http://www.livingston.com/Tech/Appnotes/app.isp-basics.shtml
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> From: Travis Mikalson <tmikalson@obiwan.TerraNova.net>
> To: Patrick Cunningham <patc@karmak.com>
> Cc: portmaster-users@livingston.com
> Subject: Re: New PM user help - no manuals!
> Date: Wednesday, December 04, 1996 8:46 AM
>
> Patrick Cunningham wrote:
> >
> > We're supporting a new ISP in our local community who 'inherited'
> > a PortMaster PM-2 from their previous provider. Bad thing is the
> > previous provider set up the PortMaster for them and then took
> > the manuals.
> >
> > Well - those guys went out of business and we're stuck trying
> > to configure the PortMaster to talk to us.
> >
> > We have a 56K connection to the Internet through an ACC Colorado
> > router. We have an NT Server acting as DNS, WWW and Mail. (no
> > radius - they only have about 50 subscribers)
> >
> > We're connected to them across town with another 56K line through
> > a HP router (acting as a bridge - there is no 'routing' between us)
> >
> > We're having a hell of a time keeping people connected and providing
> > them DNS lookups. And there are a bunch of settings in the portmaster
> > pointing to their old ISP provider that we don't know how to get
> > rid of. Some people get logged in OK while others later on get
> > logged in and can't get any DNS lookups to work.
> >
> > What do we need for a minimum configuration?
> >
> > Here is their layout:
> >
> > 10 modems
> > Livingston PM2 with an IP address of 208.135.133.9 (we assigned it)
> > Default gateway is 208.135.133.5 (our router connecting us to the Net)
> > Their assigned IP address for dialups start at 208.135.133.50
> > The domain is karmak.com
> > The nameserver is NS2.MCI.NET
> >
> > We don't need any of the other stuff about loghost, default host,
> > authentification, accounting, etc.
> >
> > What about the 'default' routing? Do we need that in the PM settings
> > and for the dialin users?
> >
> > We're really flying blind here and could use some help.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Pat.
>
> The manuals are available online...
>
> http://www.livingston.com/Tech/Docs/index.shtml
>
> Adobe Acrobat is worth the download for these types of things. :)
>
> Travis