The IP address allocation scheme is to allocate next one in sequence if
not busy. This is a bit (not a lot but a bit) of security to prevent
hijacking an existing connection.
Bob Love wrote:
>
> I've had a few PM2e30's sitting on my desk for a while, I'm in the process
> of upgrading from NT RAS to Portmasters/Radius
>
> I have to admit, it's been an experience but so far, I've pretty much
> avoided having to ask any questions (best way to learn imho)...
>
> I'm now at the stage where the thing's up & running, almost - still a couple
> of headaches to take care of with the accounting (Emerald) but I can log in,
> either as a Radius user or through Radius authenticating against the old NT
> server (Emerald's Radius has this feature to assist with migration).
>
> 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?
>
> 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?
>
> Many tia
>
> Bob
>
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