatically assigns node numbers. When the specified address is in use, the node randomly chooses its node number. The node will first try the node number that was its most recent address. If that number is unavailable, the node then searches for the next available address. If it reaches 254 without finding an available number, it cycles back to 1 and continues until it finds a free address. LocalTalk address restrictions are as follows: user node numbers are from 1 to 127, and server/printer node numbers are from 128 to 254. Nonextended Ethernet and extended media do not observe the server/user node distinction. The protocol reserves node numbers 0 and 255. Extended media also reserves the node number of 254.
For nonseed communication servers, an interface will behave as an AppleTalk end node. If zero has been specified for a network number, that interface will not route any packets until it receives its network number from a seed router.
As long as one fully configured communication server or router exists on a physical network segment (or cable), other routers directly attached to that cable can use discovery mode to determine their configuration; they can take their information from an operational communication server or router. However, once the configuration process has stabilized for a particular AppleTalk internet, all communication servers and routers thereafter should be configured as seed routers. Note that synchronous X.25 network interfaces must be explicitly configured on each communication server or router to be used as AppleTalk transports.
Node address information is maintained by tables appropriate to the media (usually AARP tables).
AppleTalk addresses, as explained in the section "Nonextended AppleTalk Addressing" earlier in this chapter, are composed of a 16-bit network and an 8-bit node number. In nonextended AppleTalk, nodes within a single cable can communicate using only their 8-bit node numbers.
A node in extended AppleTalk is always identified by its network and node number. Dynamic address resolution when a communication server or router is not present includes the assignment of a random network number within a small range, as well as a node number. When a communication server or router is present in the network, a node starts up using its newly acquired address for a short period of time. It then immediately requests the range of valid network numbers from an operational router. The node then uses this to determine its actual AppleTalk address by selecting an unassigned address.
A new concept of cable ranges is introduced with the extended AppleTalk. Ranges of network numbers and multiple zones can exist on a single logical cable. But the node can exist in only one zone and on only one network.
In an extended AppleTalk network, the mapping of a physical cable to a zone name is no longer valid. End nodes are expected to know the zone to which they belong or to choose from the list of available zones provided by a router. The router maintains a default zone that new nodes will use automatically if they have not chosen a zone previously.
Cisco communication servers and routers with active AppleTalk interfaces register each interface separately. A unique interface name is generated by appending the interface type name and unit number to the communication server or router name. For example, if a communication server is named mycommserver and has AppleTalk enabled on Ethernet 0 in zone Engineering, the NBP registered name will be as follows:
mycommserver.Ethernet0:ciscoRouter@Engineering
The NBP name is deregistered in the event that AppleTalk is disabled on an interface by configuration or due to interface errors.
Registering each interface on the communication server provides the AppleTalk site administrator with a positive indication that the communication server and router is properly configured and operating.
One name is registered per interface; other service types are registered once for every zone name on the communication server. The following display output from the show apple nbp command shows that each interface is uniquely identified, but that only one SNMP Agent is generated per zone.
Net Adr Skt Name Type Zone
4042 8 254 brown.Ethernet0 ciscoRouter Engineering
4028 8 254 brown.Async1 ciscoRouter Engineering
The communication server answers AppleTalk responder requests. The listener is installed on the AppleTalk interface name registration socket.
The response packet generated supplies the bootstrap firmware version string, followed by the router operating software version string. These are displayed in the position of the Macintosh system version and the Macintosh printer driver version, respectively, in such applications as Apple's Inter·Poll.
The response packet contains strings similar to those displayed by the show version EXEC command.
The information is returned as follows:
Figure 1-3 illustrates a typical output display for Inter·Poll that lists this information.
To set up your communication server as an ARA server, complete the following tasks:
The following tasks are optional:
Figure 1-4 shows how to connect a Macintosh directly to the communication server and how to connect a Macintosh by means of internal and external modems. The directly connected Macintosh can be used as a terminal from which you can configure the communication server.
To connect a Macintosh directly to the communication server, use the FDTE version of the RJ-45-to-DB-25 adapter (Cisco Part Number: 29-FDTE-02) to connect the "rolled" RJ-45 cable from the communication server to the Mini 8-to-DB-25 cable from the Macintosh.
To connect a modem to the communication server, use the MMOD version of the RJ-45-to-DB-25 adapter to connect the "rolled" RJ-45 cable from the communication server to the modem. You can also use a Cisco MDCE adapter that you have modified by moving the DB-25 pin in position 6 to position 8.
Figure 1-5 shows the pins of a Mini 8 connector, the pins of a DB-25 connector, and how they are connected.
Table 1-2 explains the pin functions.
| Din-8 Pin Number | Din-8 Pin Function | DB-25 Pin Number | DB-25 Pin Function |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Output handshake | 4, 20 | RTS, DTR |
2 | Input handshake/external clock | 5 | CTS |
3 | TxD | 2 | TxD |
4, 8 | Ground, RxD(-) | 7 | Ground |
5 | RxD(+) | 3 | RxD |
Configure the line on the communication server as follows:
Configure the modem as follows:
If your modem does not support this configuration, see the Communication Server Configuration Guide or the Communication Server Command Reference publication for information about configuring a line to support your modem.
To configure ARA on your communication server, you need to perform the following tasks:
The sections that follow describe each of these tasks. See Chapter 2 for information about commands listed in these tasks.
To enable the AppleTalk service in global configuration mode, perform the following task:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Enable AppleTalk. |
You can manually configure an interface for AppleTalk or, if an interface is connected to a network that has at least one other communication server or router configured for AppleTalk, you can dynamically configure the interface using discovery mode.
If the internet already exists, the zone and cable range must match the existing configuration. To identify existing cable ranges and zone names, configure the communication server for discovery mode.
You can also configure an AppleTalk interface on a segment for which there are no AppleTalk routers.
To manually configure an interface for extended AppleTalk, perform the following tasks:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Specify an interface. | interface type unit |
appletalk cable-range cable-range [network.node] | |
If you assign more than one zone name, the first name you assign is the default zone.
You can define up to 255 unique zone names.
After you assign the address and zone name(s), the interface will attempt to verify them with other operational communication servers or routers on the connected network. If there are any discrepancies, the interface will not become operational. If there are no neighboring operational communication servers or routers, the communication server will assume the configuration is correct, and the interface will become operational.
If an AppleTalk interface is connected to a network that has at least one other operational AppleTalk router or communication server, you can dynamically configure the interface using discovery mode. In discovery mode, an interface acquires information about the attached network from an operational communication server or router and then uses this information to configure itself. Once the interface has been configured, you can manually enter the dynamically acquired information.
Using discovery mode to configure interfaces saves time if the network numbers, cable ranges, or zone names change. You need to make the changes on only one operational communication server or router.
Discovery mode is useful when you are changing a network configuration or when you are adding a communication server to an existing network.
If there is no operational communication server or router on the attached network, you must manually configure the interface as described in the earlier section "Manual Interface Configuration." Also, if a discovery-mode interface is restarted, another operational communication server or router must be present before the interface can become operational.
A communication server starts up by first acquiring its configuration from memory. Then, if an interface is not configured for discovery mode, the interface starts up as follows:
Using discovery mode does not affect an interface's ability to respond to configuration queries from other communication servers on the connected network once the interface becomes operational.
When activating discovery mode, you do not need to assign a zone name. The interface acquires the zone name from another interface.
 | Caution Do not enable discovery mode on every communication server and router on a network. If you do and all communication servers restart simultaneously (for instance, after a power failure), the network will be inaccessible until you manually configure at least one communication server. |
You can activate discovery mode on an extended interface in one of two ways, depending on whether you know the cable range of the attached network. These methods are described in the sections that follow.
In the first method, you immediately put the interface into discovery mode by specifying a cable range of 0-0. Use this method when you do not know the network number of the attached network. To configure an interface for discovery mode using this method, perform the following tasks:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Specify an interface. | interface type unit |
Put the interface into discovery mode by assigning it the cable range 0-0. |
In the second method, you first assign cable ranges and then explicitly enable discovery mode. Use this method when you know the cable range of the attached network. To configure an interface for discovery mode using this method, perform the following tasks:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Specify an interface. | interface type unit |
Assign an AppleTalk address to the interface. | appletalk cable-range cable-range [network.node] |
You can also configure an AppleTalk interface on a LAN segment that does not have any AppleTalk routers by performing the following tasks:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Turn on AppleTalk, but do not enable routing. | appletalk service |
Specify an interface. | interface e 0 |
Specify the AppleTalk address as 1, which is the default address when there are no routers. | appletalk address 1.1 |
Specify the name of the local zone. | appletalk zone * |
Note that you cannot use discovery mode for this configuration.
To enable ARA on a line, perform the following tasks:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Specify a line or lines. | line {number | [start-number end-number]} |
Enable ARA on a line. |
The commands in this section can be used to customize ARA support. Some of the commands are required for certain configurations. Possible functions include the following:
The following sections describe these tasks. See Chapter 2 for information about commands listed in these tasks.
To configure the communication server to automatically start an ARA session, perform the following tasks in global configuration mode:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Specify a line in global configuration mode. | line {number | [start-number end-number]} |
Configure a line to automatically start an ARA session. |
The autoselect command permits the communication server to automatically start an appropriate process when a starting character is received. The communication server detects either a Return character, which is the start character for an EXEC session, or the start character for the ARA protocol.
This command is required for all ARA-enabled lines that are not configured as dedicated ARA lines and that are not configured for TACACS logins.
To set a line to function only as an ARA connection, perform the following task in line configuration mode:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Configure a line for ARA only. |
Alternatives are to set the line for autoselect or TACACS logins.
To set the maximum length of an ARA session for a line, perform the following task in line configuration mode:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Set the maximum length of an ARA session. | arap timelimit [minutes] |
The default is to have unlimited length connections. This task is optional.
To configure when to display a disconnect warning, perform the following task in line configuration mode:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Set when a disconnect warning message will be displayed, in number of minutes before the line is set to disconnect. | arap warningtime [minutes] |
This command is only valid if a session time limit is set.
A guest is a person who connects to the network without having to give a name or a password. To prohibit Macintosh guests from logging in through the communication server, perform the following task in line configuration mode:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Prohibit guests from logging in to the ARA network. |
| Caution Do not enter the arap noguest command if TACACS is enabled. |
You can control Macintosh access to zones and networks by using arap commands to reference access control lists configured using AppleTalk access-list commands.
To control what zones the Macintosh user will see, perform the following task in line configuration mode:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Limit the zones the Macintosh user sees. | arap zonelist zone-access-list-number |
To control traffic from the Macintosh to networks, perform the following task in line configuration mode
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Control access to networks. | arap net-access-list net-access-list-number |
To customize the AppleTalk configuration, complete the following tasks:
This section describes how to perform these configuration tasks. See Chapter 2 for information about commands listed in these tasks.
Figure 1-6 shows a configuration in which a communication server acting as an ARA server is serving a local network that is not connected to an internet.
By default, the communication server generates checksums for all ARA traffic that requests them. You might want to disable checksum generation and verification as if you have an older LaserWriter printer or other device that cannot receive packets with checksums.
To disable checksum generation and verification, perform the following global configuration task:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Disable the generation and verification of checksums for all AppleTalk packets. |
The communication server implements MacIP, a protocol that routes IP datagrams to IP clients using AppleTalk Datagram Delivery Protocol (DDP) low-level encapsulation. MacIP allows the communication server to assign an ID number to a Macintosh computer that dials in. The ID number allows the Macintosh computer to run MacTCP applications.
Cisco communication servers implement the MacIP address management and routing services described in the draft Internet RFC, A Standard for the Transmission of Internet Packets over AppleTalk Networks. This implementation of MacIP conforms to the September 1991 draft RFC with the following exceptions:
MacIP is required to provide access to IP network servers for those users. It is also required for environments in which Macintosh users use ARA or are connected to the network using LocalTalk or PhoneNet cabling systems.
MacIP services also can be useful when you are managing IP address allocations for a large, dynamic Macintosh population. There are several advantages to using MacIP in this situation:
However, there is an important disadvantage in implementing MacIP on a communication server: memory usage in the communication server increases in direct proportion to the total number of active MacIP clients (about 80 bytes per client).
To configure MacIP on the Cisco communication server, AppleTalk must be configured on the communication server as follows:
When setting up MacIP routing, keep the following address-range issues in mind:
To configure MacIP, perform the following tasks:
Step 2 Allocate IP addresses for Macintosh users by specifying at least one dynamic or static resource address assignment command for each MacIP server.
To establish a MacIP server for a specific zone, perform the following global configuration task:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
A MacIP server is not registered using NBP until at least one MacIP resource is configured.
Dynamic clients are those that accept any IP address assignment within the dynamic range specified. Dynamic addresses are for users who do not require a fixed address, but can be assigned addresses from a pool.
To allocate IP addresses for Macintosh users if you are using dynamic addresses, perform the following global configuration task:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Allocate an IP address to a MacIP client. | appletalk macip dynamic ip-address [ip-address] zone server-zone |
For an example of configuring MacIP with dynamic addresses, see the section "Example of Configuring MacIP."
Static addresses are for users who require fixed addresses for IP DNS services and for administrators who do not want addresses to change so they always know the IP addresses of the devices on their network.
To allocate IP addresses for Macintosh users if you are using static addresses, perform the following global configuration task:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Allocate an IP address to be used by a MacIP client that has reserved a static IP address. | appletalk macip static ip-address [ip-address] zone server-zone |
For an example of configuring MacIP with static addresses, see the section "Example of Configuring MacIP."
In general, you should not use fragmented address ranges in configuring ranges for MacIP. However, if this is unavoidable, use the appletalk macip dynamic command to specify as many addresses or ranges as required, and use the appletalk macip static command to assign a specific address or address range.
An access list is a list of AppleTalk network numbers or zones that is maintained by the communication server and used to control access to or from specific zones or networks.
The communication server supports two general types of AppleTalk access lists:
AppleTalk-style access lists use zone names to regulate access to the internetwork. Zone names are good control points, because they are the only network-level abstraction that users can access. You can express zone names either explicitly or by using generalized argument keywords.Thus, using AppleTalk access lists simplifies network management and allows for greater flexibility when adding segments because reconfiguration requirements are minimal.
Because AppleTalk-style access lists are based on zones, they allow you to define access regardless of the existing network topology or any changes in future topologies—because they are based on zones. A zone access list is effectively a dynamic list of network numbers. The user specifies a zone name but the effect is as if the user had specified all the network numbers belonging to that zone.
IP-style access lists control network access based on network numbers. This feature is useful for defining access lists that control the disposition of networks that overlap, are contained by, or exactly match a specific network number range.
You can combine zone and network entries in a single access list. Network filtering is performed first, then zone filtering is applied to the result. However, for optimal performance, access lists should not include both zones and numeric network entries.
There are two types of filters you can use on AppleTalk networks:
AppleTalk network access control differs from that of other protocols in that the order of the entries in an access list is unimportant. However, there are still some constraints you need to keep in mind when defining access lists:
You perform the following tasks to control access to AppleTalk networks. These tasks are described in the sections that follow.
An access list defines the conditions used to filter packets sent out of the interface. (These conditions are sometimes also used to filter incoming packets.) Each access list is identified by a number. All access-list commands that specify the same access list number create a single access list.
A single access list can contain any number and any combination of access-list commands. You can include network and cable range access-list commands and zone access-list commands in the same access list. However, you can only specify one each of the commands that specify default actions to take if none of the access conditions are matched. That is, a single access list can include only one access-list other-access command to handle networks and cable ranges that do not match the access conditions and only one access-list additional-zones command to handle zones that do not match the access conditions.
To create access lists that define access conditions for networks and cable ranges, perform one or more of the following tasks in global configuration mode:
The access list number can be a decimal value from 600 to 699.
To create access lists that define access conditions for zones, perform one or more of the following tasks in global configuration mode:
The access list number can be a decimal value from 600 to 699.
Two types of security can be used on your communication server when it is acting as an ARA server:
The following sections describe these tasks. See Chapter 2 for information about the commands listed in these tasks.
To configure your communication server for internal username authentication, perform the following task in global configuration mode:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Specify a username and password. | username name password password |
Enter this information for each supported user.
You can use TACACS security if you have configured a TACACS server and have a CCL script that allows you to use TACACS security. This section tells you how to modify your CCL script so that you can use TACACS security and how to configure a line to use a TACACS server for user authentication.
To use AppleTalk Remote Access with TACACS, you must modify your CCL scripts. For a number of popular modems, we provide CCL files that you can use to modify your CCL scripts to support TACACS security. This section explains how to use the CCL files provided by us to modify AppleTalk Remote Access CCL scripts to work with TACACS security.
We recommend using the ARA Modem Toolkit provided through the AppleTalk Programmers and Developers Association (APDA); it provides both syntax checking and a script player.
AppleTalk Remote Access CCL scripts are primarily used to work with modems to make connections to remote machines. When the connection has been established, the script ends and ARA is activated. TACACS authentication occurs after the connection is established but before the protocol becomes active.
Insert TACACS logic just before the end of a script. The CCL TACACS logic performs the following user authentication tasks:
The script ends and ARA begins.
CCL scripts control logical flow by jumping to labels. The labels are the numbers 1 through 128, and will not necessarily be in sequential order in the script file. The TACACS logic in CCL files provided by us have label numbers from 100 through 127. In most environments, copy the complete TACACS logic from an existing file.
The steps for creating a new TACACS CCL file are as follows:
Step 2 Locate the logical end of the script and insert the command jump 100.
In most cases, you can simply insert the TACACS logic at the appropriate place in your CCL script. The one case that requires extra attention is when the original CCL script has labels that conflict with the Cisco logic. The labels must be resolved on a case-by-case basis, usually by changing the label numbers used by the original script. This is a fairly simple programming job, but you should read and understand the manual that comes with the Modem Toolkit before beginning.
You can locate the logical end of the script by following its flow. Most scripts have the following basic structure:
The characteristic logical end of the script is as follows:
@label N
! N is any integer between 1 and 128
if ANSWER N+1
! If we're answering the phone, jump directly
! to the label N+1
pause 30
! We're not answering the phone, therefore we
! must be calling. Wait three seconds for the
! modems to sync up.
@label N+1
exit 0
! quit and start up ARA
It is common in this case to replace "pause 30" with "jump 100." In fact, this is usually the only change made to the logic of the original script.
To configure a line to use a TACACS server for user authentication, perform the following tasks:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Specify line or lines. | line {number | [start-number end-number]} |
Use a TACACS server for user authentication. |
Figure 1-7 shows the TACACS login screen on the Macintosh.
Figure 1-8 shows the TACACS password screen on the Macintosh.
See the Communication Server Configuration Guide or the Communication Server Command Reference publication for more information about configuring TACACS security.
To display information about a running ARA connection, perform the following task in privileged EXEC mode (reached by entering the enable command and a password):
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Display information about a running ARA connection. | show arap [line-number] |
The show arap command with no arguments displays a summary of ARA traffic since the communication server was last booted. The show arap command with a specified line number displays information about the connection on that line.
The communication server software provides several commands you can use to monitor an AppleTalk network. In addition, you can use Apple Computer's Inter·Poll, which is a tool to verify that a communication server is configured and operating properly. Use the commands described in this section to monitor an AppleTalk network using both communication server commands and Inter·Poll.
To monitor the AppleTalk network, perform one or more of the following tasks:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Display the status of a communication server's MacIP servers. | |
Display the statistics about AppleTalk protocol traffic, including MacIP traffic. | |
Display the contents of the zone information table. |
To debug ARA connections, perform the following tasks in privileged EXEC mode:
| Task | Command |
|---|---|
Debug internal ARA packets. | |
Debug memory allocation for ARA. | debug arap memory |
Debug low-level asynchronous serial protocol. | debug arap mnp4 |
Debug compression. | debug arap v42bis |
This section contains examples of ARA configuration on the communication server.
The following example configures the interface for an extended AppleTalk network. It defines the zones Orange and Brown. The cable range of one allows compatibility with nonextended AppleTalk networks.
appletalk service
interface ethernet 0
appletalk cable-range 69-69 69.128
appletalk zone Orange
appletalk zone Brown
The following example configures an extended network in discovery mode. In Figure 1-9, communication server A provides the zone and network number information to the interface when it starts.
Use the following commands to configure this extended network in discovery mode:
appletalk service
interface ethernet 0
appletalk cable-range 0-0 0.0
The following example configures the communication server for ARA support, as described in the comments (lines beginning with an exclamation point [!]).
! Enable AppleTalk on the communication server
appletalk service
!
interface Ethernet 0
ip address 128.66.1.1 255.255.255.0
!
! On interface Ethernet 0, assign network number 103 to the physical cable and
! assign zone name "Marketing Lab" to the interface. Assign a zone name if
! you are creating a new AppleTalk internet. If the internet already exists,
! the zone and cable range must match exactly, or you can leave the cable
! range at 0 to enter discovery mode. The suggested AppleTalk
! address for the interface in this example is 103.1
interface Ethernet 0
appletalk cable-range 103-103 103.1
appletalk zone Marketing Lab
! Configure a username and password for the communication server.
username jake password sesame
! On lines 4 through 8, InOut modems are specified, the lines are configured
! to automatically start an EXEC session or enable AppleTalk, AppleTalk Remote
! Access Protocol is enabled, the modem speed is specified as 38400 bps, and
! hardware flow control is enabled.
line 4 8
modem InOut
autoselect
arap enabled
speed 38400
flowcontrol hardware
Note that you must set your terminal emulator to match the speed that you set for the line.
In the following example, the cable range is changed and the zone name is reentered.
The initial configuration is as follows:
appletalk cable-range 100-103
appletalk zone Twilight Zone
The cable range is expanded as follows:
appletalk cable-range 100-109
At this point, you must reenter the zone name as follows:
appletalk zone Twilight Zone
The following example illustrates MacIP support for dynamically addressed MacIP clients with dynamically allocated IP addresses in the range 131.108.8.2 to 131.108.8.10:
! Specify server address and zone
appletalk macip server 131.108.8.1 zone Snark
! Specify dynamically addressed clients
appletalk macip dynamic 131.108.8.2 131.108.8.10 zone Snark
!
! Assign the address and subnet mask for Ethernet interface 0
interface ethernet 0
ip address 131.108.8.1 255.255.255.0
!
! Enable AppleTalk service
appletalk service
!
interface ethernet 0
appletalk cable range 69-69 69.128
appletalk zone Snark
!
! Specify server address and zone
appletalk macip server 131.108.8.1 zone Snark
!
! Specify dynamically addressed clients
appletalk macip dynamic 131.108.8.2 131.108.8.10 zone Snark
The following example illustrates MacIP support for MacIP clients with statically allocated IP addresses:
! Assign the address and subnet mask for Ethernet interface 0
interface ethernet 0
ip address 131.108.8.1 255.255.255.0
!
! Enable AppleTalk
appletalk service
!
interface ethernet 0
appletalk cable range 69-69 69.128
appletalk zone Snark
! Specify the server address and zone
appletalk macip server 131.108.8.1 zone Snark
!
Specify statically addressed clients
appletalk macip static 131.108.8.11 131.108.8.20 zone Snark
appletalk macip static 131.108.8.31 zone Snark
appletalk macip static 131.108.8.41 zone Snark
appletalk macip static 131.108.8.49 zone Snark
In the following example, line 1 is configured for ARA and username authentication will be performed on a TACACS server:
line 1
login tacacs
arap enable
| Caution Do not use the autoselect command if TACACS is enabled. |
In the following example, line 2 is configured as a dedicated ARA line, user authentication information is configured on the ARA server, and guests are disallowed from making ARA sessions:
username jsmith password woof
line 2
arap dedicated
arap noguest
In the following configuration, ARA is enabled on lines 2 through 16, username authentication is configured on the ARA server, and the lines are configured to automatically start an ARA session when an ARA user on a Macintosh attempts a connection:
username jsmith password woof
line 2 16
autoselect
arap enabled
arap noguest
The following example shows how to set up ARA functionality on a communication server.
Log in to the communication server, use the enable command to enter your password if one is set, use the configure command to enter configuration mode, and add the following commands to your configuration:
appletalk service
interface ethernet 0
appletalk cable-range 0-0 0.0
! sets 500-CS into discovery mode
line 5 6
modem inout
speed 38400
arap enabled
autoselect
If you already know the cable-range and the zone names you need, include the information in the configuration file. If you do not know this information, let the communication server learn about the AppleTalk network in discovery mode by following these steps:
1. Permit the communication server to monitor the line for a few minutes.
2. Log in and enter configuration mode.
3. Show the configuration again (using the show config command).
4. Note the appletalk cable-range and appletalk zone variables.
5. Manually add the information in those two entries and add any user accounts.
6. Save the configuration.
appletalk cable-range 105-105 105.222
appletalk zone Marketing Lab
! Do not use quotation marks in this entry
username arauser password arapasswd
! Add as many users as you need
7. Show the configuration again (using the show config command) to make sure the configuration is correct.
The following example describes how to set up a Telebit T-3000 modem that you are attaching to a 500-CS communication server, which supports hardware flow control. The Macintosh will use a CCL script to configure the attached modem.
Start with the modem at factory defaults. (AT&F9 is the preferred configuration for hardware flow control. Use the direct command if you have a terminal attached to the modem, or use the T/D Reset sequence described in the Telebit T-3000 manual to reset the modem to the &F9 defaults.)
Attach a hardware flow control-capable cable between the modem and the device with which you are configuring the modem. (At this point, the modem is in hardware flow control mode, with auto-baudrate-recognition, and can detect your speed between 300 and 38,400 bps at 8-N-1. However, the modem must receive the flow control signals from the device to which you have the modem attached.)
Send the modem the following commands:
ATS51=6 E0 Q1 S0=2 &D3 &R3 S58=2 &W
This sequence tells the modem to perform the following tasks:
At this point, if you press the carriage return or type characters, no characters appear on your screen because the result codes are turned off. You can see if the modem is working by getting a list of its configuration registers using the following command:
AT&V
After the modem is configured, connect it to the communication server with a modem-to-RJ45 adapter (Cisco Part Number: CAB-5MODCM) and an RJ-45 cable to the lines(s) that you plan to use.
The following commands are compatible with the Telebit 3000 settings described in this section:
arap enable
autoselect
no escape-character
flowcontol hardware
modem ri-is-cd
speed 38400
If you are attaching a Telebit T-3000 modem to an ASM-CS communication server, use an RJ-11 adapter and a straight cable. For more information about attaching a Telebit T-3000 modem to an ASM-CS communication server, see the ASM-CS Hardware Installation and Maintenance publication.
Posted: Sun Aug 19 00:10:51 PDT 2001
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