Notes on the US Robotics Total Control

Secret Technology

The US Robotics enterprise network hub is not a bad device, but there is no documentation available. The only way to learn is through experimentation or through someone who knows this stuff.

Getting Connected

Each router card and DSP card can be accessed and configured with a special serial connection set to 9600 or sometimes 115,200 bps. Below is the translation from DB9 to RJ45:

RJ45 (male)   DB9 (female)
 1         -   4
 2         -   4
 3         -   1,6
 4         -   5
 5         -   3
 6         -   2
 7         -   7
 8         -   8

Initial Configuration

> SET SYSTEM NAME tei-wb-tc1
> SET SYSTEM CONTACT Eric Radman
> SET SYSTEM LOCATION 
> SET TIMEZONE GMT-5
> SET DATE dd-mmm-yyyy
> SET TIME hh:mm:ss > SET COMMAND LOCAL_PROMPT "tei-wb-tc1"
> SET USER !root PASSWORD xxxxxx
> ENABLE SECURITY_OPTION REMOTE_USER_ADMINISTRATION TELNET

Cleaning Up Old Settings

> LIST USERS

Login      Network
User Name                        Service     Service    Status   Type
!root                            TELNET                 INACTIVE LOGIN
                                                                 MANAGE
olduser                          TELNET                 ACTIVE   MANAGE
default                                      PPP        INACTIVE NETWORK

> DELETE USER olduser

> LIST IP NETWORKS

CONFIGURED NETWORKS
Name                            Prot Interface       State Type Network Address 
oldnetwork                      IP   eth:1           ENA   STAT 209.74.50.2/C 
IP-loopback                     IP   loopback        ENA   AUTO 127.0.0.1/H 
....

> DISABLE oldnetwork
> DELETE oldnetwork

> LIST IP DEFAULTROUTE

CONFIGURED DEFAULT ROUTES
Address  Mask     Gateway           Metric State
0.0.0.0  0.0.0.0  72.20.215.1       1      ENABLED 

DELETE IP DEFAULTROUTE GATEWAY 216.37.157.1

> LIST DNS SERVERS

DNS NAME SERVERS
Preference Name                            Address         Status
1          ns-1.teisprint.com              209.74.50.10     ACTIVE
2          ns-2.teisprint.com              209.74.50.11     ACTIVE

> DELETE DNS SERVER PREFERENCE 1
> DELETE DNS SERVER PREFERENCE 2

> LIST IP POOLS

IP ADDRESS POOLS
Name                Address        Size InUse State   Route        Unused Priority Status
pool1              72.20.215.10/A  161  93    PUBLIC  NO_AGGREGATE 0      1        ACTIVE

> DELETE IP POOL ippool

> LIST SNMP COMMUNITIES 

SNMP COMMUNITIES
Community Name
IP Address      Access        Community Pool                   Validate Address
prifubar
0.0.0.0         Read Only                                      useAddress
pubfubar
0.0.0.0         Read/Write                                     useAddress

> DELETE SNMP COMMUNITY prifubar
> DELETE SNMP COMMUNITY pubfubar

New Site Configuration

> ADD USER admin TYPE MANAGE
> SET USER adin PASSWORD xxxxxx
> ADD IP NETWORK "newnetwork" INTERFACE eth:1 ADDRESS 72.20.215.254/C FRAME ETHERNET_II ENABLE NO
> ENABLE IP NETWORK "newnetwork"
> ADD IP DEFAULTROUTE GATEWAY 72.20.215.1 METRIC 1
> ENABLE IP FORWARDING
> ADD DNS SERVER 72.20.214.8 NAME ns-1.teisprint.net PREFERENCE 1
> ADD DNS SERVER 72.20.216.8 NAME ns-2.teisprint.net PREFERENCE 2
> SET DNS DOMAIN_NAME "teisprint.net"
> ADD IP POOL pool1 INITIAL_POOL_ADDRESS 72.20.215.4
> SET IP POOL pool1 SIZE 161
> ADD SNMP COMMUNITY private RW ADDRESS 0.0.0.0
> ADD SNMP COMMUNITY public RO ADDRESS 0.0.0.0

> SET AUTHENTICATION PRIMARY_SERVER 209.74.50.10 PRIMARY SECRET abc123
> SET AUTHENTICATION SECONDARY_SERVER 209.74.50.11 PRIMARY SECRET abc123
> SET ACCOUNTING PRIMARY_SERVER 209.74.50.10 PRIMARY SECRET abc123
> SET ACCOUNTING SECONDARY_SERVER 209.74.50.11 PRIMARY SECRET abc123

PRI and Router Card Assignment

Each HiPer ARC can manage 7 DSP cards. They can be in any order, but both HiPer ARC processors should have a proper listing of the chassis configuration. Note that the card is is the owner of the slot that it resides in (usually 15 or 16).

> SET CHASSIS SLOT 1 CARD_TYPE HDM_24
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 2 CARD_TYPE HDM_24
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 3 CARD_TYPE HDM_24
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 4 CARD_TYPE HDM_24
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 5 CARD_TYPE HDM_24
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 6 CARD_TYPE HDM_24
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 7 CARD_TYPE HDM_24
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 8 CARD_TYPE HDM_24
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 9 CARD_TYPE HDM_24
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 10 CARD_TYPE HDM_24
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 11 CARD_TYPE HDM_24
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 12 CARD_TYPE HDM_24
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 13 CARD_TYPE HDM_24
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 14 CARD_TYPE HDM_24
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 15 CARD_TYPE NONE
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 16 CARD_TYPE NONE

> SET CHASSIS SLOT 1 OWNER YES
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 2 OWNER YES
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 3 OWNER YES
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 4 OWNER YES
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 5 OWNER YES
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 6 OWNER YES
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 7 OWNER YES
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 8 OWNER YES
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 9 OWNER NO
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 10 OWNER NO
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 11 OWNER NO
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 12 OWNER NO
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 13 OWNER NO
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 14 OWNER NO
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 15 OWNER YES
> SET CHASSIS SLOT 16 OWNER NO

The second router card needs to be set up in the exact opposite way.

Finalize

> SAVE CONFIGURATION
> SAVE ALL

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