TITLE: Installing The Lucent PMconsole (TM) Software Suite To A UNIX Host.
DATE: August 26, 1999

SUMMARY:

The following is an explanation of how to download and install the Lucent PMconsole (TM) software suite to a UNIX host. 

The suite comes with the following:

  • Lucent PMinstall (TM)  used to install the software suite and other programs such as Lucent RADIUS (TM).
  • Lucent  PMcommand (TM)  used to send  batches of commands to a Lucent PortMaster. 
  • Lucent PMconsole which is used to administrate Portmaster products. 
  • Lucent PMdial (TM)  used to make connections to be initiated by the PortMaster to a host on the network. 
  • Lucent PMreadconf (TM)  used to backup PortMaster configuration 
  • Lucent PMreadpass (TM) used to read a user table from a PortMaster and convert it to a RADIUS users file 
  • Lucent PMreset (TM) allows the system administrator to reset any or all ports on the PortMaster from a remote host. 

QUICK STEPS:

  1. Create a directory on UNIX host to store software suite. 
  2. Connect to the Lucent FTP site and download the compressed software. 
  3. Decompress the downloaded tar file. 
  4. Run PMinstall to decompress files. 

INSTALLING PMCONSOLE SOFTWARE SUITE:

  1. Create a directory on UNIX host to store software suite. This is commonly done in the /usr/portmaster directory. 
    2. # mkdir /usr/portmaster
# cd /usr/portmaster
  2. Connect to Livingston's FTP site and download the compressed software. In the following example  a version for SUN is downloaded.
    3. # ftp ftp.livingston.com
Connected to ftp.livingston.com.
220 bast FTP server (SunOS 4.1) ready.
Name (ftp.livingston.com:jstorms): anonymous
331 Guest login ok, send 1 as password.
Password:
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
ftp> cd /pub/le/software
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> ls
200 PORT command successful.
150 ASCII data connection for /bin/ls
(149.198.1.70,1208)(0 bytes).
README
alpha
bsdi
hp
linux
pc
rs6000
sgi
sun3
sun4
ultrix
226 ASCII Transfer complete.
69 bytes received in 0.0089 seconds (7.5 Kbytes/s)
ftp> cd sun4
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> ls
200 PORT command successful.
150 ASCII data connection for /bin/ls
(149.198.1.70,1210) (0 bytes).
README
ofilter
pm2_3.3.1_sun4.tar
pmd-break.tar
xviewlibs.tar.Z
226 ASCII Transfer complete.
69 bytes received in 0.0038 seconds (18 Kbytes/s)
ftp> bin
200 Type set to I.
ftp> get pm2_3.5.3_sun4.tar.2
200 PORT command successful.
150 Binary data connection for pm2_3.3.1_sun4.tar
(149.198.1.70,1212) (1245184 bytes). 
226 Binary Transfer complete.
local: pm2_3.3.1_sun4.tar remote: pm2_3.3.1_sun4.tar
1245184 bytes received in 2.1 seconds (5.9e+02 Kbytes/s)
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye.
  3. Decompress the downloaded tar file. 
    4. # ls
pm2_3.5.3_sun4.tar.2
# tar -xvf pm2_3.3.1_sun4.tar
x ./Zcheck, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks
x ./pmconsole.Z, 1877 bytes, 4 tape blocks
x ./pmdial.Z, 1132 bytes, 3 tape blocks
x ./pmreadconf.Z, 1151 bytes, 3 tape blocks
x ./pmreadpass.Z, 1143 bytes, 3 tape blocks
x ./pmreset.Z, 1135 bytes, 3 tape blocks
x ./pminstall, 2430 bytes, 5 tape blocks
*** and so on ***
  4. Run pminstall to decompress files. 
    5. # ./pminstall
Uncompressing distribution files.  Please wait....done.

        1       PortMaster Internet Address Setup 
        2       Host Installation 
        3       PortMaster Upgrade
        4       Host Upgrade 
        5       Install RADIUS
        6       Exit

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