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LANident Server
Copyright (C) 1998 Mark F Hedges
Wacky Zany Crazy Productions
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Quick README for...
╗ Remote Administration of the LANident Server
╗ ACS & IPS files
╗ LANident Server Response Messages (and what they mean)
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This readme covers some basics about how the ACS and IPS
files work, and what each LANident Server response
message means.
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Remote Administration of the LANident Server
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This is a new feature available in version 1.10.3000. By setting an administration
password and using the LANident Client, you can make the server program do
5 basic things:-
* Shut Down
* Restart
* Hide its main dialog window
* Unhide its main dialog window
* Disable the UDP port (stop any further client requests from being accepted)
This feature has been added since there was no way of getting the main window back
once it had been made invisible. Also, you can now sit at a remote computer on your LAN
and remotely alter the lanis.ini file using a text editor. Then for the new settings
to take effect, you can make the LANident Server restart itself! I think it's a pretty
cool idea - any comments? :)
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The IPS file
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The IPS file stores a list of IP addresses the ident server will accept when attempted
connections are made to its TCP listening port. All you need do is create a text
file (called lanis.ips) like this:
----- START OF TEXT FILE -----
192.168.1.2
192.168.1.3
207.12.34.66
193.89.77.67
----- END OF TEXT FILE -----
YOU CAN NO LONGER LIST THE IP NUMBERS LIKE THIS:
(as was the case with 1.10.2000)
----- START OF TEXT FILE -----
192.168.1.2,192.168.1.3,207.12.34.66,193.89.77.67
----- END OF TEXT FILE -----
Any other attempted connections of IP addresses NOT listed in the IPS file will be
rejected by the ident server.
Using the built in IPS file editor in the program, you can quickly add IP addresses,
edit the list, remove IP addresses, erase and save the IP Address List.
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The ACS file
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The ACS file stores the accounts for all users on your LAN. Each line of the text file
should contain something in this form:
<userid>=<ip addresses>:<system>:<password>
You MUST make sure each line of the text file has carridge return line feed characters
after it. Using the built in ACS file editor in the program, you can quickly add accounts,
edit the list, remove accounts, erase and save the Account List.
An example ACS text file would be this:
----- START OF TEXT FILE -----
WZC=192.168.1.2:WINNT:openaccess
guest=::
Admin=::specialpassword
server=192.168.1.1::
multi=192.168.1.2,192.168.1.3:WIN98:cool
----- END OF TEXT FILE -----
In the above, the user WZC can only activate the ident server remotely if he/she
specifies the correct password, and is activating it from a machine with IP address
192.168.1.2. Regardless of what system he/she specifies, the LANident Server will set
his/her system to WINNT.
The user guest on the other hand has no password, no specific system and no specific
IP address. This means the account can be activated by anyone on any computer. Since
the system is "blank", it must be specified at the client side.
The user Admin can activate the ident server from any computer, provided he/she knows
the password. The system must be specified at the client side.
The user server can only activate the ident server from the machine with IP address
192.168.1.1 - no password required, system must be specified at client side.
The user multi can activate the ident server from either a machine with IP address
192.168.1.2 or 192.168.1.3 (with password cool). The system does not need to be
specified at the client side since it is set to WIN98.
Note that all User IDs are CASE SENSITIVE!!! WZC is not the same as wzc.
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LANident Server Response Messages (and what they mean)
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1) The first messags you might get:
LANident PING packet sent to 192.168.1.1:113
Awaiting reply...
OR
LANident RC packet sent to 192.168.1.1:113
Awaiting response...
This is NOT a LANident Server responce so to speak - it is simply
the client letting you know it's sent a UDP packet to the server :)
Either way, if you persistantly see this message for any great
length of time, there could be 5 things at fault :)
a) The HOSTNAME or IP ADDRESS of the LANident Server is incorrect.
b) The PORT that the LANident Server listens on is incorrect.
c) The password for access to the LANident Server is incorrect.
d) You have NOT enabled the LANident Server to accept UDP packets from LANident Client
e) You have not specified the correct "LAN IP address match" string (eg. "192.168").
I can't really help you much if you keep getting this message.
It is just common sense :)
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If you get past the above problem, READ ON! :)
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2) PONG: LANident Server Version 1.10
You'll receive a message like this if you successfully
pinged the server.
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3) RC OK: Ident Server disabled
You'll recieve this message if you don't use the account
list, and either specify a blank User ID or System setting.
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4) RC ERROR: Ident Server has been manually enabled
You'll get this message if you have manually enabled the
ident server -=>AND<=- specified NO TIME for how long the
ident server should remain active once it has been remotely
enabled.
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5) RC ERROR: Ident Server is permanently enabled
You'll get this message if the ident server is permanently enabled.
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6) RC ERROR: Ident Server has no listening port specified
This message will appear if you have specified no TCP listening port
for the ident server.
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7) RC ERROR: Ident Server is unable to listen on port 113
This means that the ident server can't open up port 113 to listen
on it. Oh dear! :) What can I say? :D
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8) RC OK: Ident Server enabled for 30 seconds
USER ID: WZC
SYSTEM: UNIX
PORT: 113
TIMEOUT: 3 seconds
This tells you the ident server has been activated for 30 seconds etc etc.
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9) RC OK: Waiting for ident request.
Means the ident server has been remotely activated and is waiting to
service and ident request.
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The following responses will only occur if you use an account list
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9) RC ERROR: No User ID specified
You didn't specify a User ID.
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10) RC ERROR: Unrecognised User ID
The User ID you specified is not recognised
(ie. does not exist in the account list).
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11) RC ERROR: Bad password
You specified a bad password for the LANident Server account (User ID).
This message does not mean you have specified a bad SERVER password!
If that were the case, you would receive no responce from the server!
(see the very 1st msg at the start of this section).
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12) RC ERROR: No System specified
You specified no System when trying to activate the server.
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13) RC ERROR: Bad IP address
The IP address of the computer you are using does not match the
address(es) in your account.
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14) RC ERROR: Bad account
Your account record is invalid. It must be in the form:
<userid>=<ip addresses>:<system>:<password>
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If you have any more queries about LANident, please email me: wzc@bigfoot.com
Though, I hope I've managed to explain things clearly in this text file.
Regards...
Mark :)