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- SERVICES
- [DNS]
- The Domain Name System (DNS) server provides translation between domain names (www.dyndns.org) and internet addresses (66.37.215.53).
- The local caching DNS server can reduce traffic between your local network and your ISP; as well as increase internet access speeds.
- Enabling this feature is highly recommended.
- [DHCP]
- The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server provides a framework for passing configuration information to hosts on a TCPIP network.
- In short, the DHCP server provides auto-configuration for individual client machines --- namely the client machines IP address, such as 192.168.0.110. Otherwise, you would have to do this configuration manually, for each machine.
- Enabling this feature is recommended, so long as there are no other DHCP servers active on the subnet.
- [Time]
- This service allows a synchronizing of time on all computers on your local network.
- You must know the host Time Server address, and the time offset between your local time and UTC (GMT) time.
(example: www.clock.org)
- [Control]
- This service gives you an ability to control your router from a web browser.
- While giving you access to other services running on your Freesco server, the Control service allows you to issue many of the Linux commands.
- [Telnet]
- You can have full access to your router via telnet connection. Unlike http control service, it doesn't have any restrictions, and you can edit your config files from your workstation via telnet connection.
- [HTTP]
- This service makes hypertext and other documents available to web browsers (web server).
- You have the option to enable public access to a web server, or to enable local access, or to disable this service.
- [Print]
- Print server ... that says it all.
- FREESCO 030 allows up to 5 print servers.
- And you can use IP matching, which defines IP's that are allowed to print using your lpd server.
- [FTP]
- The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server allows for transferring of files to and from remote computer systems.
- [IDENT]
- The Indentification Protocol (ident) server provides a means to determine the identity of a user of a particular TCP connection.
- Given a TCP port number pair, it returns a character string which identifies the owner of that connection on the server's system.
- It is recommended to set this server to either (s) or (n).
- However, for some applications to run through FREESCO -- such as IRC -- it may be necessary to set this option to (y)
- [ADSL-PPPoE]
- Though this is not a service of FREESCO, per se, it is a topic worth noting.
- FREESCO is quite capable of providing router service to DSL providers.
- Some Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) providers use Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE); and some do not.
- ADSL is a service that provides broadband internet access. PPPoE is a protocol that some ADSL providers use to authenticate user access to the internet.
- To connect to this type of service, FREESCO provides the backbone thru it's ethernet router setup.
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