Re: VitalSigns NetMedic

Ed Manaman (edl@rock.spectra.net)
Mon, 28 Apr 1997 13:04:22 -0400 (EDT)

The NetMedic Headache has begun.

"Anyone have any asprin?"

On Mon, 28 Apr 1997, Brian E. Golon wrote:

>
> Hello All!
>
> Has anyone had dealings with VitalSigns NetMedic?
> This program supposedly reports router errors within
> an ISP.
>
> Here's the problem:
>
> We are using an array of PM2e's for our NAS.
> So each time a dialup account connects, it can hit any
> one of the PM2e's. For windows95, we have been instructing
> users to leave the default gateway blank, since this is a dynamic
> value. Well, NetMedic reports this as an egress router problem,
> since the first hop usually times out; windows95 DUN will
> not pick up the gateway from the PPP server.
>
> Can anyone offer any solutions to this predicament?
> NetMedic has a Notify option which lets you alert your
> ISP of the 'potential' problem. This could turn into
> a real headache.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> Brian.
>
>
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