> 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.
What ComOS version? If they are set on the PortMaster and you have a
current version of ComOS the PM will pass them on.
> 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?
The addresses are assigned round robin style. By doing this if a
customer get bumped due to line noise they can dial back in and get the
same address and possibly recover any open sessions depending on if the
socket got torn down or not.
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