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# About This Guide

  This guide provides instructions for installing and troubleshooting the PortMaster® Office Router from Lucent Technologies, Inc. Instructions for ordering ISDN service and electrical, physical, pinout, and modem specifications are also supplied.

## Audience

  This guide is designed to be used by qualified system administrators and network managers. Knowledge of UNIX and basic networking concepts is required to successfully install the Office Router.

## PortMaster Documentation

  The following manuals are available from Lucent Remote Access. The hardware installation guides are included with most PortMaster products; other manuals 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.

  - PortMaster Command Line Reference

    > This reference provides the complete description and syntax of each command in the ComOS command set.

  - PortMaster Configuration Guide

    > This guide provides a comprehensive overview of networking and configuration for PortMaster products.

  - PortMaster hardware installation guides

    > These guides contain complete hardware installation instructions. An installation guide is shipped with each PortMaster.

  - 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 Administrator's Guide

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

## Additional References

### RFCs

  Use any World Wide Web browser to find a Request for Comments (RFC) online.
  RFC 768, User Datagram Protocol

  RFC 791, Internet Protocol

  RFC 792, Internet Control Message Protocol

  RFC 793, Transmission Control Protocol

  RFC 854, Telnet Protocol Specification

  RFC 950, Internet Standard Subnetting Procedure

  RFC 1058, Routing Information Protocol

  RFC 1112, Host Extensions for IP Multicasting

  RFC 1144, Compressing TCP/IP Headers for Low-Speed Serial Links

  RFC 1157, A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

  RFC 1166, Internet Numbers

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

  RFC 1256, ICMP Router Discovery Messages

  RFC 1321, The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm

  RFC 1331, The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) for the Transmission of Multiprotocol Datagrams over Point-to-Point Links

  RFC 1332, The PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol (IPCP)

  RFC 1334, PPP Authentication Protocols

  RFC 1349, Type of Service in the Internet Protocol Suite

  RFC 1413, Identification Protocol

  RFC 1490, Multiprotocol Interconnect Over Frame Relay

  RFC 1541, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

  RFC 1542, Clarifications and Extensions for the Bootstrap Protocol

  RFC 1552, The PPP Internet Packet Exchange Control Protocol (IPXCP)

  RFC 1587, OSPF NSSA Options

  RFC 1597, Address Allocations for Private Internets

  RFC 1627, Network 10 Considered Harmful (Some Practices Shouldn't be Codified)

  RFC 1634, Novell IPX Over Various WAN Media (IPXWAN)

  RFC 1661, The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

  RFC 1700, Assigned Numbers

  RFC 1771, A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)

  RFC 1812, Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers

  RFC 1814, Unique Addresses are Good

  RFC 1818, Best Current Practices

  RFC 1824, Requirements for IP Version 4 Routers

  RFC 1825, Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol

  RFC 1826, IP Authentication Header

  RFC 1827, IP Encapsulating Payload

  RFC 1828, IP Authentication Using Keyed MD5

  RFC 1829, The ESP DES-CBC Transform

  RFC 1877, PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol Extensions for Name Server Addresses

  RFC 1878, Variable Length Subnet Table for IPv4

  RFC 1918, Address Allocation for Private Internets

  RFC 1962, The PPP Compression Control Protocol (CCP)

  RFC 1965, Autonomous System Confederations for BGP

  RFC 1966, BGP Route Reflection, An Alternative to Full Mesh IBGP

  RFC 1974, PPP Stac LZS Compression Protocol

  RFC 1990, The PPP Multilink Protocol (MP)

  RFC 1994, PPP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)

  RFC 1997, BGP Communities Attribute

  RFC 2003, IP Encapsulation within IP

  RFC 2104, HMAC: Keyed-Hashing for Message Authentication

  RFC 2125, The PPP Bandwidth Allocation Protocol (BAP), The PPP Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol (BACP)

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

  RFC 2139, RADIUS Accounting

  RFC 2178, OSPF Version 2

### Books

  Building Internet Firewalls. D. Brent Chapman and Elizabeth D. Zwicky. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., 1995. (ISBN 1-56592-124-0)
  DNS and BIND, 2nd ed. Paul Albitz and Cricket Liu. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., 1992. (ISBN 1-56592-236-0)
  Firewalls and Internet Security: Repelling the Wily Hacker. William R. Cheswick and Steven M. Bellovin. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1994. (ISBN 0-201-63357-4) (Japanese translation: ISBN 4-89052-672-2). Errata are available at ftp://ftp.research.att.com/dist/internet_security/firewall.book.
  Internet Routing Architectures. Bassam Halabi. San Jose, CA: Cisco Press, 1997.
  (ISBN 1-56205-652-2)
  Internetworking with TCP/IP, Volume 1: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture. Douglas Comer. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc. 1995. (ISBN 0-13-216987-8 (v.1))
  Routing in the Internet. Christian Huitema. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall PTR, 1995. (ISBN 0-13-132192-7)
  TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1: The Protocols. W. Richard Stevens. Reading, MA:
  Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. 1994. (ISBN 0-201-63346-9)
  TCP/IP Network Administration. Craig Hunt. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. 1994. (ISBN 0-937175-82-X)

## Document Conventions

  The following conventions are used in this guide:

  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 Remote Access Technical Support

  The PortMaster comes with a 1-year hardware warranty.
  For all technical support requests, record your PortMaster ComOS version number and report it to the technical support staff or your authorized sales channel partner.
  New releases and upgrades of PortMaster software are available by anonymous FTP from ftp://ftp.livingston.com/pub/le/.
  In North America you can schedule a 1-hour software installation appointment by calling the technical support telephone number listed below. Appointments must be scheduled at least one business day in advance.

### 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 Remote Access 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 Remote Access sales channel partner in this region, contact the Lucent Remote Access EMEA Support Center Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. (GMT+1), excluding French public holidays.
  - By voice, dial +33-4-92-92-48-48.
  - By fax, dial +33-4-92-92-48-40.
  - By electronic mail (email) send mail to emea-support@livingston.com.

### For North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific Region

  Contact Lucent Remote Access 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, or +1-925-737-2100 from elsewhere.
  - By fax, dial +1-925-737-2110.
  - By email, send mail as follows:

    ¯ From North America and Latin America 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 Remote Access offers hands-on, technical training courses on PortMaster products and their applications. For course information, schedules, and pricing, visit the Lucent Remote Access website at http://www.livingston.com, click Services & Support, and then click Training & Certification.

## 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-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.

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