New user ('cos I failed last time) on V6.102 (051130-1) as a "Home user": ASUS P4 (really a Celeron) 500 Mhz, 756MB, 10 GB IDE, 3 * NIC (3COM Boomerang and Twister, HP Intel PCI Fast). ISP via VoATM RFC Bridge.
I am trying to do an initial set-up so that I can get used to the interface and have something to test with.
The problem I continually encounter is every time I use Network => Define, I get a blank HTML FRAME when I hit the Define a new entry button.
It appears that I am going over the 10-IP limit, yet I only have 1 machine with a couple of IP-addresses defined AND System => Licensing reports the count of IP-addresses as "0"!
I have re-tried re-setting the IP-count/re-boot --- no change. Also the "Knowledge Base" alledges that the IP-count is for any Internal IP that either accesses external or uses a Tunnel. In my case only the Internal NIC is really being used, although the others are "Active"-ated without a cable.
What does work is Deleting lots of interface(s) (NIC's) and then we are on the go again - until you put them back! You do have to have more than just 1 NIC for this system to be in any sense "usefull".
I beleive that the problem here is much bigger than the above description implies. The "Prefered" way of working in ASG is with "Group"s of Objects such as a Group of Network Definitions for External NTP servers, Internal Server list for "Load Balancing", etc., etc. If the HTML FRAME goes blank for whatever reason, the user (administrator) is prevented from defining anything including GROUPs.
One of the big attractions of ASG/ASL for me was an "official" Alias on the Internet NIC which would allow me to control the external Allied Data CopperJet 816-2P VoATM Bridge(/Router) - particularly updating firmware level and switch-off Internet connection for internal maintainance. NB: A fixed IP-route would not and could not do the job as 1) The IP-Network is unknown (allocated by external DHCP) and 2) The fixed internal IP-address is "by definition" on an entirely diferent Network, but on the same ethernet InterFace.
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I re-editted the text to make the point "clearer" or more obvious. I originally stated a "Blank screen" which is an overly general term and in this case confusing - My driving system/Web browser did not die! ASG is not acting in the way that I would expect it to. Also, I elaborated the point about the (internal control) IP-Alias. I hope this improves things a bit.
