Configuring Watchdog Spoofing - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Configuring Watchdog Spoofing

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Press Ins to display a list of gatekeepers.
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Use the arrow keys to select a gatekeeper, then press Enter .
STATICON displays messages that it is attaching to the selected
gatekeeper and that it is scanning the gatekeeper for services. Service
names are displayed as STATICON discovers them. When the scanning
is completed, a list is displayed of all the services available from the
gatekeeper.
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Select all the services you want by using the arrow keys to highlight each
desired service, then pressing F5 .
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Press Enter to confirm your selection of all the marked services.
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Optionally, press Esc to return to the IPX Calls screen and then repeat
Step 3 on page 64
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Save the information as follows:
If you have collected gatekeeper information for a single WAN call,
press Esc to return to the Select Configuration Option For This Call
screen, then select Write Static Routing Tables to Permanent Storage.
If you have collected gatekeeper information for multiple WAN calls,
press Esc to return to the STATICON main menu, then select Write
Static Routing Tables to Permanent Storage.
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If necessary, press Esc to return to the Select Configuration Method
menu. Exit STATICON.
When several workstations are operating over an on-demand call, the frequent
exchange of watchdog packets can keep the connection active most of the
time. Depending on the telecommunications carrier you use for the
connection, this can become expensive.
You can avoid this by configuring your router to spoof the watchdog packets.
This means that the router captures watchdog query packets on their way to a
workstation and responds on the workstation's behalf without activating the
on-demand call.
Note, however, that because of spoofing, the workstation's server connection
remains occupied unless the workstation logs out. To avoid this, have the
remote server execute a forced logout of all workstations at a predetermined
time so that all server connections are free for the next day.
through Step 11 for another WAN call.
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