Hi-- We've used TSMON, formerly PMMON to poll our dial units for quite a few years. Their software has always had some issues, not entirely of their making, but now they're basically unresponsive so we're to the point where we need to abandon it and find something else. IS there anything else out there that: - knocks off excessive users of same account (multi-logins) - monitors dial pool capacity and asks/boots long users off during peak use periods (within say 2 modems of a full pool for example, ask several users on for >6 hours to drop off for a bit, if no, boot them, keep them off for 15 minutes, then start the 6 hr clock over if they want to get back on) - boot & keep off line campers & the like.... TSMON, as an idea, was perfect, but in practice is too buggy to use for more than the multilogins. Poor coding + oddities in ARC responses = unreliability I get the idea that most ISP's go for more of a state-aware Radius solution - which we're certainly open to - as opposed to Radius being only for authentication & session start parameter setting (filters, IP, other session) I'm curious what else is out there that isn't an arm and a leg. BTW, if it requires ANY Microsoft product (such as SQL Server), no way...Microsoft-free in 2003 is our new motto...open source is vastly preferred.... SMT PS: I wish the TSMON folks would "abandon" their code and make it open source...I can't imagine anyone's paying them anything at this point. Global Dialog Internet Southern Wisconsin www.gdinet.com
- knocks off excessive users of same account (multi-logins) icradius and the attribute simultaneous-use=# of logins desired + radcheck.pl which does an snmp check on the tc1000 does it for us. All open source.
- monitors dial pool capacity and asks/boots long users off during peak use periods (within say 2 modems of a full pool for example, ask several users on for >6 hours to drop off for a bit, if no, boot them, keep them off for 15 minutes, then start the 6 hr clock over if they want to get back on) - boot & keep off line campers & the like.... Don't know about this. icradius is an sql based radius server which means you can do a query on anything you want and then perform some action via snmp or telnet from the result. I was planning on doing something for campers but haven't gotten around to it yet. There is an snmp oid that takes the username converted into dotted ascii format and disconnects the user. I can't remember what it is of the top of my head but it is in the mib I'm sure.
Also, icradius has some exec() functionality but I don't think that would help you with your problems. -- Lewis Bergman Texas Communications 4309 Maple St. Abilene, TX 79602-8044 915-695-6962 ext 115
Lewis Bergman extolled:
- knocks off excessive users of same account (multi-logins) icradius and the attribute simultaneous-use=# of logins desired + radcheck.pl which does an snmp check on the tc1000 does it for us. All open source.
- monitors dial pool capacity and asks/boots long users off during peak use periods (within say 2 modems of a full pool for example, ask several users on for >6 hours to drop off for a bit, if no, boot them, keep them off for 15 minutes, then start the 6 hr clock over if they want to get back on) - boot & keep off line campers & the like.... Don't know about this. icradius is an sql based radius server which means you can do a query on anything you want and then perform some action via snmp or telnet from the result. I was planning on doing something for campers but
Please excuse my ignorance, but what is a CAMPER?
haven't gotten around to it yet. There is an snmp oid that takes the username converted into dotted ascii format and disconnects the user. I can't remember what it is of the top of my head but it is in the mib I'm sure.
Also, icradius has some exec() functionality but I don't think that would help you with your problems.
-- Lewis Bergman Texas Communications 4309 Maple St. Abilene, TX 79602-8044 915-695-6962 ext 115
A "camper" is a connection that stays open for a long time. I believe there is usually the added assumption that the "camper" isn't really USING their connection the whole time...and so the term is generally negative. Hope the list will correct me if I am wrong :-) -= Mark Shumate -= InfoWest -= 596 E Tabernacle -= St. George UT 84770 -= (435)674-0165 -= marks@infowest.com
-----Original Message----- From: usr-tc-admin@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:usr-tc-admin@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of David Hamilton Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 12:23 To: usr-tc@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [USR-TC] modem pool management/monitoring
Lewis Bergman extolled:
- knocks off excessive users of same account (multi-logins) icradius and the attribute simultaneous-use=# of logins desired + radcheck.pl which does an snmp check on the tc1000 does it for us. All open source.
- monitors dial pool capacity and asks/boots long users off during peak use periods (within say 2 modems of a full pool for example, ask several users on for >6 hours to drop off for a bit, if no, boot them, keep them off for 15 minutes, then start the 6 hr clock over if they want to get back on) - boot & keep off line campers & the like.... Don't know about this. icradius is an sql based radius server which means you can do a query on anything you want and then perform some action via snmp or telnet from the result. I was planning on doing something for campers but
Please excuse my ignorance, but what is a CAMPER?
haven't gotten around to it yet. There is an snmp oid that takes the username converted into dotted ascii format and disconnects the user. I can't remember what it is of the top of my head but it is in the mib I'm sure.
Also, icradius has some exec() functionality but I don't think that would help you with your problems.
-- Lewis Bergman Texas Communications 4309 Maple St. Abilene, TX 79602-8044 915-695-6962 ext 115
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A camper is someone who abuses their connection/allotment by maintaining a next-to-permanent or permanent connection when their account doesn't/shouldn't allow it. Regards, Justin Wheeler -- Computer programmer (n): Red-eyed mammal capable of communicating with electronics and inanimate equipment. On Tue, 7 Jan 2003, David Hamilton wrote:
Lewis Bergman extolled:
- knocks off excessive users of same account (multi-logins) icradius and the attribute simultaneous-use=# of logins desired + radcheck.pl which does an snmp check on the tc1000 does it for us. All open source.
- monitors dial pool capacity and asks/boots long users off during peak use periods (within say 2 modems of a full pool for example, ask several users on for >6 hours to drop off for a bit, if no, boot them, keep them off for 15 minutes, then start the 6 hr clock over if they want to get back on) - boot & keep off line campers & the like.... Don't know about this. icradius is an sql based radius server which means you can do a query on anything you want and then perform some action via snmp or telnet from the result. I was planning on doing something for campers but
Please excuse my ignorance, but what is a CAMPER?
haven't gotten around to it yet. There is an snmp oid that takes the username converted into dotted ascii format and disconnects the user. I can't remember what it is of the top of my head but it is in the mib I'm sure.
Also, icradius has some exec() functionality but I don't think that would help you with your problems.
-- Lewis Bergman Texas Communications 4309 Maple St. Abilene, TX 79602-8044 915-695-6962 ext 115
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Finally a question I can answer! :) A camper is someone who is online "excessively" as defined by the ISP. As in "setting up camp" online. Seth ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Hamilton" <dhamilton@voyager.net> To: <usr-tc@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 11:22 AM Subject: Re: [USR-TC] modem pool management/monitoring
Lewis Bergman extolled:
- knocks off excessive users of same account (multi-logins) icradius and the attribute simultaneous-use=# of logins desired + radcheck.pl which does an snmp check on the tc1000 does it for us. All open source.
- monitors dial pool capacity and asks/boots long users off during peak use periods (within say 2 modems of a full pool for example, ask several users on for >6 hours to drop off for a bit, if no, boot them, keep them off for 15 minutes, then start the 6 hr clock over if they want to get back on) - boot & keep off line campers & the like.... Don't know about this. icradius is an sql based radius server which means you can do a query on anything you want and then perform some action via snmp or telnet from the result. I was planning on doing something for campers but
Please excuse my ignorance, but what is a CAMPER?
haven't gotten around to it yet. There is an snmp oid that takes the username converted into dotted ascii format and disconnects the user. I can't remember what it is of the top of my head but it is in the mib I'm sure.
Also, icradius has some exec() functionality but I don't think that would help you with your problems.
-- Lewis Bergman Texas Communications 4309 Maple St. Abilene, TX 79602-8044 915-695-6962 ext 115
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...and my joke answer was going to be "a camper is a...cablemodem subscriber in waiting..." SMT
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