SMA 10.2 Getting Started Guide for AWS
Using NetExtender on Linux
To use NetExtender on a Linux computer
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After NetExtender is installed, there are two methods to launch it:
- Click the NetExtender icon in the Applications menu, under either the Internet or Network category.
- Enter the
netExtenderGui
command.
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The first time you connect, you must enter the SMA server name in the Server field. NetExtender remembers the server name.
- Enter your username and password.
- The first time you connect, you must enter the domain name. The domain name is case-sensitive. NetExtender remembers the domain name in the future.
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To view the NetExtender routes, select the Routes tab in the main NetExtender window.
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To view the NetExtender DNS server information, select the DNS tab in the main NetExtender window.
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To configure NetExtender Preferences, select NetExtender > Preferences.
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The following NetExtender settings can be configured:
- Automatically reconnect when the connection is terminated
- Uninstall NetExtender automatically when exiting the application
- DNS server options:
- Try remote DNS servers first, then try local DNS servers
- Only use remote DNS servers
- Only use local DNS servers
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The Advanced tab of the NetExtender Preferences window provides two additional options:
- MTU – Sets the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size that is the largest packet size that a router can forward without needing to fragment the packet.
- PPP Sync Mode – Specifies synchronous PPP. By default, this option is disabled and asynchronous PPP is used.
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To view the NetExtender Log, go to NetExtender > Log.
- To generate a diagnostic report with detailed information on NetExtender performance, go to Help > Generate diagnostic report.
- Click Save to save the diagnostic report using the default
nxdiag.txt
file name in your NetExtender directory.
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