Re: (PM) Simple problem? (PM2e30)

Robert Boyle (robert@tellurian.net)
Mon, 08 Mar 1999 04:05:10 -0500

At 11:03 AM 3/8/1999 +0300, you wrote:
>There's only one place now where I'm stuck...
>
>Previously, using NT RAS, the users are set to 'automatic everything' - when
>they log in they're handed an IP address, mask, gateway and a couple of DNS
>servers.
>
>On the Portmaster however, the only thing it's handing the user is the IP
>address everything else has to be configured at the client end (DNS etc). I
>don't relish the thought of having to talk several thousand users through
>changing their settings, how can I make the Portmaster or Radius hand the
>client a gateway and DNS entries?

Make sure you are running ComOS 3.7.2 available from
ftp://ftp.livingston.com/pub/livingston/upgrades/pm2_3.7.2

Type the following:

set namesvc dns
set nameserver 193.220.84.3
set nameserver 2 193.220.84.4
save all

This will automatically give Windows 95+ and MacOS OT clients your DNS
server ip addresses.

>One last puzzlement...
>
>The Portmaster has an IP pool of 30 addresses. I log in and it gives me the
>first address from the pool. I log off. I log in again and get the 2nd
>address from the pool - why? The first address should be available?

It hands out addresses on a round robin basis. All addresses will be handed
out an equal number of times since it simply cycles through all addresses
in the pool. Enjoy!

-Robert

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