Comments on: Nortel ERS 5500 Software 6.1.2 Available http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2009/12/nortel-ers-5500-software-6-1-2-available/ technology, networking and IP telephony Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:06:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Todd http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2009/12/nortel-ers-5500-software-6-1-2-available/#comment-1986 Todd Sun, 02 May 2010 20:49:23 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=1202#comment-1986 Is it possible to set up an IST on a 5xxx (namely, 5632) with the base license? Or is the Advanced License required for IST? Is it possible to set up an IST on a 5xxx (namely, 5632) with the base license? Or is the Advanced License required for IST?

]]> By: Michael McNamara http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2009/12/nortel-ers-5500-software-6-1-2-available/#comment-1824 Michael McNamara Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:41:09 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=1202#comment-1824 Thanks for the feedback Dan! I always get excited when folks come back and help add to the discussion and/or topic if they learn something new. Cheers! Thanks for the feedback Dan!

I always get excited when folks come back and help add to the discussion and/or topic if they learn something new.

Cheers!

]]> By: Dan http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2009/12/nortel-ers-5500-software-6-1-2-available/#comment-1823 Dan Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:54:41 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=1202#comment-1823 Michael, Great site. I used it to setup my SNMPV3 settings. I went on <a href="http://community.nortel.com/go/community/switches/ers?view=discussions" rel="nofollow">Nortel's ERS forum</a> and got this answer from a guy there: <a href="http://community.nortel.com/go/thread/5309?tstart=0" rel="nofollow">http://community.nortel.com/go/thread/5309?tstart=0</a> <i>Hi Dan, this "feature" cant currently disabled. In version 6.2.x it will be changed from Radius-Request to ICMP-Ping, but this will be also not be disabled. This feature must/will be available for EAPoL-FailOpen. The workaround is to configure the radius-server to accept that request. good luck matthias.neumann</i> Michael,

Great site. I used it to setup my SNMPV3 settings. I went on Nortel’s ERS forum and got this answer from a guy there:

http://community.nortel.com/go/thread/5309?tstart=0

Hi Dan,

this “feature” cant currently disabled. In version 6.2.x it will be changed from Radius-Request to ICMP-Ping, but this will be also not be disabled.
This feature must/will be available for EAPoL-FailOpen.
The workaround is to configure the radius-server to accept that request.

good luck

matthias.neumann

]]> By: Michael McNamara http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2009/12/nortel-ers-5500-software-6-1-2-available/#comment-1790 Michael McNamara Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:16:01 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=1202#comment-1790 Hi Dan, I've noticed that as well but haven't had time to dig into the problem. I'm wondering if the port based EAPoL process is trying to authenticate to the IAS/RADIUS server in preparation for authenticating EAPoL connections? Thankfully I only have a few lab switches setup testing RADIUS. If you can a support case to Avaya/Nortel might help. If I discover anything I'll post back here. Good Luck! Hi Dan,

I’ve noticed that as well but haven’t had time to dig into the problem. I’m wondering if the port based EAPoL process is trying to authenticate to the IAS/RADIUS server in preparation for authenticating EAPoL connections?

Thankfully I only have a few lab switches setup testing RADIUS.

If you can a support case to Avaya/Nortel might help. If I discover anything I’ll post back here.

Good Luck!

]]> By: Dan http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2009/12/nortel-ers-5500-software-6-1-2-available/#comment-1785 Dan Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:48:33 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=1202#comment-1785 I upgraded to 6.1.2.029 and now I get all of my switches trying to use the user name "nortel" to login using window IAS. I had radius set up on these switches but I've had to remove it because of this upgrade. It's flooding our logs with bad logins. Any ideas why? I upgraded to 6.1.2.029 and now I get all of my switches trying to use the user name “nortel” to login using window IAS. I had radius set up on these switches but I’ve had to remove it because of this upgrade. It’s flooding our logs with bad logins. Any ideas why?

]]> By: svl0r http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/2009/12/nortel-ers-5500-software-6-1-2-available/#comment-1566 svl0r Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:04:28 +0000 http://blog.michaelfmcnamara.com/?p=1202#comment-1566 Kinda not worth upgrading until they release 6.1.3. At least for me it would nice to have the IST problem fixed. This way I can upgrade my DMZ core and switches. Kinda not worth upgrading until they release 6.1.3. At least for me it would nice to have the IST problem fixed. This way I can upgrade my DMZ core and switches.

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