RE: (PM) Another Q on PM3

Chad Scott (chad@txdirect.net)
Thu, 29 Jan 1998 11:56:47 -0600

On Thursday, January 29, 1998 11:42 AM, Chen Shiyuan [SMTP:csy@hjc.edu.sg]
wrote:
> I would like to be able to "reserve" the last two ports on my PM3 for
> "special" users such that in the event that all the modems is used up,
> these users will still be able to dialin.
>
> Is there any simple way to do it? I think one way would be to use RADIUS
> to control who can login to the last two ports. But is there any other
> simple way? I know by doing so, some other problems may crop up such as
> normal users getting login incorrects and so on when the modem pool is
> full or some ineffcient use of the modem pool when the special users are
> using some other ports.

Have the telephone company put all the channels except the last two in the
hunt group. Give the last two channels their own phone numbers and give
those numbers out to your special users.

Chad Scott
Network Operations
Internet Direct, Incorporated

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