5.1.5Set up Linux clients for dial-in

The online tutorial http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialPPP.html presents a selection of methods for establishing a dial up PPP connection:

-Command line PPP and manual configuration (which works with any Linux distribution)

-Using the Linuxconf configuration tool (for Red Hat compatible distributions). This configures the scripts ifup/ifdown to start and stop a PPP connection

-Using the Gnome control panel configuration tool -

-WVDIAL and the Redhat "Dialup configuration tool"

-GUI dial program X-isp. Download/Installation/Configuration

Note For all PPP clients:

Set the PPP link up with TCP/IP as the only protocol enabled Specify that the Server will assign IP address and do DNS

Do not set up the Console Server PPP link as the default for Internet connection

5.2OoB Broadband Access (B096-048/016 only)

The B096-048/016 Console Server Management Switch has a second Ethernet network port that can be configured for alternate and OoB (out-of-band) broadband access. With two active broadband access paths to the Console Server, in the event you are unable to access through the primary management network, you may still have access through the alternate broadband path (e.g. a T1 link):

On the System: IP menu, select Management LAN Interface and configure the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway and DNS with the access settings that relate to the alternate link

Ensure that when configuring the principal Network Interface connection, you set the Failover Interface to None

5.3Broadband Ethernet Failover (B096-048/016 only)

The second Ethernet port on the B096-048/016 Console Server Management Switch can also be configured for failover to ensure transparent high availability.

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