>
> > 3. Fire up my editor and modify my _text_ configuration file saved on my
> > tftp server.
> > 4. Go into debug mode and tload xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx filename
> >
> > Livingston has yet to allow a nice easy configuration like this. You can
> > "almost" get there by doing a pmsave and a pmrestore, but not quite.
> >
> > Having your entire configuration in an editable text file is a real dream
> > for backup and documentation purposes.
>
> I noticed this feature of the Ascends, and I must confess that it
> was one of the best things I saw about it. It didn't help me as an
> Ascend-newbie configure the box, but I can really see how it would
> be marvelous in two cases:
> 1 - you've had the box long enough to grok it and want an easier
> configuration method or a backup -- very very good, or:
> 2 - you're installing your third (or higher) Ascend.
>
> pmreadconf and pmconsole are great for backup, but not as great
> for initial configuration.
>
> We've run in to this same wall with the Portmasters. We do have
> an expect script which configures the PMs for us, so the setup time is
> about the same, but it was kind of a hassle to have to develop our own
> solution to the problem. The sending isn't the problem - being
> able to back up the current configuration of the portmaster in to
> a textfile would be a godsend, and I know I'm not the only one who
> feels this way. (Anyone listening? :)
Yes - we are. We're even paying attention 8-)
> Configuring the Ascend did make me appreciate several of their
> features. They've got a good, solid product that would function well
> when you need a ton of them - the alarm notification, advanced SNMP
> support, and oodles and oodles of protocols and options could
> potentially make life nice. But at the same time, going in to
> the Ethernet configuration to tell the box that it's supposed to use
> RADIUS is a bit odd.
>
> I'm tempted to codify this in to a wishlist and submit them as
> RFEs.
Do it. Do it today. Send it (at least) to andy@livingston.com and
alex@livingston.com If we don't know what you want, we'll just do what
*we* want. Experience shows that they're not necessarily the same.
> -Dave
>
andy
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In Redmond, no one can hear you scream ...
My opinions, of course, are my own, unless they were given to me by my
employer.
Andrew Doolittle - Sr. Engineer Livingston Enterprises
email: andy@livingston.com vmail: (800)458-9966
smail: 4464 Willow Road, Pleasanton, CA 94566