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ptx®/TCP/IP V4.5.3 Release Notes

Document Version

ptx/TCP/IP V4.5.3
Release Notes

Introduction

Product Compatibility

Features Added in V4.5.1

  Routing Enhancements

    netstat Enhancements

    route Enhancements

    routed Enhancements

    PF_ROUTE Domain

    Routing Messages

    Sysctl Interface for CTL_NET/PF_ROUTE and CTL_NET/PF_INET

    Deprecated ioctls

  IP Multicasting

  Path MTU Discovery

  Network Time Protocol

  tcpdump

  TCP Window Scaling

  Additional Information

    Many Routes

    /var/tcp/routetab Format Change

    Mandatory Netmasks

    ptx/ADMIN Menu Changes

    Specify No ARP for ATM V1.0.2

    Setting Metrics and Modifying Routes

    PR239511 Half-formed Routes

    Path MTU Discovery

    TCP Window Scaling

    Loopback When Interface Is Down

    FTP CERT Advisory CA-97.27 - FTP_bounce

    Reshd

    IP Forwarding

    Timestamp Options and PAWS/RTTM

    /etc/nsswitch.conf and Sendmail

    ptx/RPC COFF Binaries No Longer Work

    BSD Socket SIOCGIFCONF

    Making a Connect Call from LISTEN

    Modifications to TCP_GET_PCBS and UDP_GET_PCBS ioctls

Software Installation

Documentation Set

Problems Fixed in This Release

Problems Fixed in V4.5.2

Problems Fixed in V4.5.1

Open Problem Report Summary

  228904 - On NUMA-Q Systems Initial Sequence Number May Not Be Unique

  234193 - Need more robust ifconfigall command

  238069 - Sendmail 8.8 Can Have Problems Qualifying Host Names

  238994 - ftpd Incorrectly Handles ABOR

  239216 - rcp Does Not Exit with PROPER EXIT STATUS

  241358 - Lack of Support for IP_GET_IF_CONFIG ioctl Breaks COFF RPC

  242870 - The MTU Should Not Include the Type and LLC/SNAP Portion of Frame

  243044 - Change IF Address and Flags via Menu Operations Reports Error, but Works

  243141 - SIOCIFBRADDR ioctl Broken

  243257 - ftp mdir Command Broken for Local Files Other Than stdout

  243706 - netstat -i Needs Unsigned printf Conversion for Packet Traffic