D-Link DP-601M User Manual - Non-Internet Implementations

Internet Server User’s Guide

Introduction

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Using an internet server allows a single global IP address to be

shared by multiple end nodes simultaneously.

In this implementation, it is only necessary to pay for a single

internet account even though many people will be able to use it.

Non-Internet Implementations

An internet server can also be used to expand a LAN by creating a

localized IP  “sub-group”. In this LAN-to-LAN configuration, the

internet server links the two IP subgroups (as shown below).  This

implementation is useful when the LAN has run out of IP addresses.

The internet server uses a single IP address from the first (global)

LAN to establish a second (local) LAN, in much the same way it al-

lows many users to connect to the internet through a single IP

address. PC’s on the second LAN (called a local LAN since the IP