USRobotics NETServer/8 Switch User Manual


 
Overview 1-1
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