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Changelog, V_1.8.0 Dec/01/99 to V_1.9.8 Nov/19/02 - flex, 05/16/2022 02:42 AM

 
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       PR4000 RELEASES
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This document brings all new features and bug fixes regarding PR4000
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versions
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(Including BETA versions which have a letter after the version number).
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V_1.8.0  Dec/01/99 :  (official release; first release)
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a) New features
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   * MLPPP
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   * Management through Web
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   * IP accounting and Traffic Shaping
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   * Filtering using Access List
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   * T1 or E1 ISDN-PRI or CAS (ITUT standard, Brazil and Mexico variances
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     support)
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V_1.8.5b #3 Jan/25/00 :  (beta version; not officially released)
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a) New features
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   *     Modem-6 implemented
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b) bug fix
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   * route deletion when a secondary link (MLPPP) was dropped and the
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     primary link was UP
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   * bundle was not deleted when a primary dial-in line was dropped if a
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     secondary link was UP
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   * Ethernet multicast address not filtered properly, causing RIP2 not
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     work if it were programed as RIP listen only (not send).
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   * Radius Filter list not handled properly during configuration
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   * FETH locked under high load
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   * SNMP was not showing username for active sessions for PRI
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     Attempts to logon as super through telnet or browser when there was
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     already one super user logged on caused problems of breaking into
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     pages and memory display.
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V_1.8.5 Feb/24/00 :  (official release; upgrade from 1.8.5b)
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a) New features
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   * Modem-6 cards supported
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   * DSP syslogs with different level (6)
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   * Inserted username for show active sessions grabbed through SNMP
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   * Inserted Remote IP in show active sessions
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   * Inserted total number of sessions in the very beginning of show active
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     sessions
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   * Reboot forces disconnection of all Radius sessions
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   * Support to the new CPU (2.0.9)
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b) bug fix
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   * Error Correction Protocol within DSPs
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   * SWAN cards had RTS always OFF
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   * MLPPP was deleting route from the routing table even if there were
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     more links UP in the bundle
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   * MAC address for Multicast frames were not filtered properly
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   * Radius Filter List with problems
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   * FETH was locking under high load
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   * Concurrent attempts to logon as super user in Web and reverse telnet
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     led to problems with breaking pages
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   * Line Backup was not going down when the main link went UP
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   * HW monitor not supporting a two-fan stop plus WDT plus some key input
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     in the front panel
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   * MLPPP with dial-out link got stuck if the dialing attempt failed
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   * Deactivating one MLPPP line was not resetting its bundle id
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   * LCP ECHO REQ sent to line DOWN if there were a MLPPP bundle UP
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   * Call back with problems
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   * HW for T1 with problems
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   * MLPPP bundle with more than two links presented problem during
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     addition of a third line
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   * Radius client was not sending Authentication Requests to Radius Server
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     in certain situations
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   * Console was not sensing DCD OFF
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   * E1 CAS frame alignment error fixed
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   * Reverse telnet session was receiving screens belonging to other
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     session in certain situations
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   * IPX with bugs in PPP and menus
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   * Character FF made transparent for telnet sessions regardless if using
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     binary or text mode.
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   * Problem with RIP and PPP dial-out lines.
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   * Problem with PPP dial-out as backup link when attempt to connect
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     failed.
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   * Problem with PAP ACK with wrong string length.
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V_1.8.6  Feb/29/00 :  (official release; upgrade from 1.8.5)
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a) New features
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   * New DSP code allowing better connections with V.32bis
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b) Bug fixes
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   * MLPPP presentation problem
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V_1.8.7  Mar/23/00 :  (official release; upgrade from 1.8.6)
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a) New features
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   * VJ compression can be set by Radius Server
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b) Bug fixes
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   * Format problem with some menus
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   * Reboot in certain situations due to FETH lock
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   * Correction related to dial-in. The users suddenly could not get
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     connected due to existent route in the routing table and Radius Server
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     was assigning the same IP address for that port.
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   * VJ reject presented problems during PPP negotiation preventing users
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     from getting connected.
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   * Corrected wrong input in the menus by the user (key 0 input).
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   * OSPF with enlarged tables.
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   * super session was not dropped due to timeout if SNMP getting CPU
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     utilization was active.
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   * CAS T1/E1 presenting problems when box powered ON. No line
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     synchronization unless a reconfiguration or cable removal/reinsertion
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     was done.
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   * CHAP negotiation with problems with certain dialers.
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V_1.9.0  Jul/14/00 :  (official release; upgrade from 1.8.7)
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a) New features
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   * SSH server for remote telnet into the box and remote console
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     management
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   * MCPPP capability, compatible with PM3
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   * V.110 support over PRI lines
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   * Connection Historical
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   * Switch AT&T 4ESS support for PRI lines
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   * Message Trace support
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   * CAS signaling for Romania supported
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   * IP Broadcast datagrams routed over other lines if configured so
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   * Syslog revision
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   * TCP Keep alive also for X.25 + socket connections
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   * Community name enlarged to 20 characters
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   * BGP4
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b) Bug fixes
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   * minor bugs in HTTP
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   * bug in traceroute (if number of nodes were big traceroute entered in a
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     loop)
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   * TB reconfiguration
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   * predictor for PPP
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   * SNMP issuing start/stop interface
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   * minor bugs in VPN
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   * bug in QMC related to data alignment
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   * bug in NAT
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   * VJ during frame reception
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   * bug when incoming call arrived with no DSP available
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V_1.9.1  Jul/18/00 :  (official release; upgrade from 1.8.7 or 1.9.0)
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a) Bug fix
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   * bug in the boot code
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V_1.9.2  Aug/24/00 :  (official release; upgrade from 1.9.1)
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   * Enlarged number of bytes for CUD in X.25
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   * New DSP firmware
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   * CAS with blocking calls configurable
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   * NAT extended mode
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   * IP fragmentation
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   * Early switch to PPP mode without having the authentication done in
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     char mode
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   * Wrong compressed Op Code saved in flash due to Ethernet activity
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   * Send Account Req instead of Authentication Req to the Authentication
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     Server (Radius) in the very beginning to detect the Server
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   * SNA feature
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   * Show statistics for Frame Relay
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   * Detailed IP accouting information
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   * VPN trace
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   * MLPPP with VJ enabled in the link (problem of reordering the received
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     frames
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   * Addition/Deletion of entries in the dial-out table for PRI
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V_1.9.3  Sep/26/00 :  (official release; upgrade from 1.9.2)
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a) New features
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   * More statistics information supplied
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   * Logo on LCD changed
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   * Abort command for SSH was missing
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   * Return to resize for SSH implemented
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   * Releasing resources in regards to Radius Cliente when there was no
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     Radius Server
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   * Configurable Escape Char was not working
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   * Historic of Connections with minor presentation problems
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   * New FPGA code with TS/TA timing changed
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   * MLPPP with problem during reception
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   * MLPPP accepting IP address from the remote did not remove the related
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     route from the routing table when the DCD went OFF.
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   * Rules configuration with minor bugs
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   * Message trace with bug in some presentations
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V_1.9.4  Nov/02/00 :  (official release; upgrade from 1.9.3)
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   * DSPs can be configured to auto restart continuously
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   * CAS Signaling for Indonesia
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   * PPP over PAD statistics implemented
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   * IP fragmentation configurable
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   * User specified phone number allowed for the callback
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   * Problem with Socket Authentication using SSH
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   * Problem inserted in super login because of SSH
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   * Show Fethernet Statistics caused the system to crash
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   * Problems with X.25 facilities negotiation
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   * ISDN disconnection with proper disconnection cause supplied
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   * More than one link UP sent by the Frame Relay stack
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   * Problem to maintain compatibility with old Radius Servers
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V_1.9.5  May/08/01 :  (official release; upgrade from 1.9.4)
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   * Number of DLCIs increased to 300
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   * Control over the DLCI status for link management purpose
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   * Frame Relay type Cisco or IETF is auto sense for reception
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   * Reshaping of the filter and rule list
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   * Improvement of statistics for Ethernet
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   * Capability to use only Authentication (without Accounting) for Radius
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   * SLIPCHAR implemented
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   * AT commands supported when using socket connection to a port
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   * Trace for the first connection on a port implemented
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   * Indian ISDN switch variance implemented
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   * Handshake right away for DSPs configurable
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   * Duplication of Fast Ethernet packets in some situations
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   * SLIPON packets were not sent to Radius in some cases
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   * Improper deletion of dynamic routes from the routing table when the
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     dial-up link went down
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   * Enlarged timeout for CHAP authentication messages
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   * Traceroute not using the same IP used in the UDP requests
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   * Inactivity timeout for super user when using CPU utilization
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     measurement
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   * WDT was not effective in specific points and the unit would not reboot
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     if necessary
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   * Access between hosts and router of the same LAN using VPN
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   * Presentation of Radius status when using just accounting
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   * Several issues with SLIP
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   * Dial-out using PPP using configurable authentication
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   * PPP with predictor was not working fine in some situations
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   * WEB management presented problems when the last keystroke was not
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     <Enter>
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   * DirectPC and PPP presented problems with the compacted header
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   * Crash when using SSH to access the box in some conditions
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   * X.25 using API had problems during connection establishment
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   * Crash when using IPX in certain conditions
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   * Predictor with Frame Relay presented some problems
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   * Problem with big delays when establishing a TCP connection
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   * X.25 layer 2 establishment presented some problems when DCD was
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   * Configuration of NAT presented some minor problems
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   * Packets coming from a public network destinated to a private one are
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     not discarded if they are not present in the static NAT table
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   * NAT with unbalanced translation per host
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   * Problem in dealing with HTTP connection when username and password are
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     furnished in the browser's command line
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   * Improved visualization of BGP4 tables
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   * Crash when reconfiguring ISDN in certain conditions
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   * Modification in the Ethernet affected the slot 3 (IP addresses)
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   * Filtering login from users in dial-up lines corrected
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   * Callback lines with problems when receiving a call from a user during
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     the call back process
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   * Enlarged ISDN buffers to prevent crash when the box was highly used
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   * CAS with state machine problem
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   * Synchronization in the ISDN line was improved to make it faster
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V_1.9.6  Aug/21/01 :  (official release; upgrade from 1.9.5)
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   * ISDN 3.1 KHz incoming calls supported
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   * AT command support (through socket connection)
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   * History of outgoing calls created
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   * Radius Server Backup and Dual created
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   * New microcode for the DSPs
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   * Ethernet mode configurable
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   * Enable/Disable WEB Management
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   * Increase in # of buffers for SWAN
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   * Sending Account Request to Radius Server only if configured to do so
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   * Handling gliyches in the cable disconnected from the SWAN card
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   * NAT table entries not removed in certain situations and led to table
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   * Ethernet tests and DSP tests (HW tests) had minor bugs
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   * Wrong username/password led to impossibility to log on to the box
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     using SSH
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   * Link Up/Down through SNMP was not working properly
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   * Bug in Original Boot Code 1.9.5
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   * Frame Relay using predictor was not working properly
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   * Ethernet statistics was accounting twice the Rxed packets
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   * PPP links were discarding outbound packets when the traffic was very
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   * BGP-4 presented some bugs
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   * Maximum size for reception on the D-channel imposed
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V_1.9.7  Feb/13/02 :  (official release; upgrade from 1.9.6)
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   * Allowed partial configuration saving in flash after a network download
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   * Radius keep alive made configurable
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   * FRF-12 implemented
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   * IP helper support
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   * Increased # of routes for IPX
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   * DHCP Server subset support
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   * Added fields in Vendor MIB (SNMP)
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   * Improvement in OSPF trace messages
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   * HDLC on SWAN cards monitors DSR signal instead of DCD if there's
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   * Telnet mode (started from the serial line to a Unix server in the
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     network) made configurable
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   * Capability to open a socket to the box (slot/link) and use AT commands
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   * V.120 protocol support for PRI lines
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   * Changed presentation of the controller menu
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   * Protection against "0" input in numeric fields throught the menus
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   * Tacacs client presented problems in its state machine when facing slow
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   * Statistics data for reassembled IP fragments was wrong
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   * Inverse ARP for Frame Relay not OK in certain situations
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   * Not proper handling when errors were present during CyROS download
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   * Corrected problem with PPP in regards to ACCM map if there was an LCP
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   * LCP frames were not in transparent mode
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   * Fixed number of PADs supported
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   * Fixed the src IP when answering to traceroute messages
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   * Fixed some SNMP trap messages and snmpget handling
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   * X.25 was discarding packets with D bit set
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   * Fixed bug in MLPPP secondary link when it went down and back up
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   * Fixed bug in MLPPP primary link when it received an LCP renegotiation
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   * Minor errors in BGP
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   * Sockets opening and closing very fast caused the unit to fail
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   * LCD initialization had some problems
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   * Slot 2 as PRI and secondary Ethernet had some racing problems
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   * Wrong presentation in the modem status
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   * Wrong initial speed in the connection history
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V_1.9.8  Nov/19/02 :  (official release; upgrade from 1.9.7)
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   * OSPF update time made configurable
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   * Called id saved for showing purpose (ISDN)
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   * Radius client informing called id to Radius Server
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   * Call Back state shown in the show menu
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   * ARP table refreshed at a configurable time
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   * Radius allowing password up to 128 characters and end speed at the end
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   * Static route can be overwritten by RIP if configured to do so
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   * X.25 (ignore call address configurable)
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   * Local IP to be informed in an Inverse ARP (Frame Relay) made
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     Allowed to configure which DLCI will send a routed datagram (Frame
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   * Improved process of controlling the IP traffic, minimizing the need to
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     discard datagrams
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   * Dial backup in case VPN is down
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   * SNMP Trap Link UP/DOWN messages with further info about the interface
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   * Fast Ethernet mode made configurable: Half or Full-Duplex, 10 or 100
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   * Show active sessions was presenting wrong information for MLPPP
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     connections
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   * Dial-out ISDN connections would present some problem due to timing
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     (PROGRESS IN) in some switches and the connection would not complete
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   * DHCP server was not sending default gateway in the message along with
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     IP address to the DHCP client
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   * SNMP get statistics for secondary Ethernet was giving wrong
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     information
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   * SNMP get statistics for CT1/CE1 was giving wrong information
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   * E1 signaling showing wrong information in the show status/statistics
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   * PPP was not skipping CBCP negotiation if it received NCP frames
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   * When removing the ISDN cable while there was high data traffic could
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     cause the unit to reboot
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   * SNMP trap configuration with different bugs
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   * Admining down the interface would not drop the TCP connection
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   * Connection range allowing only analog/digital, analog/V110 and
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     analog/V120 (before it would allow any combination)
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   * MLPPP problems when the LCP frame sent was lost and the each end was
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     in a different state (the connection would never be established)
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   * Kill session would not drop the SSH session to the unit
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   * Protection against RCP connection when there was not printer connected
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     to the unit
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   * Dial backup over transparent bridge was not working
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   * DHCP relay was not working in some conditions (interval timeout
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     increased)
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   * SE8/16 power detection (it would not show the correct # of serial
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     ports)
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   * Check of local interface up to route datagrams
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   * Tx clock probed a different ways to solve some cabling/clock phasing
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     problems (higher synchronous speeds)
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   * Onhook time enlarged for CAS lines
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