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Need help in setting access to unix server

I am performing some work for a small business that has no IT staff. They contract out work from time to time for their IT needs.

What they would like to do is grant access to an AIX 5.3 server for some external customers to perform some application testing. They are running Active Directory and do not want to set up temporary users for the testing purpose. They don't want to accidentally allow users access to other resources other than the AIX server. They are running a T1 line that comes into a switch. They have asked me to provide access to the server. I have some admin experience but only at a beginner to intermediate level. I am looking for a very good option. Here are some of the ideas I have.

1) Attach the server in front of the firewall by connecting it directly to the switch. (Not sure if I can get a static IP though. Not sure what the T1 line allows) I know they have at least one static IP from the T1 provider.

2) Keep the server behind the firewall and use some kind of software like Itivity to grant access to server. But would still have to set up AD accounts.

3) Have them purchase cable and set up a separate network that does not tie into AD. However, I am not sure how I would grant access from the internet, since the IP will be behind the firewall and be a 192.168.x.xx number.

4) Purchase another router and create a secondary network and place the server into the new network. Still don't know how I grant access from the internet because of the 192.168 ip address.

The company wants to keep the server secure as well as proprietary information on other servers. They are very hesitant about setting up external accounts in AD and would prefer direct access to the server that does not involve AD.

Any help would be greatly appreciated it.

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nwfsctrl

NWFSCTRL(8)							     nwfsctrl							       NWFSCTRL(8)

NAME

       nwfsctrl - Perform server command

SYNOPSIS

       nwfsctrl [ -h ] [ -S server ] [ -U user name ] [ -P password | -n ] [ -C ] [ -p ncpfs path ] -c | -o | -[f]d

       nwfsctrl [ -h ] [ -S server ] [ -U user name ] [ -P password | -n ] [ -C ] [ -p ncpfs path ] server command

DESCRIPTION

       nwfsctrl performs command on server.

OPTIONS

       -h
	  With -h nwfsctrl prints a little help text.

       -S server
	  is the name of the server you want to use.

       -U user
	  user is the user name to use for login. To set the server's time, you need supervisor privileges.

       -P password
	  password  is	the password to use for login. If neither -n nor -P are given, and the user has no open connection to the server, nwfstime
	  prompts for a password.

       -n
	  -n should be given if no password is required for the login. As you need supervisor privileges for  setting  the  date  and  time,  this
	  option is probably not used very often.

       -C
	  By default, passwords are converted to uppercase before they are sent to the server, because most servers require this. You can turn off
	  this conversion by -C.

       -o
	  Open bindery.

       -c
	  Close bindery.

       -d
	  Down fileserver. This command will complain if there are open files on server.

       -fd
	  Down fileserver, regardless of opened files.

       load module options...
	  Load module module with options options... on server. Program will complain if module is already loaded.

       unload module
	  Unload module module from server. Program will complain if module is not loaded.

       mount volume
	  Mount volume volume.

       dismount volume
	  Dismount volume volume. If there are open files on volume, server displays prompt on console. You must go to the server (or telnet/xcon-
	  sole) and hit Y or N to get beyond this point).

       set variable = value
	  Set server settable variable variable to value value.

       open bindery
	  Open bindery.

       close bindery
	  Close bindery.

       enable login
	  Enable login to file server.

       disable login
	  Disable login to file server.

       disable tts
	  Disable TTS. This probably does not work on Netware 4.11.

       enable tts
	  Enable TTS. This probably does not work on Netware 4.11.

BUGS

       Other commands are not written yet (volume, clear connection ...)

CREDITS

       This utility was created by Petr Vandrovec (vandrove@vc.cvut.cz) and is part of ncpfs since 2.2.0.11.

nwfsctrl							     2/12/1999							       NWFSCTRL(8)

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