About This Addendum  

  The PortMaster® 4 User Manual Addendum from Lucent Technologies provides the following updates to the PortMaster 4 User Manual:

•  Redundant Manager Modules.  Instructions for installing, configuring, and performing basic hardware troubleshooting on redundant manager modules in the PortMaster 4
•  ComOS® 4.2 Commands.  Descriptions of ComOS 4.2 command line interface commands
•  RADIUS Improvements for L2TP.  New RADIUS attributes and tunnel attribute tags to support the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) on the PortMaster 4

  Consult the PortMaster 4 User Manual for installation, configuration, and command information for the PortMaster 4 Integrated Access Concentrator. For additional configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting information common to all PortMaster products, see "PortMaster Documentation."

       Audience

  This addendum is designed to be used by qualified system administrators and network managers. Knowledge of basic networking concepts is required.

       PortMaster Documentation

  The following manuals are available from Lucent Technologies. Unless otherwise noted, they can be ordered through your PortMaster distributor or directly from Lucent.

  The manuals are also provided as PDF and PostScript files on the PortMaster Software CD shipped with your PortMaster.

  In addition, you can download PortMaster information and documentation from http://www.livingston.com .

•  ChoiceNet® Administrator's Guide

    This guide provides complete installation and configuration instructions for ChoiceNet server software.

•  PMVision^TM User's Guide

    This guide provides instructions for installing, configuring, and using the PMVision monitoring and configuration application for PortMaster products. This guide is not available in printed form.

•  PortMaster 4 User Manual

    This collection of the following three standalone manuals provides instructions and commands for installing, configuring, and troubleshooting PortMaster 4 products:

    ¯ PortMaster 4 Installation Guide

    ¯ PortMaster 4 Configuration Guide

    ¯ PortMaster 4 Command Line Reference

    It also includes a comprehensive table of contents, glossary, and master indexes.

•  PortMaster Routing Guide

    This guide describes routing protocols supported by PortMaster products, and how to use them for a wide range of routing applications.

•  PortMaster Troubleshooting Guide

    This guide can be used to identify and solve software and hardware problems in the PortMaster family of products.

•  RADIUS for UNIX Administrator's Guide

    This guide provides complete installation and configuration instructions for Lucent Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) software on UNIX platforms.

       RFCs

  To find a Request for Comments (RFC) online, visit the website of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) at http://www.ietf.org/ .

 

  RFC 1157, A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

  RFC 1212, Concise MIB Definitions 

  RFC 1213, Management Information Base for Network Management of TCP/IP-based Internets: MIB-II

  RFC 1700, Assigned Numbers

  RFC 2138, Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS)

  RFC 2139, RADIUS Accounting

  RFC 2400, Internet Official Protocol Standards

       Document Conventions

  The following conventions are used in this addendum:

Convention	Use	Examples
Bold font	Indicates a user entry--a command, menu option, button, or key--or the name of a file, directory, or utility, except in code samples.	· Enter version  to display the version number.   · Press Enter .   · Open the permit_list  file.
Italic font	Identifies a command-line placeholder. Replace with a real name or value.	· set Ether0 address Ipaddress   · Replace Area with the name of the OSPF area.
Square brackets ([ ])	Enclose optional keywords and values in command syntax.	· set nameserver [2] Ipaddress   · set S0 destination Ipaddress [Ipmask]
Curly braces ({  })	Enclose a required choice between keywords and/or values in command syntax.	set syslog Logtype {[disabled] [Facility.Priority]}
Vertical bar (|)	Separates two or more possible options in command syntax.	· set S0|W1 ospf on|off   · set S0 host default|prompt|Ipaddress

       Document Advisories

  Note ¯ means take note. Notes contain information of importance or special interest.

 

  Caution ¯ means be careful. You might do something--or fail to do something--that results in equipment failure or loss of data.

  Warning ¯ means danger. You might do something--or fail to do something--that results in personal injury or equipment damage.

       Contacting Lucent NetCare Technical Support

  The PortMaster 4 comes with a 1-year hardware warranty.

  For all technical support requests, record your PortMaster 4 ComOS version number and report it to the staff of NetCare® Professional Services or your authorized sales channel partner.

  New releases and upgrades of PortMaster software are available at http://www.livingston.com/forms/one-click-dnload.cgi  or by anonymous FTP from ftp://ftp.livingston.com/pub/le/ .

       For the EMEA Region

  If you are an Internet service provider (ISP) or other end user in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, or Pakistan, contact your local Lucent sales channel partner. For a list of authorized sales channel partners, see the World Wide Web at http://www. livingston .com/International/EMEA/distributors.html .

  If you are an authorized Lucent sales channel partner in this region, contact the Lucent NetCare EMEA Support Center Monday through Friday, 24 hours a day.

•  By voice, dial +33-4-92-38-33-33.
•  By fax, dial +33-4-92-38-31-88.
•  By electronic mail (email) send mail to emeacallcenter@lucent.com .

       For North America, CALA, and the Asia Pacific Region

  Contact Lucent NetCare Monday through Friday between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. (GMT -8).

•  By voice, dial 800-458-9966 within the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii), Canada, and the Caribbean and Latin America (CALA), or +1-925-737-2100 from elsewhere.
•  By email, send mail as follows:

    ¯ From North America and CALA to support@ livingston .com .

    ¯ From the Asia Pacific Region to asia-support@ livingston .com .

•  Using the World Wide Web, see http://www. livingston .com/ .

       PortMaster Training Courses

  Lucent NetCare Professional Services offers hands-on, technical training courses on PortMaster products and their applications. For course information, schedules, and pricing, visit the Lucent NetCare website at http://www.netcaredata.com .

       Subscribing to PortMaster Mailing Lists

  Lucent Remote Access maintains the following Internet mailing lists for PortMaster users:

•  portmaster-users --a discussion of general and specific PortMaster issues, including configuration and troubleshooting suggestions. To subscribe, send email to majordomo@ livingston .com  with subscribe portmaster-users  in the body of the message.

    The mailing list is also available in a daily digest format. To receive the digest, send email to majordomo@ livingston .com  with subscribe portmaster-users-digest  in the body of the message.

•  portmaster-modems --a discussion of problems and solutions for PortMaster 4 internal digital modems and also the external modems that work with the PortMaster 4. To subscribe, send email to majordomo@livingston.com  with subscribe portmaster-modems  in the body of the message.
•  portmaster-radius --a discussion of general and specific RADIUS issues, including configuration and troubleshooting suggestions. To subscribe, send email to majordomo@ livingston .com  with subscribe portmaster-radius  in the body of the message.

    The mailing list is also available in a daily digest format. To receive the digest, send email to majordomo@ livingston .com  with subscribe portmaster-radius-digest  in the body of the message.

•  portmaster-announce --announcements of new PortMaster products and software releases. To subscribe, send email to majordomo@ livingston .com  with subscribe portmaster-announce  in the body of the message. All announcements to this list also go to the portmaster-users list. You do not need to subscribe to both lists.
•  tech-bulletin@livingston.com --a moderated push list featuring technical notes, Web links, and information about the latest code and beta releases sent on a weekly basis, as well as periodic technical updates. To subscribe, complete the form at http://www.livingston.com/tech/bulletin/index.html .