Foray PPP Server Information File

This file contains a description of the contents of the ZIP 
package:  4ASRV263.ZIP

Company:          TechSmith Corporation
Product Name:     Foray PPP Server
Version:          2.63*
Zip File:         4asrv263.zip
Master FTP Site:  ftp.TechSmith.com
Master WWW Site:  www.TechSmith.com
Email:            info.Foray-Server@TechSmith.com

*Please visit our web site to verify that you have the most recent
evaluation version.  The site also has sources for frequently 
wanted information regarding the Foray PPP Server.

Product Description
===================

This distribution contains a 1-port full featured evaluation copy 
of the Foray PPP Server. The Foray PPP Server is a DOS based 
server that supports remote access using the IP and IPX protocol
families.  Remote workstations can dial in over standard telephone
links using high performance modems.  The Foray server answers the
phone, authenticates the user and attaches the remote workstation 
to the LAN.  Subject to security constraints, the remote user can 
then access all LAN-based resources, including SQL servers, file 
servers, web servers and gateways. 

While this evaluation version only enables 1 port, Foray PPP 
Servers are available for a broad range of connectivity needs.  
TechSmith offers a four port server using an economical 4 port 
buffered serial card.  The intelligent communication board version
can support configurations of 8, 16, or 32 sessions per server
using a DigiBoard. 

To connect to the PPP server, the workstation needs appropriate
software.  Tested packages include (but are not limited to)
Windows 95, Windows NT, WinSock PPP packages and PPP clients.
Workstation software is not part of the Foray PPP Server product
but is available from both TechSmith and many other sources. 


Technical Overview
==================

The Foray PPP Server supports:

 * The IP Protocol

    Standards compliant PPP TCP/IP workstation packages are
    supported.
    
    Tested WINSOCK based workstation packages for PCs include
    Frontier's Super TCP, FTP's PC TCP, Novell's Lan Workplace 
    for DOS, CompuServe's Spry's Internet in a Box, NetManage's 
    Chameleon, Trumpet, Microsoft's Windows 95 and Windows NT, 
    and IBM's OS/2 Warp.  TechSmith also offers a PPP Client that
    provides for TCP/IP support using the Microsoft TCP-32 stack
    for Windows for Workgroups.  
     
    Tested packages for the Macintosh include Merit's MacPPP and
    Software Ventures' Internet Valet.
    
    Tested packages for UNIX include various ports of PPP-2.2.
     
 * The Novell IPX/SPX Protocol

    Novell's IPX is supported using Windows 95's native drivers.
    An optional workstation PPP Client is available from 
    TechSmith for Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11.

 * High speed modems

    High speed 14.4K bps V.32bis and 28.8K bps V.34 modems are
    supported and recommended. Modem initialization strings are 
    provided for most popular modems. 
    
 * Protocol header compression
 
    Supports Van Jacobsen header compression and IPX header 
    compression for enhanced performance over dial-up lines.

 * Proxy ARP and either proxy or passthrough BootP

 * Optional IP broadcast passthrough for RFC Netbios

 * Multi-protocol sessions.  Optionally, Foray servers can be
   restricted to allow IP-only or IPX-only.

 * User authentication using PAP or CHAP.

 * Windows 95 and NT 3.51 compatible callback.

 * Support for dynamic DNS address assignment.

 * Forced dynamic assignment of IP addresses during IPCP 
   negotiation.
  
 * Includes password file administration utility and installation
   and configuration utility.
 

System Requirements
===================

 * A four port server requires at least a 386/40MHz with 1MB of
   memory.
 
 * Approximately 10 MB of free disk space is suggested for 
   logging and executables.
 
 * Fully supports 16550 UART FIFOs.  Foray also supports 16450 
   UARTs at reduced speeds.
 
 * Requires a network interface card and a Netware LSL.COM and
   ODI card driver. For those organizations that do not have a 
   Novell Netware license, TechSmith offers an LSL.COM license 
   for the server.
   

History
=======

25 Aug 95 -  Initial release, version 2.61
12 Oct 95 -  Maintenance release, version 2.63


Contact Info
============

TechSmith Corporation
3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 400
East Lansing, MI  48823-6320
sales.Foray-Server@TechSmith.com

Copyright 1995 TechSmith Corporation. All rights reserved.