pCDN:Faq

Frequently Asked Questions for Users

• Q: Does Sun Java 1.5.09 work with the pCDN client?
  • A: No, Java runtime 1.6 is required by the pCDN client.

Frequently Asked Questions for Developers

• Q: What is the CBC's Intranet topology?
  • A: The internal CBC network may contain public (but not allocated to CBC (1.0.0.0/8) addresses and private addresses, but there is no NAT between them. The server is presently on a 1.0.0.0/8 address and there is no firewall between it and the rest of the users inside CBC. The server is connected to a central router/switch where all the other subnets in the same city connect. Intercity links interconnect those router/switches in all other locations. Addresses are allocated in blocks to different cities. Here is Montreal we have 1.176.0.0/16 and in Toronto they have 1.151.0.0/16 and it goes on like this. I would have to check be I believe you can assume that if two addresses are in the same /16, that they are in the same building and or same city with high speed links.

Frequently Asked Questions for Administrators

• ""Q:"" How to import new content into the database?
  • ""A:""
    • Step 1: Open Admin application by going to Start > All Programs > pCDN Server > pCDN Admin. Press "Connect" button in the Login screen that is shown.
    • Step 2: "Server Manager" window is opened, if authenticated. Click on Manage on the menubar and choose Content Manager > New Policy.
    • Step 3: Enter a group-name and if desired to impose restrictions on content access, configure the settings (Subnet, Geo-location and time period) for this group. Then press "Save" to save the group's parameters into the database.
    • Step 4: From menubar, go to Manage > Content Manager > Open. Go to "Import Content" tab. Select the desired group from the combobox and enter a feed URL along with the output feed filename. Press "Import and Convert" to import all the files in this feed file into the database. To import non-feed URL into the database, enter a non-feed URL in the corresponding section and press "Import" button. You can see the list of files that are imported in the "Media Files" tab.