set namesvc dns
set nameserver 1 206.26.128.1
set nameserver 2 206.26.128.2
or whatever your ip addresses are
>2.- Since we are using the Portmaster as a router, how can I monitor the
packet
>traffic entering the Modems and hardwire link.
Using the pmtrace utility and a filter or even better - get a good network
traffic monitoring package.
>3.- If the machine that serves DNS requests for the Livingston dies, a user
>connecting by modem isn't able to receive DNS requests for the secondary
>server or other. Is this correct ? This sounds strange for me. When this
>happens, I have to telnet to the exact IP of the router and then change the
>DNS entry to point the secondary server, this would enable users to log again
>in a normal way and have DNS requests go outside the PortMaster.
Only if they are using server assigned ip addresses and the secondary isn't
specified in the PM or if they are using user specified dns server
addresses and both aren't listed.
-Robert
Robert Boyle - Engineer robert@garden.net WAN/Intranet/Internet Services
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