[cobalt-users] A new RAQ3i installation

["Internet Support" <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello list

I work for an ISP in Guyana, SA. We recently acquired our first Raq3i and I
had some questions, but can't seem to find the answers in the knowledge
base. So, please help !!

First, what is the function of the second network port. Is it used for load
balancing ? Coming from NT, I am not sure how many IP addresses can be
assigned to a single Ethernet port and I wondered whether anyone has some
ideas about this. Is there some kind of ratio of IP addresses to ports that
should be maintained ? Cobalt has said the raq can host up to 250 web sites,
almost an entire class c of addresses. Or does the second Ethernet port have
some other function ?

The second thing I am curious about is the hardware lock on the back of the
unit. How do I use that ?

Also, what type of SNMP utilities are used with cobalt and how do I setup
read/write communities ? Cobalt does not document the type of information
which can be retrieved via SNMP but I hope someone has some ideas on this.
Please let me know

The other question relates to DNA and time zones. I already have name
service running on Windows NT server. Specifically, will name-based
addressing work well without running name service on linux ? I would prefer
to keep DNA on NT. If not, will cobalt accept a zone transfer from Microsoft
DNS server ? Also, are there any known issues affecting cobalt's DNS
implementation related to time zones ? I would really appreciate any advice
on these questions

My sincere thanks

Justin Singh
Network Administrator
Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx