Lucent Technologies PortMaster manual

PortMaster Configuration Guide Lucent T echnologies Remote Access Business Uni t 4464 W illow Road Pleasanton, CA 94 588 925-73 7-2100 800-45 8-9966 May 1998 950-1182D ®[...]

Copyright and T rademarks © 1995, 1 997, 1998 L ucent T e chnologi es. All rights r e served. PortMaster , ComOS, and C hoiceNet are re gister ed trademarks of Lucent T echnologies. RADIUS ABM, PM V ision, PMconsol e, and IRX ar e trademarks of Lu cent T echnologies, Inc. Pr oV isio n is a service ma rk of Lucen t T echnologies , Inc. All other ma[...]

iii Contents Abo ut T his G uide Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii PortMaster Documentatio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv ii Additional Refer ences . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Conte nts iv Configuration Guide for PortMaster Prod ucts On-Dem and Conn ections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2- 4 PortMaster Security Ma nagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Port Status and Configuration . . . .[...]

Content s v PortMaster Modem T a ble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 0 Setting SNM P Monito ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -21 Setting SNM P Read and W rite Community Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Conte nts vi Configuration Guide for PortMaster Prod ucts Configuring Eth ernet Subinterfac es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7 Setting OSPF on the Ethernet In terface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8 5. Con figur ing an A syn chro nous Por t Asy[...]

Content s vii Network Dial- Out-Only A ccess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17 Network Dial- In-and-Out (T wo-W ay) Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18 Configur ing a Port fo r a Dedica ted Conne ction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Conte nts viii Configuration Guide for PortMaster Prod ucts Setting the Idle T imer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 -4 Setting the Session Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4 Configuring Netwo rk Users . . . [...]

Content s ix Setting RIP Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 -7 Setting the Dial Gr oup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8 Setting the MT U Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Conte nts x Configuration Guid e for PortMaster Products Input Filter for an Internet Connec tio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10 Input and Output Filters for F TP Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1 1 Rule to Per mit DNS into Y our Local Networ k . . . . . . [...]

Content s xi Setting the Inband Signaling Pr otocol for E 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1-4 Configuring ISDN PRI Setting s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1-5 Setting the ISDN PRI Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Conte nts xii Configuration Guid e for PortMaster Products Provisioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 - 3 Configuring ISD N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4 ISDN BR I Switch T[...]

Content s xiii LMI T ypes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13- 3 Frame Relay Configuration on the Por tMaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4 Enabling LMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Conte nts xiv Configuration Guid e for PortMaster Products Using ISDN for On-D emand Connection s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15- 15 16. Using In ternet Connections Overview o f Continuous Inter n et Co nnections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-3 Configuration S teps f[...]

Content s xv Configuring G lobal Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-4 Configuring Por t Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-5 Configuring a Network Device for T elnet Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Conte nts xvi Configuration Guid e for PortMaster Products[...]

xvii About This Guide The P ortMaster® Config uration Gui de pr ovid es g ene ral info rmation a bout ne tworkin g and network configuration as well as s pecific information needed to configure PortMast er products. R eview this guide thoroughly before co nfiguring your P ortMaster . This guide provides the settings required fo r the mos t commonl[...]

PortMast er Document ation xviii PortMast er Configurat ion Guide The manuals a re also pr ovided as PDF an d PostScrip t files on t he Por tMaster So ftware CD shipped with y our PortMaster . In addition, yo u can download PortMas ter information and documenta tion from http:// www .l ivingst on.com . • ChoiceNet® Adminis trator’ s Guid e Thi[...]

About This Gu ide xix Additional Refe rences • PortMaster T roubleshooting Guide This guide ca n be used to ide ntify and so lve softw are and hard ware problems i n the PortMaste r family of products. • RADIUS Administrator’ s Guide This guide prov ides complete installation an d configuration instructions for Lucent Remote Authentication Di[...]

Additional Refe rences xx PortMast er Configurat ion Guide RFC 15 87, OS PF NSS A Optio ns RFC 15 97, Address Allocations for Private Inter nets RFC 16 27, Network 10 C onsidered Har mful (Some Pra ctices Shouldn’t be Codified) RFC 16 34, Novell IPX Over V arious W AN Media (IPXW AN) RFC 16 61, The P oint-to-Point Protocol (PPP) RFC 17 00, As sig[...]

About This Gu ide xxi Additional Refe rences ITU-T Recommendations The following documents are recommendations of the Inte r national T elecommunication Union T elecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T), formerly known as CCITT : • Recommendation V .25bis (1 988)— Automa tic calling and /or an swering eq uipmen t on the general switche d [...]

Document Con ventions xxii PortMast er Configurat ion Guide Routing in the Inte rnet. Christian Huite ma. Prentice Ha ll P TR, 1995. (ISBN 0-1 3-132192- 7) TCP/IP Illustrated , V olume 1: The Protocol s . W . Richard Steven s. Addison-We sley P ublishing Company . 1994 . (ISBN 0 -201- 63346-9) Internet Routin g Architectures . Bassam Halabi. Ci sco[...]

About This Gu ide xxi ii Document Advisories Document Advisories Note – means take note. Notes cont ain information of imp ortance or spe cial interes t. Caut ion – means be careful. Y ou might do something—or fail to do something—that results in equipment failure or loss of data. Wa r n i n g – means d anger . Y ou might do s omething ?[...]

PortMaster Trainin g Course s xxiv PortMast er Configurat ion Guide For the EMEA Region If you ar e an Internet service pr ovider (ISP) or other end user in Eur ope, the Middle East, Africa, India, or Pakistan, contac t your local Lucent Remote Access sales channel partner . For a list of authorized sales channel pa rtners, see the W orld W ide W e[...]

About This Gu ide xxv Subscribing to PortMaster Mailing Lists Subscribing to PortMaster M ailing Lists Lucent maintains the following Internet mailing lists for PortMaster users : • portmaster-users — a discussion of general and specific PortMaster issues, including configuration and troubleshooting suggestions . T o subscribe, se nd email to m[...]

Subscribin g to Po rtMaster Ma iling Lists xxvi PortMast er Configurat ion Guide[...]

1-1 Introduction 1 This chapter dis cusses the fo llowing topics: • “PortMa ster Softwa re” on page 1-1 • “Preconfigur ation Planning” on pag e 1-2 • “Configura tion Tips” on page 1-3 • “Bas ic Confi guration S teps” o n page 1 -4 PortMaster Softwa re All PortMa sters are shippe d with the fo llowing software : •C o m O S [...]

Preconfigura tion Planning 1-2 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide • RADIUS—The RADIUS s erver , radius d , r uns as a d aemon on UNIX syst ems, providing centralize d authentication for dia l-in users. The radiusd daemon is provided to customers in binary a nd source form fo r SunOS, Solaris, Sola ris/X8.6 , AIX, HP-UX, I RIX, Alph a OSF/1 , Lin[...]

Introduction 1-3 Configura tion Tips • Are you running IP , IPX, or both? • Do you want to enab l e SNMP for network monitoring? • Do you want dial-in only , dial-out only , or two-way communication on each port? • What cha racte ristics do you want to a ssign t o the dial-o ut locat ions? • How do you want to configure dial- in users? ?[...]

Basic Configuration Steps 1-4 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Basic Configu ration Step s The exact PortMaster configuration steps you fo llow depend upon the hardware you are installing and your ne twork configura tion. However , the follo wing general configuration steps are th e same f o r all Port Master p roduct s : 1. Install the PortMast e[...]

Introduction 1-5 Basic Configuration Steps ISDN PRI connection configuration is describe d in Chapter 11, “Configuring the PortMaster 3.” ISDN BRI connection conf iguration is covered in Chapter 12, “Using ISDN BRI.” 9. Configu re dial- in users in the u ser table, or conf igure RAD IUS. The use r table is described i n Chapter 7, “Config[...]

Basic Configuration Steps 1-6 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide[...]

2-1 How the PortMaster W orks 2 This chapter summarizes PortMaster operation and capabilities so y ou can choose how to configure your system. Consult the glossary for definitions of unfamiliar terms. This chapter dis cusses the fo llowing topics: • “B ooting t he Po rtMast er” on page 2- 1 • “PortMaster Initia lization” on page 2- 3 ?[...]

Booting the Port Master 2-2 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide then attem pts to boot itse lf across the network using the T rivial File T ransfer Protocol (TF TP) to download a netboot able ComOS image fro m the host that replied to the R ARP . The TF TP proce ss begins by tran sferring t he /tf tpboot/ addr ess.typ file, replac ing addres s with t[...]

How the PortMaster Works 2-3 PortMaste r Initializati on PortMaster In itialization Once the PortM aster has successfully booted, it d oes the fol lowing: 1. Ether net interfaces are sta r ted . 2. Modem initialization strings are sent to as ynchronous ports that hav e modem table ent rie s define d. 3. Ne twor k hardwire d ports ar e initi ated . [...]

On-Dema nd Connections 2-4 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide On-Demand Connection s The PortMaster establishes on-demand connections in the fo llowing way: • When th e PortMas ter rece ives pa ckets go ing to an on- deman d locatio n that is suspe nded (not current ly activ e), it dial s out to that l ocation if a line i s availa ble. • If idle[...]

How the PortMaster Works 2-5 Port Sta tus and Con figuration Access can also be denied if the specified login service is unavailab le—for exa mple, if the PortMast er Login Se rvice has been selected fo r the user b ut the select ed host does n ot have the in.pm d PortMaster daemon ins talled. Access i s de nied with t he “Host Is Current ly Un[...]

Port Stat us and Conf igurat ion 2-6 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Ta b l e 2 - 2 PortMast er Port Stat us Status D escript ion IDLE The port is no t in use. USERNAM E The data carrier de tect (D CD) sign al has bee n assert ed and observe d on the po rt. • On old er PortMast er expansion ca rds (ports S1 0 through S29) and sy stem car ds (po[...]

3-1 Configur ing Global Settings 3 This chapte r descri bes how to con figure se ttings that t he PortMa ster uses a cross all it s ports and i nterf aces. This chapter dis cusses the fo llowing topics: • “Set ting the System Name” on page 3- 2 • “Setting the Adminis trative Passwo rd” on page 3-2 • “Setting the Dynamic Hos t Contro[...]

Settin g the System Name 3-2 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide See th e PortMaster Command Line Reference for more detailed command descriptions and instructions . Setting the System Name The sys tem name is the name that ide ntifies the PortMast er for SNMP quer ies, I PX protocol routing, and C HAP authentication. Enter a name that is valid for y[...]

Configuring Glob al Settings 3-3 Setting the Dynamic Ho st Control Protocol (DHCP) Server Use the following command to configure a P ortMaster product to forward a DHCP request f rom a cable mod em to the DHC P serve r : Command> set dhcp server address Note – The Co mOS does not suppor t DHCP requests over Ethernet (nor requests fro m PortMas[...]

Setting the Dy namic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) Ser ver 3-4 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Figure 3-1 Cabl e Modem T elep hone Ret urn I nterfac e Star tup Internet 10.66.98.96 DHCP server WA N WA N Cable Headend Coaxial cable interface Dynamic configuration Cable modem router T elephone interface 172.16.98.67 192.168.33.10 11820024 PPP connec[...]

Configuring Glob al Settings 3-5 Setting the Default Route Gateway 1. Usin g the telep hone interface , the cable modem dia ls the Po rtMaste r and establi shes a PPP connect ion. The Por tMaste r assigns IP addr ess 192.1 68.33.10 t o the tele phone interf ace of the cable modem. 2. Using th e telephone i nterface , the cable mode m broadca s ts a[...]

Configuring De fault Routing 3-6 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Y ou can set a met ric between 1 and 15 for the IP and IPX ga teways to indicate the hop count as sociated with the gateway r oute. The PortMaster us es the hop count value f or comparisons if the PortMaster is se t to listen for de fault routes from ot her routers. Refer to Append [...]

Configuring Glob al Settings 3-7 Configur ing Name Resolution Using the Host T able Each host attached to an I P networ k is a ssigned a unique I P addr ess. Every Port M aster supports a local host table t o map hostnames to IP addresses. If your network lacks a computer that can pe rform hostname resolution, the PortMaster a llows entries in a lo[...]

Configuring Name Resolution 3-8 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide T o set the name s e rvice, use t he following command: Command> set namesvc dns | nis Once the name s ervice is set, you must s et the address of your NIS or DNS name server and enter the doma in name of your networ k. See “Setting the Name Server ” on page 3-8 for instructio[...]

Configuring Glob al Settings 3-9 Setting the Telnet Port Setting the T elnet Port The T elnet acce ss port can be set t o any number betwe en 0 and 65535. The T elnet port enables you to access a nd maintain the PortMaster using a T elnet connection to this TCP port. If 0 (zer o) is used, T elnet administratio n is disabled. The de fault value is 2[...]

Setting System Logging 3-10 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Setting the Loghost T o set the IP address o f the loghost—the host to which the Po rtMaster s ends syslog messages—use the following command: Command> set loghost Ipaddress Note – Do not s et a loghost at a location configured for on-demand connect i ons, because d oing so keep[...]

Configuring Glob al Settings 3-11 Setting System Logging Y ou ca n change the f acility , the pr iority , or both, of log messages. T o change the fa cility or priority of log me ssages, use the f ollowing command. Be sure to separa te the Fa cility and Priority ke ywords w ith a perio d (.). Command> set syslog Logtype Facility . Priority The f[...]

Setting Ad ministrative Logins to Seria l Ports 3-12 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide T o determine current sy slog setti ngs, enter the following comm and: Command> show syslog Setting Administrative Logins to Serial Ports When you log in using !root , admini strati ve logins to the s erial ports are enabled by default. Y ou can disable or ena[...]

Configuring Glob al Settings 3-13 Setting the Reported IP Address The default number of addresses available for the a d dress pool is equal to the number of ports config ured for network dia l-in. The addres s pool size is determined d uring the boot process. Y ou ca n instead set the number of IP a ddresse s assigned t o the pool with t he set poo[...]

Configuring SNM P 3-14 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide The SNMP agent r eturns values for manageme nt infor mation base (M IB) variables that can be changed or queried by the SNMP ma nager . The age nt gathers info rmation from the MIB, whi ch resides on the t arget device. M IB information can incl ude device parame ters and netwo rk status . Th[...]

Configuring Glob al Settings 3-15 Configuring SNM P Figure 3-2 Manage ment Inf ormation Base (MI B) Hierar chy unnamed 0 CCITT 1 iso 3 org 6 dod 1 internet 2 mgmt 2 joint ISO/CCITT 1 mib 307 Livingston 1 directory 3 experi- mental 4 private 11820021[...]

Configuring SNM P 3-16 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Figure 3-3 shows the tree struct ure of the priv ate Livings ton portio n of the MIB. Figure 3-3 Part of MIB Structure showing Por tMaster Port S0. Reading from the top down, the object identifier ( OID) in Figure 3-3 (307.3. 2.1.1.1.2) breaks out as fol lows: • 307 refer s to the Livingsto[...]

Configuring Glob al Settings 3-17 Configuring SNM P The SNM P mana ger queri e s th e agent s by means of OIDs . Each O ID unique ly identifies a single MIB varia ble. For ex ample, the OID 307.3.2.1.1.1.2 .0, return s the portname for port S0, and th e OID 307.3.2.1 .1.1.2.1 retu rns the port name fo r port S1 (see T a ble 3-5). Ta b l e 3 - 5 Par[...]

Configuring SNM P 3-18 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Direction Direction in which the active session w as initiated. PortStatus Status of the serial int erface. Started Amount of time this sessio n has been active. Idle Amount of tim e this session has been idle. InSpeed Estimate of th e curre n t inbound bandwidth in b its per second of the se[...]

Configuring Glob al Settings 3-19 Configuring SNM P PortMaster T1/E1 Interfaces T able 3-7 lists the obje cts in the T1/E1 interfaces fr om the Livingston Extensio ns section of the MIB . T1/E1 interfa ces are sup ported on the Po rtMas ter 3 only . Ta b l e 3 - 7 T1/E1 I nterfaces T able Object Definition Index Unique va lue for each T1/E1 interf [...]

Configuring SNM P 3-20 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide PortMaster Modem T able T able 3-8, lists the objects in the mo dem table from the L ivingston Extensions s ection of the MI B. Modem objects are supported onl y on the PortMaste r 3 Integ rated Access Server . CarrierLoss T otal number of times the interface has lost the carrier signal SyncL[...]

Configuring Glob al Settings 3-21 Configuring SNM P Setting SNM P Monitoring Simple network management pr otocol (SNMP) monitoring is used to set and collect informatio n on SNMP-capa ble devices. This feature is most oft en used to monitor network stat istics s uch as usag e and error rate. If SNMP monitoring is on, the PortMaster accepts SNMP que[...]

Configuring SNM P 3-22 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide information can be set on the S NMP agent. The default write community string is priva te . Community strings mus t be set on S NMP age nts so that configuration information is not changed by unaut ho rized users. T o use this featu re, you must set b oth a read commu nity string and a write [...]

Configuring Glob al Settings 3-23 Disp laying the Rou ting Tab le V iewing SNMP Settings Settings for SNMP monitoring, read and write co mmunity strin gs, and read and write hosts are stored in the S NMP t able. T o display the SNMP table, enter the following command: Command> show table snmp Monitoring SNMP Alarms When an i nter face or modem f[...]

Setting Sta tic Routes 3-24 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide T o display the IPX routing table entries, e nter the f ollowing command : Command> show ipxroutes The rou tes ap pear in the fo llowing order: 1. Default route 2. Ho st route s 3. Network ro utes 4. Expi red routes that are no lon ger being adver tised Setting Static Rou tes Static r[...]

Configuring Glob al Settings 3-25 Setting Stat ic Routes • Gateway —The address of a loca lly at tached router w here pack ets a re sent f or forwarding to the dest i nation. • Metric —The number of r outers (or hops) a packet must cross to reach its destina tion. Th e metric repres ents t he cost of sendin g the pa cket t hroug h the gatew[...]

Setting Sta tic Routes 3-26 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide • Ti c k s —The time requ ired t o send the packet to i ts des tinat ion. T icks are measured in 50ms increments.T he ticks metric is used in addition to the hops metric only on IPX ne two rks. Note – Ne ver set th e gatew ay for the PortMast er to an addr ess on th e same Por tMas[...]

Configuring Glob al Settings 3-27 Setting Stat ic Routes For exampl e, suppos e the add ress of Ether0 is 172.16.1 .1 with a 255.25 5.255.0 subn et mask (a cl ass B a ddress s ubnetted o n 24 bits) and the d estination o f ptp1 is 192.168 .9.65 with a 255 .255.25 5.240 subn et mask (a class C ad dress su bnetted on 28 bits). If routi ng broadcast i[...]

Setting Sta tic Routes 3-28 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Note – S tatic rout es us e the net mask tabl e entr ies t hat ar e in effec t whe n th e rou tes ar e added. If the netmask table is changed , the static r oute must be de leted fro m the route table and added again. Exampl e of Applying St atic N etmasks Note – Lucent recommends th[...]

Configuring Glob al Settings 3-29 Enabling NetBIOS Broadc ast Packet Propagation If your gateway on the Etherne t is not a PortMaster product, the netmask table is not suppor ted. Howeve r , you can set a s tatic route on the gateway f or each of the th ree destinatio n networks for your assig ned pool s (192.168.2 07.0, 192 .168.208.0, a nd 192.16[...]

Setting C all-Check Authentica tion 3-30 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide If you set P AP to off , and CHAP to on , dial-in us ers are asked to authent i cate with CHAP . P AP authe ntication is neither reques ted nor accepted . If you set bo th P AP and CHAP to of f , dial-in users mus t authenticate with a username/password login. T o set P A P [...]

4-1 Configuring the Ethernet Interface 4 This chapte r describe s how to config ure PortMa ster Ethern et interf aces and subinterfa ces, and includes th e follo wing topics : • “Setting Gener a l Ethernet Par ameters” on page 4-1 • “Setting IP Par ameters” on page 4- 3 • “Setting Ethernet IPX Parameters” on pa ge 4-5 • “Confi[...]

Settin g General Ethern et Paramete rs 4-2 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Note – ComOS r eleases prior to 3.5 use the keywor d routing inst ead of the rip keywo rd. T able 4-1 de scribes the re sults of using each keywor d. Ta b l e 4 - 1 Keywords for Configuring RIP Routing See th e PortMaster Routing Guide for OSPF and BGP routing configurat[...]

Configuri ng the Ethernet I nterface 4-3 Setting IP Para meters T o apply an input filter t o the Ether net interface, us e the following command: Command> set Ether0 ifilter Filtername T o remove the input filter , omit the filter name when ente ring the command. Output Filters When an output filter is used, all tra ffic going out of the PortMa[...]

Setting IP P arameters 4-4 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Setting the Subnet Mask The default subnet mask is 255.255. 255.0. If yo u have divided your network into subn ets, en ter the subn et mas k that ide ntif ies how your netwo rk ad dresses are di vided between t he network portion an d the host p ortion. T o set the subnet mas k, use the f[...]

Configuri ng the Ethernet I nterface 4-5 Setting Ether net IPX Param eters T o enabl e or disable IP traffi c, use the fo llowing command: Command> set ether0 ip enable | disable Note – This command is currently available only on the Et her0 port. Setting Ethernet IPX Pa rameters Y ou must set the following values to s end IPX traffic on the E[...]

Settin g Ethernet IPX Paramete rs 4-6 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide T o enabl e or disable IPX tr affic, use the foll owing command: Command> set ether0 ipx enable | disable Note – This command is available only on the Ether0 port. Setting the IPX Frame T ype The IP X frame type mu st be id entifi ed and set to the v alue used on t he loca[...]

Configuri ng the Ethernet I nterface 4-7 Configuring Eth ernet Sub interfaces Configuring Ethernet Subinterfaces W ith the subinterfa ce feature o f the ComOS, yo u can create up to 512 subinterf aces (the total number of inte r faces available on a PortM aster) on a s ingle primary Eth ernet interface. Be cause you have the bandwidth of only a s i[...]

Setting OSPF on th e Ethernet Inter face 4-8 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Y ou can view or modify a subinter face with the ifconfi g command (see the PortMa ster Command Line Re ference ). If you mo dify th e interface with the ifcon fig command, you must reb oot the Po r tMaste r for the changes to take effect. Setting OSPF on the Ether net I[...]

5-1 Configuring an Asynchronous Port 5 Each asynchronous port can be configured for several different functions, giving the PortMaste r configuration more fle xibility . However , each port can car ry out only one function at a time . For exampl e, if a port r eceives a di al-in user log in request, this port cannot be used for an ything else until[...]

Asy nchr onous Port Uses 5-2 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide office s dial into a central hub that routes among t hem, and a mesh wher e every office can speak t o any other office on demand. Interme diate config urations be tween star and mesh are also pos s ible . T o add network ba ndwidth on-dema nd, addi tional port s can be configure d for [...]

Configuring an Asynchronous Port 5-3 General Asynchron ous Port Settings connection can b e establishe d to a specif ied port on the P ortMaster . Once the connection is established, the co nnected device s uch as a printer or modem can be accessed as if it were conne cted directly to the host. Ports can also be configured to be accessed by program[...]

General Asynchronous Port Se ttings 5-4 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide T o set the port speed, use the following co mmand—ente red on one line: Command> set S0| all speed [ 1 | 2 | 3 ] Speed Y ou can s et spe ed to any of the following standard modem spe ed setting s: Parity Checking Parity chec king is off by default. Setting Databi ts Y o[...]

Configuring an Asynchronous Port 5-5 General Asynchron ous Port Settings Setting the Di al Group Y ou can create modem poo ls for dial-o ut connections by associat ing ports and dia l-out locations wit h dial groups . Dial groups ca n be used to rese rve ports fo r dial-o ut to specific loca tions, or to differentiat e among differ ent types of mod[...]

General Asynchronous Port Se ttings 5-6 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Setting the Login Message The Po rtMaste r allows you to s p ecif y a mess age for each po rt, up to 240 character s long, that is dis played to the user before lo gin. T o insert a ne w line, us e a caret (^ ). Do not include d ouble quotati on marks wi thin the message. T o[...]

Configuring an Asynchronous Port 5-7 General Asynchron ous Port Settings T o enable aut o matic l ogin fo r a parti cular user on a p a rticul ar port, use the following command: Command> set S0 username | autolog String Setting a Port as the Console Y ou can set a ny asynchronous port to be t he console for administrative functions such as conf[...]

Configuring a Por tMaster for Login Users 5-8 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide T o enable the idle timer and set a timeout value, use the following command: Command> set S0 | all idletime Number [ minutes | seconds ] T o disable the idle timer , set it to 0. Config uring a Por tMast er for Log in Users A PortMaster can b e configured to allow d[...]

Configuring an Asynchronous Port 5-9 Configurin g a PortMaster for Login Users T o configure a PortMaster fo r user l ogin, us e the fo llowing steps. These steps a r e described in mor e detail in l ater sections. 1. Set the port ty pe to lo gin. Command> set S0 login 2. Set the logi n service. Command> set S0 service_login portmaster | rlog[...]

Configuring a Por tMaster for Login Users 5-10 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Setting the Login Service The login service spe cifies how login sess ions are establis hed. T able 5-1 de scribes the four ty pes of logi n servi ces av ailable . Ta b l e 5 - 1 T ypes of Login Service Login Se rvice Function portmaster PortMaster is the def a ult log[...]

Configuring an Asynchronous Por t 5-11 Configuring a Port for Acce ss to Shared Devices Setting the Login Host Y ou can specify how the login hos t is determined for the selected po rt. The three ways to det ermine th e login host are described in T able 5-2. Setting the T erminal T ype Y ou ca n set th e term inal ty pe for a po rt if it has been [...]

Configuring a Por t for Access to Shared Devices 5-12 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Y ou can provide access to host device ports by establishing a pseudo-tt y connection to the port fro m a UNIX host with the PortMaste r daemon softwa re installed. In this case, the po rt operates as a host-c ontrolled device . Figure 5-2 shows a host devi ce c[...]

Configuring an Asynchronous Por t 5-13 Configuring a Port for Acce ss to Shared Devices Figure 5-3 Network Device Configu ration Once the por t type is set to ac commodate a host device , the device service mus t be selected a nd the hostname e ntered. If th e device s ervice sele cted is PortM aster for pseudo-tty service, a hostname mu s t be spe[...]

Configuring a Por t for Access to Shared Devices 5-14 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Setting the Device Service The device service de fines the me thod used to conne ct a host t o a host dev ice port. The following device serv ice options can be selecte d: • PortMas ter •T e l n e t •N e t d a t a Selecting the host device po rt type w ith[...]

Configuring an Asynchronous Por t 5-15 Configuring a Por t for Network Access T elnet De vice Servi ce T elnet is a re mote terminal pr otocol support ed by most computers usi ng TCP/IP protocols. T elnet allows the user at one site to e stablish a TCP conne ction to a login server at anot her si te. Once the co nnection is est ablish ed, ke ystrok[...]

Configuring a Por t for Network Access 5-16 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide When you configure a port for network dial-in, dial-out, or two-way access, the port becomes avail able for connec tions to and fro m remote sites using mode ms and the Serial Line Int ernet Prot ocol (SLIP) or t he Point-t o-Point Pro tocol (PPP) . T o configure a port f[...]

Configuring an Asynchronous Por t 5-17 Configuring a Por t for Network Access Figure 5-4 Dial-In-Only Port Access Network Dial-Out-Only Access Network dial-out-only access can be set on ports de dicated to Internet connections or connections to another office. In this configuration, the port is used to establish communication fro m the PortMas ter [...]

Configuring a Por t for Network Access 5-18 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Figure 5-5 Dial-Out-Only Access Network Dial-In-and-Out (T wo-W ay) Access Dial-in-an d-out se rvice on a select ed port is als o called two- way access . T wo-way acces s is speci fied for ports wh ere bo th dial- in and d ial-ou t access are ne eded. Dial-in modes with [...]

Configuring an Asynchronous Por t 5-19 Configuring a Por t for Network Access T o set a port for network two-way access, us e the following commands Command> set S0 network twoway Command> save all PPP and SLIP Connections The Serial Line Interne t Protocol ( SLIP) is a n older pr otocol than PP P and not as robus t. However , some hosts s up[...]

Configuring a Por t for a Dedica ted Connection 5-20 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Configuring a Port for a Dedicated Connection Y ou can configur e an asynchro nous port for a pe rmanent network conn ection (als o known as a hardwired connection). Hardwired connections require no modem dialing or aut hentication p rotocol and are designed for [...]

Configuring an Asynchronous Por t 5-21 Configuring a Port for a Dedicate d Connection T o configure a port for a hardwir ed connection, follow this procedure: 1. Set the port for network hardwired. Command> set S0 network hardwired 2. Set the protocol. Command> set S0 protocol slip | ppp 3. Set the maximum transmission unit (MTU) size. Comman[...]

Configuring a Por t for a Dedica ted Connection 5-22 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Setting the Protocol The network proto col for the har dwired port can be set for PPP packet encapsulat ion or SLIP encap sulation as describ ed in “PPP and SLIP Connections” on page 5-19. If you want to use PPP you have your choice of the following options: [...]

Configuring an Asynchronous Por t 5-23 Configuring a Port for a Dedicate d Connection Configuring RIP Routin g As descr ibed in t he PortMaster Routin g Guide , PortMaster products automatical ly send and accept route information as part of RIP messages if R IP routing is turned on. T o configure RIP routing for a network hardwired asynchronous por[...]

Configuring a Por t for a Dedica ted Connection 5-24 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide The PortMast er support s Stac LZS data co mpression only for PPP connections with bidirectional compr ession. Stac LZ S data compressio n cannot be used for SLIP connections. T o configure compression, use the following command: Command> set S0|W1 compression[...]

Configuring an Asynchronous Por t 5-25 Connecting without TCP/IP Support character s. The PPP asynchron ous map is a bitmap of char acters that shoul d be repl aced. The default PPP asynchronous ma p is 00000000 . If the remo te host requir es a PPP asynchro nous map , the Por tMaster accepts the request fo r the map . Setting Input and Output Filt[...]

Connecting without TCP/IP Support 5-26 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Note – The Por tMaster ig nores the Da ta Set Read y (DSR) signal. Some PCs might require DS R high, but they do not tie DSR to DT R. ✍[...]

6-1 Configuring a Synchronous W AN Port 6 This chapte r describe s the steps required t o configure a P ortMaste r synchron ous W id e Area Network (W AN) port. This chapter dis cusses the fo llowing topics: • “Synchronous Port Uses ” on page 6 -1 • “Configuring W AN Port Se ttings” on page 6-4 See th e PortMaster Command Line Reference[...]

Synchronous Port Uses 6-2 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide dozen field o ffices with 56K bps or fra ctional T1 Fra me Relay connecti ons can connect to a central office using a fractional T1 or T1 Frame R elay connection. The centr al office requires only one CSU/DS U and synchronous port on the router , instead of 12 . For more infor matio n, see[...]

Configuring a S ynchronous WAN Port 6-3 Synchronous Por t Uses Figure 6-1 Synchronous W AN Connection Once you have det e rmined the type o f synchronou s connection to use betwe en your remote locatio ns, the synchrono us port on each end of t he connection must be configured. IRX Router IRX Router 11820004 Bangkok New Y o rk workstation 1 worksta[...]

Configuring WAN P ort Settings 6-4 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Config uring W AN Port Se ttings The W AN port se ttings described in this section enable you to configure your synchronous port fo r you needs. “Gene ral Synchronous Settings” on page 6-4 includes settings tha t are available for all co nnection ty p es. The settings in “Se[...]

Configuring a S ynchronous WAN Port 6-5 Configuring WA N Port Settings T able 6-1 de scribes the fo ur connectio n types availa ble on sync hronous po rts. Setting the Port S peed Refere nce The po rt or line s p eed is set either by the e x ter nal cloc k sign al on the devi ce to whi ch the PortMaster is connected, or by the carr ier . Y ou can r[...]

Configuring WAN P ort Settings 6-6 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Y ou can s ubstitute any o f the following for Speed : Setting Mo dem Control When modem control is on, the P ortMaster us es the condition of the carrier de tect (DCD) signal f rom an attache d mo dem to d etermine whet her the line is in us e. Modem control is off for synchronou[...]

Configuring a S ynchronous WAN Port 6-7 Configuring WA N Port Settings Assigning a Port to a Dial G roup Y ou can create modem poo ls for dial-o ut connections by associat ing ports and dia l-out locations wit h dial groups . Dial groups ca n be used to rese rve ports fo r dial-o ut to specific loca tions, or to differentiat e among differ ent type[...]

Configuring WAN P ort Settings 6-8 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Setting the T ransport Protocol The transpor t protocol for synchro nous connections must be set for a network hardwired s ynchronous port. Cho ose PPP for lea sed line, switched 56Kbps, and ISDN connections, or Frame Relay for a Frame Relay connection. Additional Frame Relay sett[...]

Configuring a S ynchronous WAN Port 6-9 Configuring WA N Port Settings T o set the des tination IP addre ss for a leased- line connection only , use the following command: Command> set W1 destination Ipaddress [ Ipmask ] Setting the Subnet Mask The default subnet mask is 255.255. 255.0. If yo u have divided your network into subn ets, en ter the[...]

Configuring WAN P ort Settings 6-10 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide T o configure RIP routing, use the follo wing command: Command> set W1 rip on | broadcast | listen | off Note – C omOS release s prior to 3.5 use d the keywo rd routing ins tead of the rip keywo rd. T able 6-3 de scribes the re sults of using each keywor d. Refer to the Por [...]

Configuring a S ynchronous WAN Port 6-11 Configuring WA N Port Settings T o apply an input filter to a s ynchronous port, use the following command: Command> set W1 ifilter [ Filtername ] T o apply an output filter to a synchronous port, use the following command: Command> set W1 ofilter [ Filtername ] Y ou can remove filters from the port by[...]

Configuring WAN P ort Settings 6-12 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide[...]

7-1 Configuring Dial-I n Users 7 This chapte r describe s how to config ure the Po rtMaster u ser table to support dia l-in connections. The use r table settings define ho w each dial-in user is authenticated an d how dial-in connections are ma de. T o configure network dial-in connect i ons from other routers, you must define each remote ro uter a[...]

Configuring the User Table 7-2 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Displaying User Information Y ou can display the current users in the user ta ble or the complete configuration information for a specified user . T o disp lay th e curren t user s in the us er tabl e, for e xample , enter the followin g command: Command> show table user Name Type [...]

Configuring Dia l-In Users 7-3 User Types Note – T o add a network user , you must use the net user keyword . Thereafter , yo u can use ei ther t he netuse r or the user keyword to confi gure settings for the network user . Y ou must always use the user keyword when configuring login users. Deleting Users from the User T able T o dele te a user f[...]

Configuring Se ttings for Network a nd Login Users 7-4 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Config uring Setting s for Network an d Login User s The following settings can b e configured for either net w ork or login users. Setting a Password T o set a password for eit her a login or network user , use the following command: Command> set user Usern[...]

Configuring Dia l-In Users 7-5 Configuring Netw ork Users Setting the Protocol Y ou can set the network protocol for the network use r to PPP or SLIP as descr ibed in Chapter 5, “C onfiguring an Asynchro nous Port.” Se lect a protoco l that is compatible with the re st of your network configur ation and the user’ s capabilities. T o set the n[...]

Configuring Networ k Users 7-6 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide T o set the user IP address for a normal netw o rk user , use the following command: Command> set user Username destination assigned | negotiated | Ipaddress Setting the Subnet Mask Do not set a subne t mask for a net work user unless the user is routed to another network fro m you[...]

Configuring Dia l-In Users 7-7 Configuring Netw ork Users T able 7-2 de scribes the re sults of using each keywor d. Setting the Asynchronous Character Map The PPP pr otocol suppor ts the replacement of nonprinting AS CII data in the PPP stream. These characters are not se nt thro ugh the line, but instead a re repl aced by a sp ecial s et of chara[...]

Configuring Networ k Users 7-8 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide The MTU size is typi cally set to the maximum allowed fo r the protocol bei ng used, either 150 0 bytes (for PPP) or 1006 bytes (fo r SLIP). Howe ver , smaller MTU v alues can improve pe rforman ce for inter active se ssions. If you are using I PX, the MTU should be set to at least 60[...]

Configuring Dia l-In Users 7-9 Configuring Netw ork Users The PortMast er support s Stac LZS data co mpression only for PPP connections with bidirectional compr ession. Stac LZ S data compressio n cannot be used for SLIP connections. T o set header compression for a network user , use the following command: Command> set user Username compression[...]

Configuring Login Use rs 7-10 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide T o apply an output filter for a network user , use the following command : Command> set user Username ofilter [ Filtername ] Omitting the Filtername removes any filte r previously s et on the port. Note – Fi lters will be applied to the user the next time the user di als in. Spec[...]

Configuring Dia l-In Users 7-11 Configuring Login Users T o set the login host for a login us er , use the following command: Command> set user Username host default | prompt | Ipaddress Applying an Optional Access Filter An access filt er is an inp ut filter that restricts which hos ts users can l og in to. Access filters work as follows: • T[...]

Configuring Login Use rs 7-12 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Setting the Login Service T ype All lo gin us ers must have an associa ted login s ervice that deter mines the nature of t heir connection with the hos t . The login service spe cifies how login sess ions are establis hed. Four types of login servi ce are avai lable as describe d in T [...]

Configuring Dia l-In Users 7-13 Configuring Login Users T o set the login service type for a lo gin user , use the following command: Command> set user Username service portmaster | rlogin | telnet | netdata [ Tport ] Specifying a Callback T elephone Number Y ou can configure the login user for callback connections to enh a nce netw ork security[...]

Configuring Login Use rs 7-14 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide[...]

8-1 Configuring Dial-Out Connections 8 This chapter dis cusses how to create locations—se ttings for dial-o ut destinations— for dial-out connections. This chapter dis cusses the fo llowing topics: • “Confi guring the Location T able ” on page 8-1 • “Setting Multili ne Load Bal ancing” on page 8-11 • “S etti ng Filters ” on pa[...]

Configuring the Lo cation Table 8-2 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Locations can also optionally hav e the following settings: • Connection type (dial-on-dema nd, continuous, or manual) • Routing protocol • IPX network number •M T U s i z e • Compress ion •I d l e t i m e r • Data- over -voice for IS DN connecti ons • CHAP authen[...]

Configuring Dia l-Out Connections 8-3 Configuring the Location Tabl e Creating a Location Y ou must create a unique dial-out location for each remote host or route r you want to access. L ocation ta ble entries ar e ident ified b y this uniq ue locat i on name, which can contain up to 12 characte rs. T o create a locatio n, use t he following com m[...]

Configuring the Lo cation Table 8-4 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide On-Demand Dial-on-demand connections to selected locations can save money b ecause the telephone line is used only when t raffic needs to be transm itted. The dial-on-dema nd configuration can also be us ed as a backup for other types of connections such as thos e using high-spee[...]

Configuring Dia l-Out Connections 8-5 Configuring the Location Tabl e T o configure a location to support a manua l connection, use the following command: Command> set location Locname manual Note – Dis connect dial-out connec tions by resetting the port befor e switching a connection type from ma nual to on de man d ,. Setting the T elephone [...]

Configuring the Lo cation Table 8-6 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Setting the Destination IP Address The destination IP ad dress is the IP address expe cted on the system a t the remote end of the di al-out connectio n. For PPP connections, yo u can either specif y an IP address o r have it negotiate d . If you enter 255 .255.255.25 5 (negotiat[...]

Configuring Dia l-Out Connections 8-7 Configuring the Location Tabl e Setting RIP Routing Y ou ca n associat e RIP r outing with locations—f or exampl e, a d ial on-d emand connection where the remote router is defined as a location on t he local PortMa ster . As descr ibed in t he PortMaster Routin g Guide , PortMaster products automatical ly se[...]

Configuring the Lo cation Table 8-8 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Setting the Di al Group Dial groups associate lo cations with sp ecific dial -out ports. B y default, al l ports and locations belong to dial group 0 (ze ro). Y ou can configure loca tions and ports int o dial groups numbered from 0 to 99. Dial group numbe r s can be us ed to res[...]

Configuring Dia l-Out Connections 8-9 Configuring the Location Tabl e Compression ca nnot be used with multiline load-ba lancing, but can be used with Multilink PPP . Compression must be enabled on b oth ends of the connection if you ar e using SLIP . W ith SLIP , TC P packets are not passed if only one side of the connection has compression ena bl[...]

Configuring the Lo cation Table 8-10 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Setting the Idle T imer Y ou can set t he idle timer for a locati on with manual or on-deman d connections. This timer defines the le ngth of time the line ca n be idle, with no network traffic in either direction, before the PortMaster disconnects the connection. Y ou can set t[...]

Configuring Dia l-Out Connections 8-11 Setting Multiline Load Balancing T o set CHAP authent i cation for a lo cation, use the following command: Command> set location Locname chap on | off Setting the Asynchronous Character Map The PPP pr otocol suppor ts the replacement of nonprinting AS CII data in the PPP stream. These characters are not se [...]

Settin g Multiline Load Balancing 8-12 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide The fo llowing setting s are us ed to configure lo ad balancing and define wh en additional lines to this locati on are diale d. Setting the Maximum Number of Dial-Out Ports T o configure load balancing, you must define t he number of dial-out ports that can be used to d ial a[...]

Configuring Dia l-Out Connections 8-13 Setting Filte rs This value is used only when t he maximum number of ports is greater than one. The default high-water mark is zero . T o set the high-wat er mark in bytes for a location, use the following command: Command> set location Locname high_water Number Setting Filters Y ou can at tach input and ou[...]

Testing Your Location Co nfiguration 8-14 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide T esting Y our Loca tio n Co nfig urat ion When you are configuring a location, you can s et a manu al connection for the location so that you can test t he configuration before r esetting the conne ction to on-demand or continuous. T o test the configura tion, you must ini[...]

9-1 Configur ing Filters 9 This chapter describes how to config ure input and output packet filter s. IP , IPX , and Servi ce Advertis ing Protoc ol (SAP) rule s are r eviewed, and filter exam ples are given. Y ou can also use the ChoiceNet appli cation to filter IP packets by lists of sites r ather than by individu al IP addres ses. For more info [...]

Over view of Por tMaster Filte ring 9-2 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Y ou use Etherne t fil ters t o constrain t he types of packets allowed to pass through the local Ethernet port, and you can set filters on asynch r onous ports configured for hardwired ope ration when secu rity with another network is an issue. The pa cket filterin g process[...]

Configuring Filte rs 9-3 Over view of Por tMast er Filt ering Filter Organization Filters are stored in a filter table in the PortMaster nonvolatile configuration memory . Filter s can b e created or modi fied at a ny time, and th e changes a re not applied to an active use of the f ilter . Filt er names must be between 1 and 15 characte rs. Each p[...]

Over view of Por tMaster Filte ring 9-4 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide A maximum of 256 filter rules per filter is allowed for the PortMaster 3 and IRX. For other PortMaster products, the maximum n umber of fi lter rules allowe d is 100. The PortMaster generat es an error message when t he number of filter rules exceeds the limit. How Filters W [...]

Configuring Filte rs 9-5 Creatin g Filters Creating Filters Y ou construct a filter by creating the filter and then addi ng rules that permit or deny certain types of packets. A maximum of 256 filter rules per filter is allowed for the PortMaster 3 and IRX. For other PortMa ster products, the maximum numbe r of filter rules allowed is 100. The Port[...]

Creating Fil ters 9-6 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Creating IP Filters Y ou ca n create a rule that filt ers IP packets accord ing to t heir source and d estination IP addresses. For more information on the command sy ntax for creating filters, see the PortMast er Command Line Refere nce. To create an IP filter rule tha t filter s by address, [...]

Configuring Filte rs 9-7 Creatin g Filters Filtering TCP and UDP Packets TCP Packets Y ou can filter TCP packets by source a nd destination IP address, or by TCP port number . Appendix B, “TCP and UDP Ports and Services,” lists port numbers commonly used for UDP and TCP por t servic es. For a more compl ete list, se e RFC 17 00. T o create a TC[...]

Displaying Filter s 9-8 PortMa ster Configur ation Gu ide Creating SAP Fil t ers The Service Advertis ing Proto col (SAP) is an IP X protocol used over routers a nd serve rs that informs network clie nts of availabl e network service s and resour ces. SAP packets can be filtered only on output. Y ou can filter SAP pa ckets according to the followin[...]

Configuring Filte rs 9-9 Example Filte rs Example Filters Because filte rs are ver y flexible, y ou must car efully e valuate the typ es of t raffic t hat a specific filter permits or denies thro ugh an interface befor e attaching the filter . If possible, a f ilter should be tested from both sides of the filte ring interface to verify that the fi [...]

Example Fi lters 9-10 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Input Filter for an Internet Connection The filter in this example is de signed as an input filter for a netw ork hardwi red port tha t connects to the Internet. Y ou can use this filter for a dial-on-demand connection by attachin g it to the location entry . The r ules for the f ilter are set[...]

Configuring Filte rs 9-11 Example Filte rs Input and Output Filters for F TP P ackets Filters can be use d to either permit or deny File T rans fer Protocol (F TP) pa ckets. Y ou must under stand how t his protoco l work s befo re you de velop F TP f ilters. F TP uses TCP port 21 as a control channel , but i t transfers data on a nother channel ini[...]

Example Fi lters 9-12 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide The rules for the input filter are as fol lows: Command> set filter internet.in 1 permit 0.0.0.0/0 192.168.0.1/32 tcp src eq 20 dst gt 1023 Command> set filter internet.in 2 permit 0.0.0.0/0 192.168.0.1/32 tcp src eq 21 estab Command> set filter internet.in 3 permit 0.0.0.0/0 172.16.0[...]

Configuring Filte rs 9-13 Example Filte rs Rule to Allow Authentication Queries T o allow a uthentication queries used by some maile rs and F TP serv ers, add the fol lowing rule to your input filter: Command> set filter filtername RuleNumber permit tcp dst eq 113 For more infor mation ab out these types of queries , refer to RF C 1413. Rule to [...]

Example Fi lters 9-14 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide If you use the following example, repla ce the name server with the IP a ddress or hostname of your Inte r net server: Command> set filter restrict.in 1 deny 192.168.1.0/24 0.0.0.0/0 log Command> set filter restrict.in 2 permit 0.0.0.0/0 10.0.0.3/32 tcp estab Command> set filter restr[...]

Configuring Filte rs 9-15 Restricting User Access Restricting User Access Access filte rs enab le you to rest rict T elne t or rlogin co nnections to a specific hos t or network, or a list of hosts or netw orks. Y ou can cre ate an access fi lter that re stricts user access to particu lar hosts. Access filte rs work as follows: 1. The user speci fi[...]

Restricting User Access 9-16 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide[...]

10-1 Using Modems 10 This chapter explains how to configur e external modems to wo rk with Por tMaster products. Fo r information on using the internal dig ital modems with the Po rtMaste r 3, see Chapt er 11, “Conf igu ring t he Por tMast er 3.” This chapter dis cusses the fo llowing topics: • “Null Modem Ca ble and Sig nals” on pa ge 10[...]

Modem Functions 10-2 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Dial-u p modem s that operate over normal telep hone li nes at speed s of 2 8,800b p s or highe r are now ava ilable . These modems do not op erat e at a g uaran teed throu ghput , but rath er at a sp eed depende nt on the quality of t he line, th e effective ness of data compression, and other[...]

Using Modems 10-3 Using Automatic Mod em Configurati on A modem table disp lay looks lik e the following: The modem type is either sy stem or user . System indicates that the configuration setting s are the factory defa ult settings. User indicates that the user has configured the modem table settings for that modem. T o display the settings for a [...]

Using Automatic Modem Configuration 10-4 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide T able 10-1 shows the current factory de fault settings fo r commonly used modems. T abl e 10-1 Factory Default Modem T able Entries Modem Name (Short ) Modem Name (Lon g) DTE Rate Init ializ atio n Str ing at&t-v32 A T&T Keep In To u c h 57600 A T&F&D3&T[...]

Using Modems 10-5 Using Automatic Mod em Configurati on mot-pwr -p M otorola P ower 14.4 PCMC IA 57600 A T&F&C1 &T5&C1& D2&W mot-life- p Motoro la Li festyle 14.4 PCMC IA 57600 A T&FS0=1 &C1&D2Q3& T5&W^OK multizdx M ultiT ech Z/DX fax/da ta v .32 11520 0 A T&F^A TM0&E1&C1&D 3$SB11 5200S0[...]

Using Automatic Modem Configuration 10-6 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Associating a Modem with a Port T o automatically configure a mo dem and ass ociate it in the mo dem table with the port it is attach ed to, use the following commands: Command> set S0 | all modem ModemName(short) Command> reset S0 | all For exampl e; to asso ciate a U[...]

Using Modems 10-7 Configuring Port s for Modem Use T o configure all ports for the same modem type, us e all instead of t he port number in the pre vious example. Af ter the modem is attached to the po rt, confi gure the other modem settings des cribed in “C onfiguring Po rts for Modem Us e” on page 10-7. T o configure the modem not to answ er [...]

Configuring Ports for Modem Use 10-8 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Setting Modem Control Set modem co ntrol on if you want to use the DC D signal for modem connections. When modem control is on, the PortMaster us es the condition of the carr ier detect line to determine whether the line is in use. Modem control must be on for PortMaster outboun[...]

Using Modems 10-9 Configuring Port s for Modem Use T o set software flow control for a modem, use the following command: Command> set S0 xon/xoff on | off Hardware flow control all ows the Po rtMaste r to receive data from the at tached device by raising t he Reques t to Send (RTS) signa l on pin 4 of the RS- 232 connector . The PortMas ter send[...]

Configuring Ports for Modem Use 10-10 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide[...]

11-1 Configuring the PortMaster 3 11 This chapter describes ho w to use the co mmand line interf ace to configure the ISDN Primary R ate Interfa ce (PRI) L ine0 and Line1, a nd the digi tal modems on t he PortMaster 3. The PortMaster 3 can also use many of the commands common to all PortMast er models. Note – After making any configuration change[...]

Configuring Ge neral Settings 11-2 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Command> show Line0 Configuring Line Use Y ou can use a line as a single E1 or T1 line, as PRI B channels, as fractional E1 or T1 lines divided into cha nnel groups, or for inb and signali ng for channelized T1. Note – T1 and E1 line s require an exter nal clock s i gnal prov[...]

Configuring the PortMaster 3 11-3 Setting the Inband Si gnaling Protocol for T1 Wa r n i n g – If you configure a line for fra ctional T1 a nd reboot the PortMast er 3 before configuring the group and cha nnels, you will no longer b e able to see and configure the line. Y ou must er ase your entire configuratio n and reboo t to see the lin e agai[...]

Setting the Inba nd Signaling Protocol for E1 11-4 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Setting the Inband Signaling Protocol for E1 Although PortMaster s do not require d ial digits (the calling number and caller ID) when establishing a connection, most T elcos transmit this information by default. Y ou can use the r2gen si gnalling opti on if you do[...]

Configuring the PortMaster 3 11-5 Configuring IS DN PRI S ettings Config uring ISDN PRI Settin gs Use the follow ing settings to configure ISDN PRI on t he PortMaste r 3. Setting the ISDN PRI Switch The switch type infor mation is avail able from your IS DN PRI service provider . T o se t the switch type for ISDN connections to the PortMaster ISDN [...]

Configuring ISDN PRI Settings 11-6 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide T o set the framing format used for the E1 or T1 line, use the following command. T able 11-6 expla ins the fra ming forma t options. Command> set Line0 framing esf | d4 | crc4 | fas Setting the Encoding Method This command sets the encoding method used with T1 and E1 lines. T [...]

Configuring the PortMaster 3 11-7 Configuring IS DN PRI S ettings Setting the Pulse Code Modulation Y ou need to set the pu lse code modulation only if you are using digit al modems and your P RI service provider instru cts you to chan ge the setti ng to something o ther than the def ault. Thi s command sets th e digita l encoding meth od used f or[...]

Using True Digital Mod ems 11-8 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide T abl e 11-9 Directory Numb er Options Using T rue Digital M odems Use the following settings to configure the built-in digital mod ems on the PortMaster 3. Setting Digital Modems The digital modems are numb ered from m0 to m59, fo r a maximum of 60 modems. Modem slot 0 is allocated [...]

Configuring the PortMaster 3 11-9 Using True Digital Mod ems Hot-Swapping Digital Modem Cards W ith the last call feature, you can hot-swap a modem card witho ut dropping calls. T o f o r c e a n a c t i v e m o d e m i n t o A D MI N m o d e a s s oo n a s t h e l as t a ct i ve c a l l t e r m i n at e s, u s e the follow ing command: Command>[...]

Using Channeli zed T1 11-10 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide • TEST—under test • DOWN—unavailable T o display the status for all modems, use the following command: Command> show modems Using Channelized T1 The Po rtMaste r 3 has an integrat ed channel servi ce unit/digita l service uni t (CSU/DS U). However , the other end of a T1/E1 con[...]

Configuring the PortMaster 3 11-11 Using Channel ized T1 Configuring the PortMaster 3 for Channelized T1 Follow t hese steps to co nfigure th e PortMaster 3 to use channeli zed T1 se rvice: 1. Se t the lin e for inban d sign aling. Command> set Line0 inband 2. Set the sign aling protocol an d the line pr ovisioning. Command> set Line0 signali[...]

Using the T1 Expansion Card 11-12 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide T o disp lay the line configuration for line 1, for example, enter the following command: Command> show line1 ----------------------line1 - T1 Inband DS0 ------------------ Status: UP Framing: ESF Encoding: 8ZS PCM: u-law Signaling: Trunk E&M wink start Options: inbound calls[...]

Configuring the PortMaster 3 11-13 Using the T1 Expansion Card When you sp ecify internal , t h e built-in 1.544M Hz crystal sets timing on the line. This is useful for dry wire configurations, or for back-to-back connections. When you specify external , the built-in DSU/ CSU extracts ti ming from t he line. Configuring the T1 Expansion Card for Fr[...]

Using the T1 Expansion Card 11-14 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide T roubleshooting the T1 Expansion Card If the T1 expans ion card is not properly installed, the show line2 command displays the following status: line2 not available This mes s age indi cates tha t the card is either not present or instal led incorrectl y . If the card is presen t, [...]

Configuring the PortMaster 3 11-15 Using Multichassis PPP Using Mu ltichas sis PP P Multichassis PPP a llows the use of Multilin k PPP across multiple PortMasters in a single telephone hunt group, and on the same Ethernet. Setting Multichassis PPP T o ena ble Multichas sis PPP , set the e ndpoint discri minator on all PortM aster products sharing a[...]

Troubleshootin g the PortMaster 3 11-16 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide T r oubleshooting the PortMaster 3 The debug command is useful for troubleshooting the digital modems and Multichassis PPP eve nts. Output is sent to t he system console set by the set console command. After completi ng the debuggi ng proce s s, dis able the debug commands b y[...]

12-1 Using ISDN BRI 12 This chapter describes ho w to configure th e PortMaster to connect two lo cal area networks (LANs) via ISDN using V .25bis d ialing on a Basic Rate Interface (BRI ) with an integr ated network termin ation devi ce (NT1) . Thi s chapt er also pr ovides an example to demonstrate this type o f configuration. For informat ion on[...]

Overview of ISDN BRI Connections 12-2 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide For t he ISDN S/T int erface, a PortMast er requ ires an ex ternal termi nal adapter to connect from the Por tMaster synchrono us port to the ISDN link . For terminal ad apters that do not h ave automatic dialing o r for administrators who wa nt to manually connect with the ter[...]

Using ISDN BRI 12-3 Overview of ISDN BRI Connections Figure 12-1 Example of an ISDN Connection Provisioning T o help you determine t he kind of prov isioning you re quire for your I SDN setup, re fer to the information in the hardw are installation g uide and on the Lucent Remote Access websit e at http:// www .l iving ston. com . System Link Netwo[...]

Configuring ISDN 12-4 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Config uring ISDN This sectio n describe s the comma nds that y ou need to config ure a PortMa ster fo r ISDN BRI servi ce. ISDN BRI Switch T ypes The North America n ISDN U interface and international S/ T interface re quire differe nt switch ty pe setti ngs on your PortMas ter . North Americ[...]

Using ISDN BRI 12-5 Configuring ISD N Setting the Swi tch T ype T o set the ISDN switch type for an ISDN BRI U interface, use the following commands: Command> set isdn-switch ni-1 | dms-100 | 5ess | 5ess-ptp Command> reboot T o s et the ISDN switch type for an ISDN BRI S/T i nterface, use the following commands: Command> set isdn-switch ne[...]

Configuring ISDN 12-6 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide T erminal Identifier (TID) fo r ISDN BRI The terminal identifier ( T ID) is a numer ic value used by some tele phone switches for additiona l identificat ion. Some telepho ne companies re quire the S PID, while ot hers require a TI D, as well. When config uring the PortMas ter , append the TI [...]

Using ISDN BRI 12-7 Configuring ISD N Note – nu mberauto is off by de fault. Setting the Number T ype T o change the number ty pe from the default manufacturer setting (so that you can, for example, begin successfully to place outbound calls), use the following command: Command> set isdn-numbertype 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 The new s etting b ecomes effec[...]

Configuring ISDN 12-8 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Multiple Subscriber Network for an S/T Interface For count ries that suppor t BRI via the S/ T bus interface, y ou can enable the multip le subscrib er network (M SN) feature. When e nabled, th is featur e allows multipl e ISDN devices attached to the same BRI line to re ceive calls not intend[...]

Using ISDN BRI 12-9 ISDN Port Configu ration Tips ISDN Port Conf iguration T ip s Use the following tips t o help you configure your ISDN BRI port: • Modem co ntrol (carrier de tect), f low control, and speed a re not set on an ISDN port. The PortMas ter automa tically det ects the spe ed and sets th e port to 6400 0bps or 56000bps accordingly . [...]

ISDN BRI Unnumbered IP Configuration Example 12-10 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide 2. Configu re the followin g settings for th e PortMaster in Denver: a. Configu re glo bal sett ings (page 12 - 11). b. Configure Ethernet interface settings (page 12-12). c. C onfigu re ISDN po rt settin gs (pag e 12-12 ) . d. Confi gure dial-in users (p age 12-13)[...]

Using ISDN BRI 12-11 ISDN BRI Unnumbered IP Configuration Example For comparison, Fig ure 12 -3 shows a simila r configuration using IS DN BRI with numbered interface s . Figure 12-3 ISDN BRI Numb ered Configuring the PortMaster in Denver The PortMast er in Denver is b eing configured for an I SDN dial-up connectio n to the PortMaste r in San Franc[...]

ISDN BRI Unnumbered IP Configuration Example 12-12 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide Configuring Ethernet IP Interface Setti ngs Configu re the follow ing Ethernet in terfa ce settings to the values sh own in T able 12-4. After you configure the Ethernet i nterface as shown in T able 12-4, ente r the follow ing command to save the configuration: Com[...]

Using ISDN BRI 12-13 ISDN BRI Unnumbered IP Configuration Example T abl e 12-5 ISDN Port V alues All the other pa rameters should be left a t their defa ult values . After you configure the ISDN BRI port as shown in T a ble 1 2-5, enter the following commands to reset the ports and save the configu ration: Command> reset s1 Command> reset s2 [...]

ISDN BRI Unnumbered IP Configuration Example 12-14 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide After you configure the user table as shown in T able 12-6, enter the following command to save th e configuration: Command> save all For more infor mation ab out configuring us er table pa rameters , refer to Chapt er 7, “Con figu ring Dial -In Users. ” Conf[...]

Using ISDN BRI 12-15 ISDN BRI Unnumbered IP Configuration Example Note – Configuring the maximum ports setting to a value higher than 0 causes the PortMaste r to dial out to a continuous locat ion, or become av ailable for dial-out to an on-demand location. By configuring the maximum ports sett ing last, you ensure that the PortMaster will not at[...]

ISDN BRI Unnumbered IP Configuration Example 12-16 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide Configuring Global Settings Configu re the global setti ngs to the values sho wn in T able 12-8. After you configur e the global sett ings shown in T abl e 12-8, e nter t he fol lowing command to save the configuration: Command> save all For more infor mation abo[...]

Using ISDN BRI 12-17 ISDN BRI Unnumbered IP Configuration Example After you configure the Ethernet i nterface as shown in T able 12-9, ente r the follow ing command to save the configuration: Command> save all For more infor mation on Ether net settings, refer to Ch apter 4, “C onfiguring th e Ethernet Inte r face.” Configuring ISDN Port Set[...]

ISDN BRI Unnumbered IP Configuration Example 12-18 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide Configuring a Dial -In User A user a ccount must be set up on the Po r tMaste r router in San Francisco so t hat PortMas ter in De nver can d ial in whe n traffic is que ued. Th e new user denv er sh ould be conf igured with the values shown in T able 12-11. After y[...]

Using ISDN BRI 12-19 ISDN BRI Unnumbered IP Configuration Example Configuring a Dial -Out Location A location entry o n the PortMaster in San Francisc o must be cre ated for the location identif ied as denver . This allo ws the PortMaster router in San Franci sco to call the PortMaste r in Denver when network traffic is queue d. The new location de[...]

ISDN BRI Unnumbered IP Configuration Example 12-20 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide Note – Configuring the maximum por ts setting to a v a lue higher th an 0 causes the PortMaste r to dial out to a continuous locat ion, or become av ailable for dial-out to an on-demand location. By configuring the maximum ports sett ing last, you ensure that the [...]

Using ISDN BRI 12-21 Troubleshooting an ISDN BRI Connection 4. If yo u noti ce a prob lem, d o the foll owing : a. Reset th e port on the Po rtMaster i n Denver . b. Change th e sett ings you think a re causing th e prob lem. c. Dial San Franci sco ag ain. d. Repeat this procedure until the co nnection is made correctly . 5. Repeat Steps 1 through [...]

Troubleshooting an ISDN BRI Connection 12-22 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide • T o vi ew the PPP nego tiati o n, ente r the follo wing commands: Command> set console Command> set debug 0x51 For more infor mation about the inte rpreting the result s of the debug comma nd, refer to the PortMaster T roubleshooting G uide . After you v e rify [...]

13-1 Using Frame Relay 13 Frame Re lay is a method of encapsulat ing network information th at allows fo r fast delivery and high line utilization. Por tMaster routers support Frame Rel ay over synchronous por ts. This chap ter uses an examp le to demonstr ate how to configur e the Po rtMaste r to connect to a synchronous line using Fr ame Relay . [...]

Over view o f Frame Re lay 13-2 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide P V Cs and DLCIs PortMaster products s upport perma nent virtua l circuits (PVCs) . PVCs are use d to form a connecti on between any two devices a ttached to a Fr ame Rel ay cloud. Each PVC i s given a uni que number on each phys ical circuit along the path between th e two devices. [...]

Using Frame Relay 13-3 Over view o f Frame Re lay Discarding Frames The PortMa ster pushe s as much dat a out of th e serial port as it can at po rt speed for any PVC th at has tr affic, regar dless of CI R. The Fr ame Re lay swi tch pass es as much of the data as pos sible on to the next link . However , once a particular PV C has trans mitted its[...]

Frame Relay Con figuration on the PortMaster 13-4 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Frame Relay Con figuratio n on the Po rtMaster Y ou conf igure Frame Re lay by selecti ng the Frame Rela y protocol, s etting the IP addr ess of the port, and specifying the DLCIs during the synchronous port configuration. Alternative ly , the Por tMaster can di sco[...]

Using Frame Relay 13-5 Frame Relay Conf iguration on the P ortMaster Figure 13-1 Fram e Rela y Conf igur ation Enabling LMI Y ou can sp ecify whe ther the Po rtMas ter accepts Local Man ageme nt Interf ace (LMI) frames from the attached Frame Relay switch. If LMI is enabled on the switch, you must enable LMI on the P ortMaster . The default keep al[...]

Frame Relay Con figuration on the PortMaster 13-6 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Note – Contact your Frame Rel ay carrier to determine whi ch keepalive t hey are using, LMI or Annex -D. T o enab le LMI, u se the foll owing co mmand: Command> set W1 lmi Seconds Enabling Annex-D The PortMa ster also acce pts the Annex-D polling interv al. The[...]

Using Frame Relay 13-7 Configuration Steps for a Fram e Relay Conne ction Configuration Steps for a Frame Relay Connection The ex ample describe d in this chapte r connects a Po rtMaster ro uter lo cated i n a main office (Ba ngkok) with a PortM aster router located in a bra nch office (New Y ork) using Frame Rela y on a synchronous interface. T o [...]

Configuration Steps for a Frame Relay Connection 13-8 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Configuring the PortMaster in Bangkok Configure the se ttings for the PortMaster in Bangk ok with the values in the following sections. Configuring Global Settings Configu re the global setti ngs on the Por tMast er in Ba ngkok to the values s hown in T able 13-[...]

Using Frame Relay 13-9 Configuration Steps for a Fram e Relay Conne ction For more infor mation on Ether net paramet ers, refer to Cha pter 4, “Co nfiguring the Ethernet Inte r face.” Configuring Synchronous W AN Port Parameters Configu r e the synchrono us W AN port W1 to the values sh own in T abl e 13-3. After you configure the synchronous W[...]

Configuration Steps for a Frame Relay Connection 13-10 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide Configuring Ethernet Interface Set tings Configure the Ethernet interface settings to the values shown in T able 13-4. After you configure the Ethernet i nterface as shown in T able 13-4, ente r the follow ing command to save the configuration: Command> save [...]

Using Frame Relay 13-11 Troubleshootin g a Frame Rel ay Configuratio n After you configure the synchronous W AN port as shown in T able 13-5, enter the following commands to reset the port and save the c o nfiguration: Command> reset w1 Command> save all If LMI or Annex-D is set, the Por tMaster receiv es DLCI informa tion in the full status [...]

Frame Relay Su binter faces 13-12 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide • V erify t hat you are using the correct cabl es and t hat they are atta ched securely to the corr ect por t. Not all W AN ports are ca pable o f the s ame spee ds. • V erif y that the DIP switch is set to V .35 for Lucent cables a nd that you are plugged into the cor rect V .3[...]

Using Frame Relay 13-13 Frame Relay Su binterfaces Adding a Location T o configure a Frame Relay subi nterface, you ad d a locat i on fo r each int erface, configure it wit h the frame pr otocol, and a ssociate it with a dial gr oup. T hen as sociat e a synchronous por t with the sa me dial gro up. For exam ple, to crea te a locatio n called sub1 ,[...]

Frame Relay Su binter faces 13-14 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide T roubleshooting Subinterfaces Packet s received on a subinterf a ce can b e identi fied as belongi ng to that subinterface only if the D LCI is properly entered in the DLCI table for that lo cation. If yo u are having problems , do the following : • W ait a few mome nts. Subinter[...]

Using Frame Relay 13-15 Frame Relay Su binterfaces Example: Configuring a Frame Relay Subinterface This se t of example comman ds configures a PortMas ter IRX-111 router with Fr ame Relay pack ets coming int o port S1 with DL CIs 16, 17, an d 18. Port S1 has a lready b een configured for Frame Relay , so that po rtion is not shown her e. The follow[...]

Frame Relay Su binter faces 13-16 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide[...]

14-1 Using Synchronous V .25bis Connections 14 This chap ter uses an examp le to demonstr ate how to configur e the Po rtMaste r to connect two local area networks (LANs) via synchronous V .25bis dialing applications such as ISDN , termi nal ada pters, or switch ed 56Kb ps. This chapter dis cusses the fo llowing topics: • “Overview of Synchrono[...]

Overview of Synchronous V.25bis Dial-Up Connections 14-2 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide requires only 8 bits. A 115.2Kb ps DTE r ate cannot properly support two 64Kbps B channels because t he terminal adapte r is una ble to buff er the ex cess da ta when the incoming data for an IS DN line is 128Kbps. Figure 14-1 shows an example of a n ISDN or [...]

Using Synchronous V.25bis Connections 14-3 Configurati on Steps for a Synchronous V.25bi s Connection Configuration Steps for a Synchronous V .25bis C onnection This example co nnects a PortM aster located in Boston with a PortMast er located in Miami using a synchronous interf ace that is init iated on-de mand by an ISDN or switched 56Kbps connect[...]

Configuration Steps for a Synchronous V.25bis Conn ection 14-4 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Configuring Global Settings Configu re the global setti ngs to the values sho wn in T able 14-1. After you configur e the global sett ings shown in T abl e 14-1, e nter t he fol lowing command to save the configuration: Command> save all For more inf[...]

Using Synchronous V.25bis Connections 14-5 Configurati on Steps for a Synchronous V.25bi s Connection For more infor mation on Ether net settings, refer to Ch apter 4, “C onfiguring th e Ethernet Inte r face.” Configuring Synchronous W AN Port Settings Configure the synchronous W AN po rt parameters wit h the values shown in T able 14- 3. After[...]

Configuration Steps for a Synchronous V.25bis Conn ection 14-6 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide After you configure user table settings as shown in T able 14-4 , enter th e following command to save the configuration: Command> save all No compression is used on synchronous lines. For more information about co nfiguring user ta ble set tings, re[...]

Using Synchronous V.25bis Connections 14-7 Configurati on Steps for a Synchronous V.25bi s Connection Note – Configuring the maximum ports setting to a value higher than 0 causes the PortMaste r to dial out to a continuous locat ion, or become av ailable for dial-out to an on-demand location. By configuring the maximum ports sett ing last, you en[...]

Configuration Steps for a Synchronous V.25bis Conn ection 14-8 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Configuring Global Settings Configu r e the follow ing globa l se ttings t o the val ues sho wn in T able 14-6. After you configur e the global sett ings shown in T abl e 14-6, e nter t he fol lowing command to save the configuration: Command> save a[...]

Using Synchronous V.25bis Connections 14-9 Configurati on Steps for a Synchronous V.25bi s Connection After you configure the Ethernet i nterface as shown in T able 14-7, ente r the follow ing command to save the configuration: Command> save all For more infor mation on Ether net settings, refer to Ch apter 4, “C onfiguring th e Ethernet Inte [...]

Configuration Steps for a Synchronous V.25bis Conn ection 14-10 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide Configuring a Dial -In User A user acc ount mu st be set up on the PortMa ster router in Miami so the Po rtMaster in Boston can di al in when traf fic is queued. The new user boston should be configured on the PortMas ter in Miami with the values shown [...]

Using Synchronous V.25bis Connections 14-11 Configurati on Steps for a Synchronous V.25bi s Connection Configuring a Dial -Out Location A location entry on the PortMaster in Miami must be created for the location identified as bos ton . This a llows the PortM aster router in Miam i to call the PortMas ter router i n Boston whe n network tr affic is[...]

Configuration Steps for a Synchronous V.25bis Conn ection 14-12 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide T esting the Configuration The configur ation shou ld be tested before the lo cation boston is set for continuous dialin g. T o test t he configuration, follow these s teps: 1. Ente r the fol lowing comman ds to conn ect from t he offi ce in Mia mi to l[...]

Using Synchronous V.25bis Connections 14-13 Troubleshooting a Synchronous V.25bis Connection T r oubleshooting a Synchronous V .25bis Connection Most synchronous configurat ions come up with very little trouble if y o u have configured the PortMaster using informa tion from your carrier . If you have problems, use the information in this section t [...]

Troubleshooting a Synchronous V.25bis Connection 14-14 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide[...]

15-1 Using Office-to -Office Connections 15 This chap ter uses an examp le to demonstr ate how to configur e the Po rtMaste r to connect your office to another office using a dial-on-demand modem configuration. This type of connection is de signed to ta k e the p lace of a co stly de dicated line betwe en the two lo cations , where the amo unt and [...]

Overview of Examp le Configuration 15-2 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide used as a console, or with an exte rnal modem and a straight-throu gh cable connected, as an additi onal dial on- demand p ort for multil ine load balancing during peak traffic periods. Figure 15-1 Office-to-Office Dial-On-Dem and Configuration The PortMas ter ISD N Office Ro[...]

Using Office-to-Office Con nections 15-3 Configurati on Steps for an O ffice-to-Office Con nection The ex amp le in th is ch apter use s the P CMCIA asyn chro nous m odem p ort o n the OR-M . T o use th e ISDN port on the OR-U, s ee “Using ISDN for On-Demand C onnections” on page 15- 15. Config uration Step s for an Office-to-Off ice Connection[...]

Configuration Steps for an Office-to-Office Connection 15-4 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Configuring the Of fice Router in London Config ure the fol lowin g settings on the Por tMast er PCMCIA Of fice Ro uter in the London office t o enable London of fice users to access the main office netw ork in Paris on demand. Configuring Global Settings [...]

Using Office-to-Office Con nections 15-5 Configurati on Steps for an O ffice-to-Office Con nection After you configure the Ethernet i nterface as shown in T able 15-2, ente r the follow ing command to save the configuration: Command> save all For more infor mation on Ether net settings, refer to Ch apter 4, “C onfiguring th e Ethernet Inte r f[...]

Configuration Steps for an Office-to-Office Connection 15-6 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide After you configure the p ort as shown in T able 15-3, enter the following commands to reset th e port an d save the con figurat ion: Command> reset s1 Command> save all For more infor mation about asynchro nous ports, re fer to Chapter 5, “C onfig[...]

Using Office-to-Office Con nections 15-7 Configurati on Steps for an O ffice-to-Office Con nection Dial-Out Locati on Settings for London Y ou must create a location entr y on the P ortMaster Of fice Route r in the Lond o n offi ce for the Paris o ffice. This entry allows the Office R outer in the Londo n office to call the PortMaste r 2 in the Par[...]

Configuration Steps for an Office-to-Office Connection 15-8 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide After you configure the location table as s hown in T able 15-5, enter the followin g command to save the configuration: Command> save all For more infor mation about configur ing location table se ttings, refer to Chapter 8, “Configuring Dial-Out Con[...]

Using Office-to-Office Con nections 15-9 Configurati on Steps for an O ffice-to-Office Con nection Configuring Dial-Out Port Sett ings For all ports on the PortMas ter in Paris that yo u want enabled fo r dial-in and dial- out (two-w ay service) to the Office R o uter in the London of fice, enter the val ues shown in T able 15- 7. Leave a ll the ot[...]

Configuration Steps for an Office-to-Office Connection 15-10 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide Configuring a Dial -In User A user account mus t be set up on the PortMaster in Paris so the Office Rout er in the London can d ial in when traffic is queued. The new user london should be config ured with the values shown in T able 15-8. After you configu[...]

Using Office-to-Office Con nections 15-11 Configurati on Steps for an O ffice-to-Office Con nection Configuring Dial -Out Location Set tings Y ou must create a locat ion entry on the PortMa ster in Paris for the London office . This entry allows the PortMaster in Paris to ca l l the P ortMaste r in the Lond o n office w hen network t raffic is qu e[...]

Configuration Steps for an Office-to-Office Connection 15-12 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide Note – Configuring the maximum por ts setting to a v a lue higher th an 0 causes the PortMaste r to dial out to a continuous locat ion, or become av ailable for dial-out to an on-demand location. By configuring the maximum ports sett ing last, you ensure[...]

Using Office-to-Office Con nections 15-13 Setting the Console Port for Multiline Load Balancing 4. If yo u noti ce a prob lem, d o the foll owing : a. Reset the por t on the Office Route r in the Paris office. b. Change th e sett ings you think a re causing th e prob lem. c. Dial the London office again. d. Repeat this procedure until the co nnecti[...]

Setting the Con sole Port for Mu ltiline Load Balancing 15-14 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide Figure 15-2 Multiline Load Balancing T o enable multiline loa d balancing, you must configure the S0 port using the sa me settings sho wn for the PCMC IA port in T able 15-3. In addition, whe n you configur e the location pa ris on the Office Route r in t[...]

Using Office-to-Office Con nections 15-15 Using ISDN for On-Dem and Connections The value o f the hi gh-water mark depe nds on the type of t raffic and how many by tes of traffic you want queued be fore the second line is used. Using ISDN for On-Demand Connections Using the I SDN BRI p ort on the Po rtMaster ISDN Office R outer (OR -U) is ver y sim[...]

Using ISDN for On-De mand Connecti ons 15-16 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide[...]

16-1 Using Internet Connections 16 This chap ter uses an examp le to demonstr ate how to configur e the Po rtMaste r to establish a continuous connect ion to an Internet s ervice provider (ISP), shown in Figure 18-1. This connectio n creates a gate way from your offi ce to the Interne t using a dial-out connection through one of the s erial ports o[...]

16-2 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Figure 16-1 Continuous Internet Co nnection System Link Network PortMaster Office Router 11820010 11820010 PortMaster Internet Internet service provider office[...]

Using Internet Conn ections 16-3 Overview of Con tinuous Inter net Connections Overview of Continuous Internet Connections Y ou can configure two t y pes of continuous connections: • Dial-up A continuous dial-u p connection starts as soon as the PortMa ster boots a nd is redialed wh enever the tele phone connection is drop ped. If you use a conti[...]

Configuration Steps for an Internet Connection 16-4 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide c. Serial port setting s (page 1 6-5 or page 16-6) . d. Dial-o ut location (p age 16-7). 2. T est t he config uration (p age 16-8 or pag e 16-9). 3. Set net work filterin g (page 16- 10). Alternatively , you can configure a PortMa ster with an ISDN port for an I n[...]

Using Internet Conn ections 16-5 Configurat ion Steps for an Internet Conne ction After configuring the Et hernet interface, enter the following commands to reset it a nd save the configuration: Command> reset ether0 Command> save all For more infor mation on Ethernet interface parame ters, refer to Chapter 4, “Configuring the Etherne t Int[...]

Configuration Steps for an Internet Connection 16-6 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Leave a ll other s ettings at thei r default val ues. After config uring th e serial po rt, ent er the fol lowing com mands to reset th e port and save the configuration: Command> reset s1 Command> save all For more infor mation about asynchro nous ports and[...]

Using Internet Conn ections 16-7 Configurat ion Steps for an Internet Conne ction For more infor mation about asynchro nous ports, re fer to Chapter 5, “C onfiguring an Asynchronous Po rt.” Configuring a Dial-Out Lo cation If you are using a continuous dial-out link, a location e ntry on the PortMaster must be created for the loca tion identifi[...]

Configuration Steps for an Internet Connection 16-8 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Note – Configuring the maximum por ts setting to a v a lue higher th an 0 causes the PortMaste r to dial out to a continuous locat ion, or become av ailable for dial-out to an on-demand location. By configuring the maximum ports sett ing last, you ensure that th[...]

Using Internet Conn ections 16-9 Configurat ion Steps for an Internet Conne ction 4. If yo u noti ce a prob lem, d o the foll owing : a. Reset the p ort. b. Check your configuration. c. Dial the ISP a gain. d. Repeat this procedure until the co nnection is made correctly . Contact your ISP if you are unable to con nect as expected. Th e ISP might b[...]

Providing Network Filter ing 16-10 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide Providing N etwor k Filtering Y our co nnection to the Inte rnet can be vulner able to attack from other Int ernet users. Theref ore, Lucent recommends that you ad d an inp ut filter t o the locati on isp1 for th e continuous dial-out connection. For a hardwired connection, you sho[...]

Using Internet Conn ections 16-11 Using ISDN for Internet Connections If your domain name serve r is outside your local network, refer t o “Input and Output Fil ters for F TP Pac kets” on page 9-11. Using ISDN for Internet Connections Using the ISDN port o n a PortMaster is very similar to usi ng the serial p ort, except that you must do the fo[...]

Using ISDN for Int ernet Connecti ons 16-12 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide[...]

17-1 Providing User Dial-In Access 17 This chap ter uses an examp le to demons trate how to config ure a PortMaste r for remote dial-in access t o local hosts and netwo rks. Although the e xample shows how Internet service provider s (ISPs) ca n provide di al-in access to their users , this ap plication can be used by acade mic environments, cor po[...]

Overview of Dial-I n Configuration 17-2 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide The same application can be used by companies to allow remote us ers to access their own account s on the cor porate network . Once the P ortMaste r authenticates us ers, they can access network resources as if they w e re connected to the corporate n etwork directly . Althou[...]

Provi ding U ser Dial -In A cces s 17-3 Overview of Di al-In Configur ation Example Configuration The ex ample describe d in this chapte r uses the v alues s hown in T able 17-1. Change variable v a lues to v alues that ref lect your n etwork. T abl e 17-1 Example Configuration V ariables V ariable Desc ription V alue Addre ss type Clas s C assign [...]

Configuration Steps for Dial-In Access 17-4 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Y ou can s et the assigne d pool numbers a little closer together as long as they do not overla p; however , having the pools fall within bit boundar ies makes packe t filters easi er to write. Note – This exampl e uses a Port Master 2E Communications Server . If you ar[...]

Provi ding U ser Dial -In A cces s 17-5 Configurati on Steps for Dia l-In Access Note – This exam ple desc ribes how to co nfigu re the fi rst Po rtMaste r , pm1.edu. com . Use a simi lar configuratio n for the remain ing Po rtMaster d evices. Connecting Modems Use the f ollowing st eps to connect mod ems to the first P ortMaste r: 1. C onnec t y[...]

Configuration Steps for Dial-In Access 17-6 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide For more infor mation about globa l settings, refer to Chapter 3, “Configuring Glo bal Settings.” After y o u configur e the glob al sett ings as sh own in T able 17-2, ente r the following command to save the configuration: Command> save al l Configuring Ports Y o[...]

Provi ding U ser Dial -In A cces s 17-7 Configurati on Steps for Dia l-In Access table describ ed in Chapter 10, “Us ing Modems, ” to configure t he attached mode ms, or set each port as a ho st de vice as described in C hapter 18, “Accessing Shared Devices,” and configure each modem individually . Note – V .34 modems should lock the DTE [...]

Configuration Steps for Dial-In Access 17-8 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide After you configure the ports as shown in T able 17-4, enter the following commands to reset t he port s and save t he conf iguratio n: Command> reset a l l Command> save a ll Configuring Users Because no more than approximately one hundred us ers can be configured [...]

Provi ding U ser Dial -In A cces s 17-9 Configurati on Steps for Dia l-In Access After configuring RADIUS s ettings as shown in T able 17-5, use the following command to save th e configuration: Command> save all Dial-In Login Users Note – Us e the instructions in this section only if you are not using RADIUS and you are not using pass-through[...]

Configuration Steps for Dial-In Access 17-10 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide A user a ccount must be set up on the Po r tMaste r for each auth orized network us er . Each new us er us era , userb , and so on should be configure d with the values shown in T able 17- 7. Y ou can also use SLIP or CSLIP inste ad of PPP . Refer to Chap ter 7, “Config[...]

Provi ding U ser Dial -In A cces s 17-11 Configurati on Steps for Dia l-In Access 3. If everyth ing connec ts as expected, t urn off debugging a nd save the conf igurati on. Command> set debug off Command> save a ll 4. If yo u noti ce a prob lem, d o the foll owing : a. Reset the p ort. b. Check your configuration. c. Dial the PortM aster aga[...]

Configuration Steps for Dial-In Access 17-12 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide[...]

18-1 Accessing Shared Devices 18 This chap ter uses an examp le to demonstr ate how to configur e the Po rtMaste r to connect f rom networke d hosts to shared devices atta ched to the PortMas ter . This type of connection provides user access to modems, printers, and other RS-232 devices. The followi ng topics are de scribed : • “Over view of S[...]

Overview of Shared Device Access Me thods 18-2 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Once a port is define d as a host device, you configure it wit h the PortMas ter device service, an d select a ps eudo-tt y terminal. Th e host device port can now be access ed if you establish a p seudo-tty connect i on to the port f rom a UNIX host with the Por tMast[...]

Accessing Shared De vices 18-3 Overview of Shared Device Access Methods PortMaster por t for configuration purpo ses. In this application, each por t is identified by a unique port numb er assigned during the conf iguration process. Y ou can also configure a pool of ports at a single TCP port number . The netd ata (TC P clear cha nnel) device se rv[...]

Configuration Steps for Shared Device Acc e ss 18-4 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Configuration Steps for Shared Device Access T o i nstall your PortMaster , follow the instructions in your hardware installation guid e. If you need add itional help, refer to the troubleshooting chapter of the installation guid e. The ex ample in th is chapt er [...]

Accessing Shared De vices 18-5 Configuration Steps for Shared De vice Access After you configur e gl obal setti ngs as s hown in T able 18-1 , enter the fo llowing command to save the configuration: Command> save all Configuring Port Setting s Y ou must configure settings for your Ethernet interface, dial-in-and-out (two-way) port, and printer p[...]

Configuration Steps for Shared Device Acc e ss 18-6 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Leave a ll other s ettings at thei r default val ues. After you configure port S2 as shown in T able 18-3, enter the following commands to reset th e port an d save the con figurat ion: Command> reset s2 Command> save all For mor e informat ion about serial [...]

Accessing Shared De vices 18-7 Configuration Steps for Shared De vice Access Serial Printer Port (S9) Settings In the ex ample, a seria l printe r is conne cted to port S 9. Configure th e S9 port wit h the values shown in T able 18-4. If the printer is a DTE, use a null modem cable to connect to th e por t. Leave a ll other s ettings at thei r def[...]

Configuration Steps for Shared Device Acc e ss 18-8 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Parallel Port (P0) Settings Y ou can also configure the parallel port P0 to access a printe r . T o configure the P0 port for a printer , use the va lues shown in T a ble 1 8-5. Leave a ll other s ettings at thei r default val ues. After you hav e configure por t [...]

Accessing Shared De vices 18-9 Configuration Steps for Shared De vice Access The value pm1 i s the hos tname of the Po rtMaste r you are a ccessing , and 6001 is the TC P port set for the port you are accessi ng. Y ou can also set seve ral ports to the same TC P port to crea te a pool of por ts availa ble for T e lnet access. Note – If you are us[...]

Configuration Steps for Shared Device Acc e ss 18-10 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide[...]

19-1 Using Synchronous Leased Lines 19 This chap ter uses an examp le to demonstr ate how to configur e the Po rtMaste r to connect to a sy nchronous leased line at speed s up to T1 (1 .544Mb ps) or E1 (2.048Mbps). This chapter also describes how to configure a dial backup connection for your syn chrono us line. Th e example describe d in this chap[...]

Overview of Leased Line Connections 19-2 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Figure 19-1 Leas ed Lin e Configur ation If you ar e connecting two netw o rks together f or the first time , you should make su re first that the two networks are not ov erlapping subn ets. For more info rmation on network numbers and s ubnetting, see Appendix A, “Network[...]

Using Synchronous Leas ed Lines 19-3 Configuration Steps for Leased Line C onnections signal, you do not need to set the sp eed on the sy nchronous por t. The port s p eed is whate ver the carr ier se nds. If you choose to se t a speed, it is used for ad minist rative notationonly and do es not affect the operat ion of th e port . PortMaste r synch[...]

Configuration Steps for Leased Line C onnections 19-4 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Configuring the PortMaster Office Ro uter in Rome Configu r e the settings for the P ortMaste r Office Router in Rome with the v alues in the following s ections. Configuring Global Settings Configu re the global setti ngs to the values sho wn in T able 19-1. Af[...]

Using Synchronous Leas ed Lines 19-5 Configuration Steps for Leased Line C onnections After you configure the Ethernet i nterface as shown in T able 19-2, ente r the follow ing command to save the configuration: Command> save all For more infor mation on Ether net settings, refer to Ch apter 4, “C onfiguring th e Ethernet Inte r face.” Confi[...]

Configuration Steps for Leased Line C onnections 19-6 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide Configuring the PortMaster Office Ro uter in Florence Configu r e the settings for the P ortMaste r Office Router in Flor ence with the val ues in the following sections. Configuring Global Settings Configu re the global setti ngs to the values sho wn in T able [...]

Using Synchronous Leas ed Lines 19-7 Configuration Steps for Leased Line C onnections After you configure the Ethernet i nterface as shown in T able 19-5, ente r the follow ing command to save the configuration: Command> save all For more infor mation on Ether net settings, refer to Ch apter 4, “C onfiguring th e Ethernet Inte r face.” Confi[...]

Troubleshootin g a Leased Line Connection 19-8 Port Master C onfigurat ion Guide T r oubleshooting a Leased Line Connection Use the information in this se ction to debug your configuration. If you have trouble w ith a le ased line conne ction, ver ify the following: • Enter the fol lowing commands to view the PPP negotia tion on port S1 , if this[...]

Using Synchronous Leas ed Lines 19-9 Troubleshooting a Leased Line Conne ction • If you still have problems, e nter the following commands: Command> set debug 0x51 Command> set console s1 Then set the CSU/DSU for loca l loopback. Y ou should see the followi ng message: LCP_APPARENT_LOOP For more information about the inter preting the resul[...]

Troubleshootin g a Leased Line Connection 19-10 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide[...]

A-1 Networking Concepts A This chapter descri bes genera l network concepts th at you must underst and before you configure your PortMaster . This chapter dis cusses the fo llowing topics: • “Network Address ing” on page A-1 • “Using Nami ng Servic es and th e Host T able” o n page A-8 • “Managing Net work Security ” on page A-9 S[...]

Network Addressing A-2 PortMa ster Configur ation Guid e IP Address Notation IP addresses ar e written in dotte d decimal notation consisting of four numbers separated by dots (periods). Each number , written in decimal, represents an 8-bit octet (sometimes info rmally refe rred to a s a byte) givi ng each number a ran ge of 0 throu gh 255, i nclus[...]

Networking Conce pts A-3 Network Addressing Class A Addresses The class A IP address forma t allocates the highest 8 bits to the network field a nd sets the hig hest-priori ty bit to 0 (zero) . The remain ing 24 bits form t he host fiel d. Only 12 6 class A netw orks can exist (0 is reserved , and 127 is used for lo opbac k networ ks), but each cla[...]

Network Addressing A-4 PortMa ster Configur ation Guid e Class C Addresses The cla s s C IP ad dress format al locates the hig hest 24 bits to the network field and sets the t hree highest -order b its to 1, 1, and 0, prov idin g a r ange f rom 192 through 223, inclusive. The remaining 8 bits form the hos t field. More than two million class C netw[...]

Networking Conce pts A-5 Network Addressing Reserved IP Addr esses Some I P addr esses are r eserved for sp ecial uses and c annot be used f or host addres ses. T abl e A-2 lists r anges o f IP a ddres ses and shows which a ddresse s are reser ved, w hich ar e availab l e to be assigned, and which ar e for bro adcast. Private IP Networks RFC 15 97 [...]

Network Addressing A-6 PortMa ster Configur ation Guid e IP Address Conventions If the bits in the host portion o f an address are all 0, that address refers to the network speci fied in the networ k port ion of t he address. F or example, the class C addr ess 192.31.7.0 r efers to a part icular network. Hi storically , this address was use d as a [...]

Networking Conce pts A-7 Network Addressing Netmasks A netmask is a four -octet number that identifies eithe r a supernetwor k (supernet) or a subnetwo rk (su bnet). A ne tmask tha t designat es a subnet is cal led a subnet mask. Using Subnet Masks to Create IP Subnets Subnet masks are us ed to divide networks into smaller , more manageable groups [...]

Using Naming Service s and the Host Table A-8 PortMa ster Configur ation Guid e Subnetti ng, Routing, and V LSMs Routers and hosts ca n use the su bnet field for routing . The rules for routing on subnets are iden tical to the rule s for routin g on netw orks. Releases before Com OS 3.5. Before Co mOS 3.5, correct routing required all subnets of a [...]

Networking Conce pts A-9 Managing Network Security The Po rtMaste r enab les you to speci fy an in ternal host tabl e, which can be us ed in addition to DNS a nd NIS . The host t able allow s each uniq ue IP addres s to be a liased to a unique name. The host table is consulted when a port set for host access prompts for the name of th e host. The t[...]

Managing Network Security A-10 Port Master C onfiguration Gu ide Each of these security methods is des cribed in more detail in this g uide. All or some of these secur ity methods can be co nfigured as you configure the system-w ide parameters and each in terface. RADIUS and ChoiceNet are descr ibed briefly in the next sections; however , for confi[...]

B-1 TCP and UDP Ports and Services B T able B-1 lists common po rt numbers— well-know n po rts —assigned to TC P and UDP services— well-known services — by th e Intern et Assig ned Ne twork Num bers Authority (IANA). A more complete list is available in RFC 1700, “Assigned Numbers.” Note – If you are configur ing a filt er on a Por tM[...]

B-2 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide kerberos 88 TCP Kerber os authent ication kerberos 88 UDP Kerber os authent ication pop3 110 TCP Post Office Pro tocol (POP) version 3 sunrpc 111 TCP SUN Remote Procedure Call (RPC) sunrpc 111 UDP SUN RPC auth 113 TCP Authentication service auth 113 UDP Authentication service nntp 119 TCP Network News T r ansfer[...]

TCP and UD P Ports and Se rvices B-3 ntalk 518 TC P Newer ve rsion of T ermina l-to-terminal chat router 520 UDP Routing Inf ormation Protocol ( RIP) uucp 540 TCP UNIX- to-UNIX C opy Prot ocol (UUC P) uucp 540 UDP UUCP uucp-rlogin 541 TCP V ar iant of UUCP/TC P uucp-rlogin 541 UDP V ariant of UUCP/ IP klogin 543 TCP Kerberized login klogin 543 UDP [...]

B-4 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide[...]

Glossary-1 Glossary A abort error An error indicating an atte mpted and failed connection. accept ance policy A set of rules tha t determine the p ath and route infor mation the PortMas ter accepts from a BGP pe er for fur ther process ing. See also policy . address A number used to identify a co mputer or other device on a ne twork or internetwork[...]

Glossary Glossary-2 PortMaster C onfigurat ion Guide aggregation The proces s of combining multiple prefixes f rom one or s everal ro utes so that a s ingle prefix and route can be adverti sed. Route aggrega tion reduces t he amount of i nformation that a dev i ce runn ing BGP must store and exchange with its BGP pe ers. See also summarization . An[...]

Glossary Glossary-3 autonomous system borde r router In OSPF , a router that exchanges information with routers from other autonomous system s. Autonom ous syst em bord er rout ers are also us ed to im port rou ting inf ormation about RIP , direct, or sta tic routes from non-OSP F attached interface s. auton omous sy stem pa th list In BGP , the l [...]

Glossary Glossary-4 PortMaster C onfigurat ion Guide baud The number of discrete signal events per s econd occurring on a communications channel. Although not technically accurate, baud is commonly used to mean bit rate. B channel Bearer channel. A 64Kbps synchronous channel that is part of an ISDN Ba sic Rate Interfa ce (B RI). BGP Border Gateway [...]

Glossary Glossary-5 bps Bits per second. A unit for measuring the data rate. BRI Basic Rate Interf ace. An ISDN interface that consists of two 64Kbps B channels for voice or data and one 16Kbps D channel for signaling. Compare PRI . broadcast address A speci al addre ss reserv ed for s endin g a mess age to all sta tions. Genera lly , a b roadcas t[...]

Glossary Glossary-6 PortMaster C onfigurat ion Guide CHAP Challenge Ha ndshake Authe ntication Protoco l. A Point-to- Point Protocol (PPP) authentication method for i dentifying a dial-in use r . C HAP does not itself preve nt unauthorized acce ss, it merely identifies the re mote end. Se e also PA P . CIDR Classles s interdomain r outing. A techni[...]

Glossary Glossary-7 comm itte d inform atio n rate See CIR . comm unity A label that identifi es a group of BGP destinations for the purp ose of policy enforceme nt. Assembling destina tions into identifia ble “communities” lets BGP peers ba se policy decisions o n the identity of the gr oup rather than on individ ual destinations. The communit[...]

Glossary Glossary-8 PortMaster C onfigurat ion Guide confe deratio n membe r autono mous s ystem See CMAS . console port A serial port on a PortMaster at tached to a terminal or PC thr ough which you enter commands to communicate with ComOS. CRC erro r Cyclic redunda ncy check error . These erro rs can indicate problems with sour ce station hardwar[...]

Glossary Glossary-9 DCE Data communications equipment. Devices and connections of a communications network tha t make up the network end of th e interface b etween the networ k and the user . The D CE provides a physical conne ction to the network, for wards traf fic, and provid es a clo cking si gnal to s ynchroni ze data t r ansmi ssion between D[...]

Glossary Glossary-10 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide digita l servic e unit See DSU . direct memory access See DMA . DLCI Data link connection id entifier . A un i que number that r epresents a particular p ermanent virtual circuit (PVC) on a par ticular physical se gment of the Frame Relay network. As the frame is p assed through each switch, the[...]

Glossary Glossary-1 1 DTE Data termi nal eq uipment. A device at t he user end of the interface betwe en the ne twork and the use r . The DTE connects to a data netwo rk through a data communication s equipment (DCE)—such a s a modem or an inter face car d. DTEs convert user information into dat a signals for tra nsmissio n, and reconver t re cei[...]

Glossary Glossary-12 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide EBGP Exterior BGP . T he BGP use d between p eers in differe nt autonomous sy stems, or , when confeder ations ar e in use, between peers in dif ferent confederat ion member auto nomous system s (CMAS s). Unli ke intern al BGP peers, EBGP p eers nee d not have f ull connect ivity with one anothe[...]

Glossary Glossary-1 3 filter Generally , a process or d evice that screens networ k traffic for ce rtain characte ristics, such as source addres s, destinat ion addr ess, or proto col, and determines whether t o forward or discard that tra ffic based on the establishe d criteria. filter t able A database used to store filt ers. Flash RAM See nonvol[...]

Glossary Glossary-14 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide G gat eway A device that connects two or more networks that use d ifferent proto cols. Gatewa ys provide a d dress translati on services, bu t do not translate data. Gateways must be used in conjunction with special sof tware packages that allow computers to use networking protocols not origi na[...]

Glossary Glossary-1 5 host A single , addre ssable de vice o n a netw ork. Com puter s, network ed pr inters , and rou ters are host s. hunt gr oup A group of multiple telephone circuits that allows te l ephone calls to find an idle circuit to establis h a link. I IBGP Interior BGP . The BGP used between pe ers in the same autonomo us system, or , [...]

Glossary Glossary-16 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide Integrat ed Services Di gital Net work See ISDN . Inter ior BGP See IBGP . internal pee r A peer that resides in the same au tonomous system—o r , when confederation s are in use, in the s ame conf eder ation memb er au tonom ous sy stem (CMAS )—as t he cu rrent PortMas ter . internal router[...]

Glossary Glossary-1 7 IP Internet Protocol. T he protoco l defined i n RFC 79 1. IP addr ess A 32-bit number as si gned by t he system administrator , usua lly written in the form of four decimal fie lds separa ted by per iods—for exa mple, 192.9 .200.1. Any co mputing device that use s IP must be assigne d an Interne t or IP addres s. Part of th[...]

Glossary Glossary-18 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide ISO International Org anization for Standards. The international orga nization that sets standards for network communication protoco ls. ITU-T International T e lecommunication Union T elecommunication Standardization Sector . International organiza tion that develops worldwide standards for tel[...]

Glossary Glossary-1 9 LCP Link Contr ol Protocol. The protocol use d by the Po int-to-Point Pr otocol (PPP) f or establishing, configuring, and testing the data link connection. LED Light-emi tting d iode. line sp eed The speed of the physical wire at tached to the interface or interfa ce hardware. The line speed is 10Mbps for Ethernet and 1.544M b[...]

Glossary Glossary-20 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide loca tion A dial-out de stination. location t a ble A database on the PortMaster where location se ttings are stored. See location . lock step A feature of BGP on the Por tMaster that ensures co nsistency of r outin g inform ation between the BGP and non-BGP routers within its autonomous system.[...]

Glossary Glossary-2 1 maximum transmission un it See MTU . MB Megaby te(s). 1,048,5 76 bytes . Mbps Megabits per second. A unit for measuring data rates. MD5 Message d igest algorithm 5. Th e algori thm used for message a uthenticati on in Simp le Network Ma nagement Prot ocol (SNMP) v .2. MD5 verifies the integrity of t he communication, authentic[...]

Glossary Glossary-22 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide Multichassis PPP Multilink PPP ov er two or more chassis. Multi link PPP A protocol defined in RFC 1990 that allo ws a Port Master to automatically b ring up additio nal ISDN B channels as bandwidth ne eds increas e. See also M ulticha ssis PPP . multi exit discri minator In BGP , an arbitrary r[...]

Glossary Glossary-2 3 neig hbor (1) In OSP F , two routers that hav e interfaces to a co mmon network are neighb ors. On multiaccess networ ks, neighbors are dynamica lly discover ed by the OSPF Hello protocol. (2) In Multicha ssis PPP , PortMa sters in the same M ultichassis PPP domain. netma sk A 32-bit number that distinguishes the portion of an[...]

Glossary Glossary-24 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide NIC Network interface card. A card that provides network communication capabilities to and from a computer system. A NIC is al so known as a n adap ter . NIS Network Infor mation Se rvice. A prot ocol develope d by Sun Micros ystems for t he administrat ion of network- wide databas es. NLRI Netw[...]

Glossary Glossary-2 5 NT1 Network termination 1 device. T he device that provides a n interface between the ISDN Basic Rate Interface ( BRI) li ne used by the t elepho ne company a nd a customer’ s terminal equipment. The NT1 als o provide s power f or the t erminal eq uipment, i f necessary . In North A meric a, wher e ISD N BRI is a U loo p, th[...]

Glossary Glossary-26 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide out- of-band c onnecti on A remote connection, or a connection outside connected networks, established over a modem. This type of connection is useful when network communications are not availa ble. P packet A unit of data s ent across a networ k. PA P Password Authe nticatio n Protocol. An auth[...]

Glossary Glossary-2 7 (2) In Multicha ssis PPP , the rel ationship between a master and s lave. A pee r is distinct from a neighbor . perman ent v irtua l circu it See PV C . physic al circuit A physical connectio n between two devices. ping Packet Internet Gro p er . A program that is usef ul for testing and debu ggin g networks . Ping sends an IC[...]

Glossary Glossary-28 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide PRI Primary Rate Interface . The ISD N interface to primary rate acce ss. Primary rate access consists of a single 64 Kbps D channel p lus 23 (T1) or 30 (E1) 64Kbp s B channels for voice or data. C ompare BRI . Prim ary Ra te Inte rface See PRI . propaga tion The process of trans lating and forw[...]

Glossary Glossary-2 9 RARP Reverse Address R esolution Protocol. A protocol use d in netw ork route rs that pr ovides a method for finding IP add resses bas ed on media ac cess control (M AC) addre sses. Compare ARP . Remot e Authen ticatio n Dial-I n User Servi ce See RAD IUS . Reque st fo r Comm ents See RF C . Reverse Address Resolution Protocol[...]

Glossary Glossary-30 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide route reflection In BGP , a method for ma intaining path and attribute information acro ss an autonomous system, whi le avoi ding th e overhead of having a l l peers within an autonomous system fully communicate to—be fully meshed with—each other . T o reduce the number of links, all interna[...]

Glossary Glossary-3 1 S SAP Service Adv ertisement P rotocol. An IPX protocol tha t provides a means of informi ng network clie nts, via routers an d server s, of ava ilable net work resou rces and service s. See also IPX . Serial L ine Internet Protocol See SLIP . serial port A bidirectional channel through which data flows one bit as a time. Asyn[...]

Glossary Glossary-32 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide SNM P Sim ple Netw ork Manage ment Pr otocol . A pr otocol define d in R FC 1157, used for communication betwe en management consoles and net work devices. speaker A single BGP router that is able to communicate with other routers that run BGP . When two BGP speakers communicate with each other [...]

Glossary Glossary-3 3 switc hed v irtua l cir cuit See SV C . T T1 Digital W AN carrier f acility used to tra nsmit data forma tted for dig ital signal level 1 (DS-1) at 1.54 4Mbps through the te lephone-switching network, us ing alternate ma sk inversion (AMI) or binary 8 -zero sub stitutio n (B8ZS) co ding. Co mpare E1 . TCP/IP An open netwo rk s[...]

Glossary Glossary-34 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide transit service In BGP , the function pr ovide d by an autonomo us system that is in the path o f a route but not the originatio n or destinatio n. T o prov ide reliable transit serv ice, an autonomous system must e nsure th at its BGP and n on-BGP r outer s agree o n the int erior r outes an d [...]

Glossary Glossary-3 5 User Datag ram Protocol See UDP . UUCP UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Program. Interactive communication system for connecting two UNIX computers to send and receive data. V V. 1 2 0 An ITU-T standard for performing as ynchronous rate adaptation into ISDN. V. 2 5 b i s An ITU-T stan dard defining how to di al on synchronous de vices such a[...]

Glossary Glossary-36 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide virtua l connection In Multichassi s PPP , a connection made when a sla ve forwards a ll the packets it receives for a part icular connection to its correspo nding master for proc essing. virt ual po rt In Multichassi s PPP , a port co rresponding to the phy sical port of the s lave. virt ual pr[...]

Command Index-1 Command Index A add dlci 13-15 add filter 9-5 add location 8- 3 , 12 - 1 4 , 1 2 - 1 9 , 13 - 15 , 14-6 , 14-11 , 15-7 , 15-11 , 1 6-7 add location sub1 13-13 ad d mo dem 10-3 add ne tmas k 3-28 add net user 7-2 , 12-13 , 1 2- 1 8 , 14 -5 , 1 4-1 0 , 15-6 , 15-10 , 17-10 add r oute I paddress 3 -25 add r oute I pxnetwor k 3 -26 add [...]

Command Index Command Index-2 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide set debug 12 - 20 , 12 -2 2 , 13 - 1 2 , 13 - 1 4 , 1 4 -1 2 , 14-13 , 15- 12 , 16-8 , 17-10 , 19-8 set debug is dn 12-5 , 12-20 , 12- 21 , 14-12 set debug mc ppp 11-16 set debug mc ppp-event 11-16 set debu g mdp-ev ents 11 -16 set debug m dp-status 11-16 set debu g off 11- 16 set defau[...]

Command In dex Command Index-3 set loca tion manu al 8-5 , 12-14 , 12 -1 9 , 14-6 , 14-11 , 15-7 , 16-7 set locatio n map 8-11 set locatio n maxports 8-12 , 1 2 - 1 5 , 1 2 - 1 9 , 1 4 - 7 , 15-7 , 15-1 1 , 15-14 , 16-8 set locatio n mtu 8-8 , 12-15 , 12-19 , 14-6 , 14-11 , 15-7 , 15-11 , 1 6-7 set location multilink 12-7 set loca tio n netm ask 8 [...]

Command Index Command Index-4 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide set S0 over ride 5-3 set S0 parity 1 0-8 set S0 prompt 5-5 set S0 proto col 5- 21 , 16-5 , 16-6 , 19-5 , 19-7 set S0 rip 5- 21 , 5-23 , 16-6 , 19-5 , 19-7 set S0 rt s/cts 5 - 4 , 5 - 1 9 , 1 0 - 9 , 1 5 - 5 , 15-9 , 16-5 , 16-6 , 18-6 set S0 security 5-6 , 18-6 set S0 service_ device 5-[...]

Command In dex Command Index-5 show filter 9-8 show ipxroutes 3-24 show Line0 11-2 , 11-1 1 show location 13-13 show M0 1 1-9 show mcppp 11-15 show modem 10 -3 show modems 1 1-10 show P0 2-5 show routes 3- 23 show S0 2-5 , 12 -9 show sysl og 3-12 show table filter 9-8 show table location 8- 2 show table modem 10-2 show table user 7-2 show user 7 -2[...]

Command Index Command Index-6 PortMaster C onfiguration Gu ide[...]

Subjec t Index-1 Subject Index A access filters creating 9-1 rest ricti ng us er acce ss to ho sts 7- 11 address pools creating 3-12 example 17-4 size 3-1 3 address es. See IP addr esses, IPX add resses administrative l ogins, enabli ng and disa bling 3-12 analog modems , enabling on P ortMaster 3 11-10 Annex-D defined 13-3 keep ali ves 13-6 use wi[...]

Subj ect Index Subject Ind ex-2 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide broadcast pa ckets, type 20 3-29 broadcas t, high and low 4-4 burst s p eed 13 -2 C callback configuration tip 1-3 login users 7- 13 manual dial-out 8-4 network users 7-1 0 call-check, setting 3-3 0 carrier detect. See DCD CHA authentication 3-29 Challenge Handsha ke Authentication Pr[...]

Subj ect Index Subjec t Index-3 configuration tip 1-3 defining 12-13 , 14-5 , 14-10 ISDN connection s 12-18 maximum p orts 7-8 network users 17- 10 dial-in-only access 5-16 dial-on-demand connections 8-4 dial-out configuration tip 1-3 connection types 8-3 dial-out ports configuration 16-5 configuration tip 1-3 multiline load balancing 8-12 dial-out[...]

Subj ect Index Subject Ind ex-4 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide adding rules 9-5 asyn chro nous port s 5-25 attac hing 9-4 authen tication queries 9-13 ChoiceNet 1-2 , A-10 creating 9-5 deleting 9-8 displaying 9-8 DNS outside local subnet 9-12 empty rule set 9-3 Ethern et inter face 4-2 , 9-2 examples 9-9 filter table 9-3 filtering options 9-2 for[...]

Subj ect Index Subjec t Index-5 default routing 3-6 gate way fo r IP 3-2 5 gate way fo r IPX 3- 25 host table 3- 7 IP address a ssignment 3- 12 name service 3- 7 password 3- 2 route destinations for IP 3-24 route destinations for IPX 3-2 5 static routes 3-24 subnet mask table 3-2 6 system logg ing 3-9 system name 3-2 Te l n e t 3-9 ticks 3-26 H han[...]

Subj ect Index Subject Ind ex-6 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide default gateway , sett ing 3- 6 displaying routing table entries 3-24 enabling t raffic 4-5 encapsula tion 4-6 fram e type 4-6 network add ress 6-9 packets, filtering 9-4 , 9- 7 IPX ad dresses, co nvention s A-6 IPX network number 7- 5 , 7-6 , 8- 6 asyn chro nous port s 5-22 Ethern et[...]

Subj ect Index Subjec t Index-7 locations defining 8-1 , 12-14 , 14-6 , 15- 7 , 16-7 logging in to a remote host 5-2 loghost, setting 3-10 login host 5-11 , 7-10 default 5-11 prompt 5-11 specifying 5-11 login mes sage 5-6 login prompt 5- 5 login service 5- 10 netdata 5- 10 PortM aster 5-1 0 rlogin 5-10 Te l n e t 5-10 using with in.pmd daemon 18-3 [...]

Subj ect Index Subject Ind ex-8 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide N name resolution 3-6 name service A-8 disabling 3-8 setting 3-7 negoti ating IP addres ses 5-2 2 , 6-8 NetBIOS, se tting 3-2 9 netdata device service 5- 15 login service 5- 10 , 7-13 netmask t able accessing 3-27 configuring 3-26 example of sta tic netmask 3-27 IP address po ols 3-27[...]

Subj ect Index Subjec t Index-9 displaying line status 11-1 enabling a nalog mod em service 11-10 enabling m odems 11- 9 enabling Multichassis PPP support 11-16 encoding method 11-7 framing format 11-6 inband signaling 11-3 , 11-4 network loopback 11 -8 pulse code modulation 11-8 switch type 11-6 ports dial groups 5-5 , 6- 7 for modem use 10 -7 ISD[...]

Subj ect Index Subject Ind ex-10 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide 2003 9-6 2139 A-10 988 A-4 RIP asyn chro nous port s 5-23 network users 7-6 on Ethernet 4-1 routing, setting 8-7 synchronous ports 6-9 rlogin l ogin service 5-10 , 7- 12 route boundaries 3- 28 routing asyn chro nous port s 5-23 configuring the Ethernet interface 4-1 , 6-9 , 7-6 , 8-7[...]

Subj ect Index Subj ect Index -11 BRI 12-4 PRI 11-6 switched 56Kbps co nnections 14-1 synchronous le ased lines 19- 1 synchronous ports connection type 6-4 de scri pt ion 6-1 destination IP address 6-8 DLCI list 13- 6 extend ed informa tion 6-4 filters 6-1 0 modem control 6-6 port type 6-4 speed 6-5 subnet m ask 6-9 TCP header compre ssion 6-11 tra[...]

Subj ect Index Subject Ind ex-12 PortMast er Configurat ion Guide packets, filtering 9-7 services and ports B-1 user login configuration 5-8 user table access filters 7-11 addi ng us ers 7-2 compression 7-8 displaying 7-2 IP address 7-5 IPX network numb er 7-6 login host 7-10 login service 7- 12 maximum p orts 7-8 MTU 7-7 packet filters 7- 9 sessio[...]