OpenView Network Node Manager: Designing and Implementing an Enterprise Solution

Accessing NNM Remotely

How can a member of the network support staff who is armed with a laptop computer at a remote location (say, at home or in a hotel room) access one of the corporate NNM systems to work on a problem?

A simple, low-performance solution is to connect a modem port on the NNM system to a prearranged telephone line. The remote staff member dials this number and logs into the UNIX system by supplying their account name, account password, and the dial-up password. A terminal session is initially established, limiting the available toolset to command line applications. However, a point-to-point protocol (PPP) connection can be configured either manually or at login time to allow the laptop to work as a remote network node. The ...