PMconsole 3.5.3 Release Note

PMconsoleTM release 3.5.3 is available for the following platforms:

  • SunOS 4.1.4
  • Solaris 2.5
  • Solaris/X86 2.5.1
  • AIX RS/6000 4.1
  • BSD/OS 2.0
  • DEC Alpha OSF/1 3.0
  • HP/UX 10.03
  • Linux 1.2.13 (ELF)
  • SGI Irix 5.2

FEATURES

PortMaster 3 Integrated Access Server support
PMconsole release 3.5.3 supports configuration of the new PortMaster® 3 Integrated Access Server. Earlier versions of PMconsole cannot be used with the PortMaster 3.

ComOS 3.5 support
When ComOS 3.5 on the PortMaster 2, IRX and Office Router is released, PMconsole 3.5.3 can be used to configure those.

New utility to dump filters
pmdumpfilter displays the contents of all filters that reside on the PortMaster. To use pmdumpfilter, specify the following:

       pmdumpfilter PortMasterName Password
You can redirect the output into a file as follows:

       pmdumpfilter PortMasterName Password >File
BOOTP supported in pminstall
The "PortMaster Internet Address Setup" option in pminstall now uses BOOTP on all operating systems, including Win95 and WinNT.

Console Port
PMconsole now displays the console port (C0) for PM-2i

PMconsole supports new features
See ComOS release notes for more information on these features, which can now be configured with PMconsole release 3.5.3. Some of these features may not be available in some versions of ComOS. PMconsole release 3.5.3 can also be used to configure previous releases of ComOS.

  • PAP, CHAP, and Serial Admin can now be enabled or disabled in the global table.
  • 5ESS-PTP and various new ISDN switch types are supported.
  • On dial-in ports, maximum idle time can now be set in minutes or seconds.
  • On synchronous ports, Annex-D LMI may now be set for Frame Relay.
  • In the User Table, maximum ports, session timeouts, and idle timeouts can be set. Idle timeouts can be specified in minutes or seconds.
  • For ISDN calls, the phone number, username, and password can be specified for a dial out location, to make it easier for the PortMaster to authenticate itself using PAP or CHAP when dialing out to other sites. CHAP can be enabled or disabled in the Location Table.
  • Multilink and Voice in the Location Table are now supported.
  • ComOS 3.5 supports variable length subnet masks (VLSM), so PMconsole 3.5.3 allows you to specify VLSM-style routes. For example, to specify that only hosts 192.168.4.1 through 192.168.4.30 should be routed through 192.168.4.1, you can now use the route: 
   	 192.168.4.0/27 192.168.4.1 1

BUGS FIXED

The following problems have been fixed in PMconsole 3.5.1:

  • pminstall timeout of 60 seconds has been changed to 120 seconds. This was causing a problem when upgrading PortMasters with ComOS of 3.3.3 or later which takes approximately 70 seconds to erase nonvolatile flash memory.

  • The terminal version of PMconsole now shows special ports (C0, P0, W1 or Ether1) when there are less than 6 total ports, such as on the OR-LS and OR-HS.

  • The PMconsole location script buffers were not getting cleared when logging onto different boxes.

  • The PMconsole view ports window was not displaying the correct headers when first opened.

  • On the DEC Alpha platform, PMConsole was not finding the shared object libraries libolgx.so.3.2 and libxview.so.3.2. The pmconsole script has been changed to look for those libraries in the appropriate platform directory. NOTE: This was only a problem on the DEC Alpha platform.

The following problems have been fixed in PMconsole 3.5.2:

  • The PortMaster crashed when performed upgrade from ComOS 3.3.3 (or earlier version) to ComOS 3.5.

  • The pmdumpfilter did not work properly on the supported platforms.

The following problem has been fixed in PMconsole 3.5.3:

  • The install function of the PMconsole can now be used to upgrade or downgrade the software.

  • When Port Type is configured to use Dialnet, the Xon/Xoff option is now displayed as an option.

RESTRICTIONS

1. PMconsole 3.5.3 cannot delete routes from the static routing table.

2. The Route Table under PMconsole 3.5.3 does not display all static routes.

INSTALLATION - UNIX

To install PMconsole 3.5.3 from the CD, mount the CD as /cdrom and run /cdrom/unix/setup to install.

To get PMconsole 3.5.3 using FTP and install it, follow these instructions, replacing sun4 with the name of your platform instead. The software is usually installed in /usr/portmaster but may be installed anywhere.

	cd /usr/tmp
	ftp ftp.livingston.com
		anonymous
	(enter your email address; it will not echo)
		binary
		cd pub/le/software/sun4
		get pm_3.5.3_sun4.tar.Z
		quit
	mkdir /usr/portmaster
	cd /usr/portmaster
	uncompress pm_3.5.3_sun4.tar.Z
	tar xf /usr/tmp/pm_3.5.3_sun4.tar
	rm /usr/tmp/pm_3.5.3_sun4.tar

PMconsole 3.5.3 also includes the Lucent RADIUSTM Server release 2.0 in binary form. For information on RADIUS source see http://www.livingston.com/forms/radiusform.cgi.

Copyright and Trademarks

© Copyright 1997 Lucent Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.

The product names, "ComOS," "IRX," "PortMaster," "PMconsole," and "RADIUS" are trademarks belonging to Lucent Technologies, Inc.

All brand product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers.

Notices

Lucent Technologies, Inc. makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual, and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, Lucent Technologies, Inc. reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to its content, any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes.

Contacting Lucent InterNetworking Systems Technical Support

Every Lucent PortMaster or IRX product comes with a one year hardware warranty. Lucent Technologies provides technical support via voice, FAX, and electronic mail. Technical support is available Monday through Friday 6am-5pm Pacific Time (GMT-8).

To contact Lucent InterNetworking Systems technical support by voice, dial 1-800-458-9966 within the USA (including Hawaii), Canada and the Caribbean or +1-510-426-0770 from outside these area, by FAX, dial 1-510-426-8951, by electronic mail, send mail to support@livingston.com, and through the World Wide Web at http://www.livingston.com/.