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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!lll-winken.llnl.gov!decwrl!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.starlink.com!usenet From: alschnei@starlink.com (Alan Schneider) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Configure Portmaster with BSDI2.0.1 Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 14:36:12 GMT Organization: StarLink Internet Services Lines: 28 Message-ID: <46j0ql$6du@pegasus.starlink.com> References: <46eevb$57t@cessna.lynx.bc.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: alschnei.starlink.com X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 Tom Lee <tom@lynx.bc.ca> wrote: >Hi there, >I am currently using Digiboard Xem with BSDI 2.0.1 and it is working fine. I am >thinking of adding a portmaster (livingston) PM2E (with 20 ports) on the network. >Will the Portmaster work with my existing system? If yes, do I need special software >to make the portmaster work with BSDI? Can I configure the BSDI box so that it looks >like having 20 ports (from portmaster) and 64 ports (from Digiboard) in the machine? I can answer two of the questions. The PM2E sounds like it will work with your existing system. I have a 30 port PME connected to a BSDI box. It works much better than the Annixter we had at my previous job. The PME works in conjunction with the RADIUS software which is loaded on the primary box. Make sure you get the latest version as it supports PPP* (instead of having to enter a seperate PPP entry for every single user on the system. BTW, I have written a 'c' program that takes the accounting file created by RADIUS and creates a report showing who logged in, how long were they on, and how many times did they connect. If you get the PME and are interested, let me know and I can email it to you. >Any ideas will be appreciated. >Tom