March 2002 - USR-TC - mailman.xmission.com

tcm for upgrade to v.92
by rad 06 Mar '02

06 Mar '02

Is there any problems using the Total Control Manager to upgrade the chass code and the dsp cards for v.92? Is there a better or easer way? Thanks, Allen

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ARC OSPF adjacency problem with Backup DR (again)
by Antonio Querubin 06 Mar '02

06 Mar '02

Has anyone encountered a situation where HiPer ARCs will not reestablish an OSPF adjacency with a new Backup Designated Router after a network undergoes a BDR reelection? This weekend I had rebooted 2 ARCs because they were refusing to establish an adjacency with a Cisco 7206 which was the acting BDR until this morning. The reboot fixed the adjacency problem with the Cisco. However, this morning I rebooted the BDR as part of a software update. When that happened one of our Juniper M5s was elected as the new BDR. The BDR reelection was expected. But both HiPer ARCs would not establish an adjacency with the Juniper and went into an Init, ExStart cycle as had happened before with the Cisco. I cleared the OSPF process on the Juniper M5 to force reelection of our Cisco 7206 as the BDR. The Cisco 7206 became the BDR once again, but the HiPer ARCs still could not reestablish their adjacency with the Cisco. As before they went into an Init, ExStart cycle. I'd hate to have to reboot a HiPer ARC everytime an OSPF BDR reelection occurs. On the other hand the failure to establish an adjacency with the BDR doesn't seem to be affecting the routing since they're adjacency with the DR is ok. Still this is somewhat annoying. Both HiPer ARCs are running 5.1.99 and installed in the same chassis. Anybody got any suggestions?

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RE: [USR-TC] nmc ehternet port
by RickL＠solunet.com 06 Mar '02

06 Mar '02

Console into the back of the NMC (Top Port; 9600,8,N,1). Form the menu: Assigning the Local IP Address and Subnet Mask To assign the Local Area Network (LAN) IP address and subnet mask: 1 . Type 1, then press ENTER to access the Local LAN IP Address menu. 2 . Type 1, then press ENTER to access the LAN IP Address menu. Accept the Current LAN IP Address by pressing ESC. or Type the New LAN IP Address, then press ENTER. 3 . Type 2, then press ENTER to access the LAN IP Subnet Mask menu. 4 . Accept the Current LAN IP Subnet Mask by pressing ESC. or Type the New LAN IP Subnet Mask, then press ENTER. Configuring the Local Gateway IP Address The 10/100 Ethernet Aux I/O NIC uses the gateway Internet Protocol (IP) address to route data packets that are not destined for either the LAN or the WAN. 1 . From the Configuration menu, type 3, then press ENTER to access the Local Gateway IP Address menu. 2 . Accept the Current Local Gateway IP Address by pressing ESC. or Type the New Gateway IP Address, then press ENTER. Saving the Configuration to NVRAM No configuration changes will take effect until you save them to Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM), and reset or reboot the Network Management Card. 1 . Type 9 to access the to access the Save Configuration to Non-Volatile Memory menu, then press ENTER to save you configuration information to NVRAM. 2 . Reboot the Network Management Card by removing and reseating the card in the chassis. 3 . Access the UI and check your configuration information. You cannot save to NVRAM unless the local gateway IP address points to either the LAN or WAN port subnet. You will receive an error message if the IP address is not correct. Dip switch 5 on the Network Management Card NAC must be set to OFF to save changes to NVRAM. If you ever want to restore factory default settings, set DIP switch 5 to ON. Rick Team Solunet -----Original Message----- From: rad [mailto:rad@sourceoneinternet.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 1:30 PM To: usr-tc(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: [USR-TC] nmc ehternet port How do you change the ip of the nmc ethernet port for snmp managment. Thanks, Allen _______________________________________________ USR-TC mailing list USR-TC(a)mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usr-tc

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nmc ehternet port
by rad 06 Mar '02

06 Mar '02

How do you change the ip of the nmc ethernet port for snmp managment. Thanks, Allen

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SNMP trap receiver you're using with Hiper Equipment..
by Scott Trautman 06 Mar '02

06 Mar '02

Hi-- We used to use good old Alarm server, but with some release it became too noisy/nonsensical with the HiperARC's. Trying to get back to a nice SNMP trap program, but having problems compiling the hiperarc.mib without errors, getting some kindof crazy nonsensical traps, et al. Anyone got anything good working? I'm evaluating this product, which seems about right: http://www.mg-soft.si/tringer.html ...for about $300, okee-dokee, better than a lot out there for thousands of dollars that do well more than I need. SMT Scott M. Trautman President/Owner Global Dialog Internet scott(a)gdinet.com http://www.gdinet.com

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Hiper arc telnet problem
by Colin_McFadyen 05 Mar '02

05 Mar '02

Hi all, I have a client that uses a remote Sun workstation and connects to my hiper as a text user and telnets to another Sun workstation (Solaris 8). He then runs PPP on the Sun boxes over the telnet link. The reason for this is that he gets much better performance by letting the Suns do the PPP compression. The above worked just fine with our old Total Control rack. The TC rack had to be decommissioned and we switched to the hiper. Problem is that now when he runs PPP over telnet, the target Sun workstation reboots. We have tried using a Sunblade 100 and an Ultra, both with the same results, reboot. Does the hiper spew extra telnet info? Anyone know why a streaming telnet session would cause a Sun to reboot? Thanks. Colin McFadyen Supervisor of Operations Carleton University Computing and Communications Services voice: 613-520-2600 x3731 fax: 613-520-4448

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HiPer ARC RAM
by Pete Ashdown 05 Mar '02

05 Mar '02

Could someone please email me a source and specs for 128MB RAM expansions for the HiPer ARC? We've been trying to expand some here to no avail. The archives had some specs, but we purchased what we thought were the specs and the card would not even boot.

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V.92 stats?
by Randy Cosby 05 Mar '02

05 Mar '02

I have the new v.44 and v.92 code installed, and everything seems to be working as planned. I'd like to get some stats on v.92 and v.44 connections. The hiperarc http server stats under "statistics, modem compression" do not show any v.44 connections. I have v.44 enabled on each of the modems, and have the Data Compression Mode set to autoEnable, and the V44 mode set to enabled. Do I need to reset the modems after enabling this to have it take effect? How can I see stats for v.92 customers? -- BTW, the release notes for the v.92 release do confirm that 33k is the max PCM upstream at this time, and that enabling pcm upstream takes extra time to negotiate, effectively eliminating the time savings fast-connect brings about. Without fast-connect, the time would be even longer. I believe you can get the release notes from the commworks site without an active commworks account, but you can't download the code. thanks, Randy Cosby Vice President InfoWest, Inc.

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FS: USR/3COM Total Control
by Stephen Rivera - WRCA.Net 05 Mar '02

05 Mar '02

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Dual E-1 NIC's
by Aaron Daniels 04 Mar '02

04 Mar '02

Hi All, I am looking to purchase 2 x Dual E1 Nic's, with shipping to AU, Please reply off-list. Thanks, Aaron Daniels Manager Chincogan Network Services

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