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USING THE SUBNETSDB FILE
Using the
SubnetsDB File
This facility allows you to group the devices on your network by subnet.
Click Subnets Editor in the Traffix
™
Control Panel to edit the subnet
definition file, which contains information about subnet groupings. This
file can be edited and reapplied at any time.
■ This facility extends the basic subnetting provided by the NL attribute.
See “Predefined Attributes”
on page 40.
■ Subnets can only be applied to devices with IP addresses.
■ Multicast addresses cannot be used.
■ All addresses must be in dotted decimal format.
To set up subnets:
1 Edit the SubnetsDB file using the Subnets Editor provided in the Traffix
Control Panel.
2 For each subnet you wish to add, you must specify the following:
■ The significant part of the subnet address
■ A subnet mask
■ The name of the group
■ The DNS domain
Check the Event Log for errors after you have changed the SubnetsDB
program. If an error occurs, the whole SubnetsDB file is ignored.
For example, if the PCs on your network were all located within the
subnet 140.6.0.0, you might add the following entry to the subnet
configuration file:
Entries can appear in any order.
subnet mask name domain
140.6.0.0 255.255.0.0 Group1 3com.com