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ptx®/TCP/IP V4.5.4 Release Notes

Document Version

ptx®/TCP/IP V4.5.4
Release Notes

Introduction

Product Compatibility

What Is New in This Release

Features Added in Earlier Versions of ptx/TCP/IP V4.5

  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

Documentation Changes

Software Installation

Product Documentation

Problems Reports

  Fixed Problems in ptx/TCP/IP V4.5.4

  Open Problems in ptx/TCP/IP V4.5.4

    228904 - On IBM 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

    255653 - Misleading Error Message Displayed When IP Address Added