Chapter 1

Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the Total Control NETServer/8 and NETServer/16. It also contains information on what’s new in version 3.1 of the NETServer firmware.

What’s New with Release 3.1?

Release 3.1 supports the following new features:

Classless InterDomain Routing and Host-based routing via the Netmask Table.

IP address spoofing.

Support for RADIUS accounting servers, ANI/DNIS, and ICMP message logging.

Support for a secondary and a tertiary name server.

Randomized use of Default/Alternate Hosts for load balancing.

New Modem Port Features

Additional Software Enhancements

NetBIOS over IPX support

PAP enable/disable

Pre-allocated system netbufs increased from 1000 to 1400

Rezero network statistics and session statistics saved until next call

Unidirectional Van Jacobson compression

Users set to Prompt may specify a TCP port with the host name or IP address when using Telnet

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