Very informative indeed...
So do you mean that physcially, channel 0 on the PRI will be associated to
Port 0 on the PM3, channel 1 = Port 1 and so on?
On Thu, 29 Jan 1998, Chad Scott wrote:
> On Thursday, January 29, 1998 10:38 PM, Chen Shiyuan [SMTP:csy@hjc.edu.sg]
> wrote:
> > But in this case how should I canfig my RADIUS to authenticate the users
> > for the "private" and "public" numbers since the ports are not fixed?
>
> The ports *ARE* fixed. You tell the telco you want channels 1 - 21 to be a
> part of hunt group "A" and to have the phone number 555-1234 assigned to
> "A". You then tell them you want a separate phone number for channel 22,
> and a separate phone number for channel 23.
>
> You end up with a hunt-group of 21 lines with the phone number 555-1234.
> This leaves two channels at the end. Those two channels will ring with
> 555-2121 and 555-2222. If any customer calls 555-1234, they will *NEVER*
> get channels 22 or 23 because that number isn't assigned to those channels.
> If they call 555-2121, they will *NEVER* get channels 1-21 or 23 because
> those are with 555-1234 and 555-2222, respectively. They end up on channel
> 22. If they dial 555-2222, they end up on channel 23 and not channels
> 1-22.
>
> The ports are fixed by the phone company. AFAIK there isn't a way to see
> an incoming call and tell the telco to drop in on a particular channel...
> they put it on a channel and then notify you the call is coming in. The PM
> can then reject it with a BUSY or accept the call.
>
> So, in your radius config, you can look for NAS-Port = 22 or NAS-Port = 23
> for your two separate phone numbers. PRI's aren't much different from
> analog lines as far as numbering and hunting go. You can have the telco
> assign a different number to every channel if you want and then hunt
> through them in some arbitrary order.
>
> This all depends on what your telco is willing/able to do. Some don't do
> anything other than have one number for one PRI and some will number each
> channel independently (like SouthWestern Bell). You need to talk to the
> telco and find out what they're willing to do.
>
> Chad Scott
> Network Operations
> Internet Direct, Incorporated
>
====================================================================
___ ___ _ _
/ __)/ __)( \/ ) Chen Shiyuan Tel : 4683955 x 16
( (__ \__ \ \ / csy@hjc.edu.sg Fax : 4674366
\___)(___/ (__) Network Administrator Hwa Chong Junior College
====================================================================
-
To unsubscribe, email 'majordomo@livingston.com' with
'unsubscribe portmaster-users' in the body of the message.