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Re: (ASCEND) 6.0.0 for the MAX family
I missed something. What's with the fXXX.m40 naming convention? It's not
listed in the README file like the others are, and I noticed there was no
tik.m40
Regards,
Joe Shaw - jshaw@insync.net
NetAdmin - Insync Internet Services
On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Kevin A. Smith wrote:
> 6.0.0 for the MAX family has been given to support and manufacturing. This
> release contains the following:
>
> New features:
>
> * BRI interface supports new analog encoding parameter
> * Support for 64K and 56K calls with R2 signaling
> * Israeli R2 signaling
> * Danish switch type added
> * MAX CH CNT upper limit specific to platform
> * B-Channel preference when MP+ or BACP adds bandwidth
> * BACP/BAP PPP protocol IDs match IETF
> * TACACS+ server retry attempts
> * Set Cause Code for ISDN DISCONNECT
> * ISDN Pre-T310 Timer
> * Enable data-service functionality for the MAX 4002 and MAX 4004
> with AIM cards installed
> * Raw TCP connection enabled
> * TCP modem connections can be disabled
> * User-definable TCP connection retry timeout
> * IDSL voice call support
> * Loopback support for IDSL card (BRI/LT)
> * MAX supports new CSLIP Auto Detect parameter
> * More information provided for SLIP connections
> * Multilink or MP+ call now can span multiple MAX units
> * Updated Microsoft Callback Control Protocol support
> * MAXDial/IP support for immediate modem call restriction
> * Support added for multiple host selection
> * Limiting terminal server access per user
> * User-configurable call blocking after failed connection attempt
> * Specifying Shared Profiles per Connection Profile
> * Terminal server users can be forced to use unique profiles
> * CR-LF characters act as a single CR in terminal server
> * DNIS support for TCP-CLEAR, X25/PAD, and X25/T3POS calls
> * RADVision extensions to V.25bis for DNIS
> * Enhanced support for T1/PRI conversion
> * Enhanced support for outbound modem connections
> * PRI number plan in outgoing AIM/BONDING and PPP calls
> * PRI number plan in outgoing calls
> * Enable NAT on MAX 1800 and 2000
> * DHCP services on the MAX 1800 and 2000
> * Show DHCP command added to terminal-server
> * Alphanumeric IP pool names
> * Removing routes to a host when the connection is down
> * Local DNS host address table option added
> * UDP Queue Control
> * Specifying the metric and preference for offline WAN connections
> * Specifying an OSPF ASE preference
> * Specifying the OSPF type of pool advertisement
> * Support for OSPF NSSAs (RFC 1587)
> * Advertise static routes as OSPF internal LSAs
> * Multicast default route
> * Configurable multicast group membership timeout
> * NetWare SAP Home Server Proxy
> * SPX spoofing added for IPX
> * New Answer profile option for dial-in NetWare clients
> * Support for IPX without defining an IPX server
> * ATMP attributes in RADIUS accounting
> * RADIUS refers to filter and firewall policies defined in local profile
> * NAS-Port-Type added to RADIUS Accounting records
> * RADIUS Accounting checkpoint feature
> * NACK option for Local Profiles First parameter
> * Format of RADIUS NAS-Port attribute modified for the MAX
> * Call-logging feature
> * AppleTalk configurable from RADIUS
> * RADIUS Accounting ATMP Notification
> * Specifying preferences for routes configured in RADIUS
> * SecurID authentication for ARA (AppleTalk Remote Access) clients using
> RADIUS/LOGOUT
> * MAX returns to primary RADIUS server after fixed time
> * New RADIUS attributes enable call routing to PPTP
> * RADIUS now recognizes packet types 33 and 34
> * RADIUS Accounting-Request packets show whether accounting is enabled or
> disabled
> * Configuring Data Over Voice Bearer Service (DOVBS) in RADIUS
> * New parameter for generating a second accounting Start record
> * New RADIUS and terminal server support for Point to Point Tunneling
> Protocol (PPTP)
> * RADIUS support for IPX call and data filters
> * Modem ID added to RADIUS Accounting Stop Records
> * RADIUS now follows NI-2 PRI spec for outgoing calls
> * SNMP can enable/disable/quiesce T1/PRI links
> * Enable and Disable individual modem using SNMP
> * SNMP write security disabled by default
> * SNMP can help find which device a call is logged into
> * SNMP "get" now retrieves MPP session statistics
> * SNMP can monitor WAN lines and channels
> * SNMP can obtain active call status
> * SNMP system reset
> * SNMP can detect concurrent sessions
> * ASCEND MIB now includes modem status objects
> * SNMP RFC 1398 Ethernet-like MIB (dot3) support added
> * Set system clock through SNMP
> * Terminating user sessions using SNMP
> * Ascend MIB change supports counters for total and current calls
> * Firewall Control Protocol managed by SNMP
> * SNMP request authentication added
> * Initiating RADIUS updates using SNMP
> * SNMP sysConfigTftpStatus object reports more states
> * SNMP now reports reasons for last reset
> * Layer 2 Tunnel Protocol (L2TP) support added
> * Maximum number of ATMP Tunnel sessions can be set
> * ATMP inactivity timer
> * Support for Finger remote user information protocol (RFC 1288)
> * Terminal server show users command added
> * Data rates reported to syslog
> * Receive and transmit rates now reported
> * Syslog enhancements
> * Syslog messages generated when Security profile activated
> * Configure port for Syslog messages
> * Defender authentication enhancements
> * RLOGIN enhanced -l option
> * TFTP checks for compatibility of downloaded files
> * Cexample now uses a session server key
> * T1-CSU Status window added to the MAX 2000
> * New 56K digital modem cards
> * Disable modem capability added for MAX 1800 and MAX 2000
> * 56k Modem Numbering
> * Ability to select between V.34 and K56Flex modulation
> * X.25 T3POS support
> * X.25 over the D channel
> * X.29 Reselection PAD message support
> * Answer Profile for X25/PAD terminal server users
> * Specifying X.3 parameters in an X.25 PAD Connection profile
> * X.25/IP inactivity timer supported
> * New X.25 user facilities parameters added
> * Personal Handy Phone Service (PHS) support (Japan only)
> * RADIUS bootup server supported for ZGR subaddresses and answer numbers
> * ZGR answer numbers obtained from RADIUS
> * ZGR subaddresses obtained from RADIUS
> * DTPT encapsulation for T-Online PPP sessions
> * PRI-PRI switching for T-Online
> * AppleTalk routing added
> * Defender authentication added for AppleTalk Remote Access Protocol (ARAP)
> * Dial-in PPP support for AppleTalk
> * SecurID authentication for AppleTalk Remote Access (ARA) users
> * Enable data-service calls for the Multiband MAX 1800, 2000, and 4000
> * Suppress the display of the second T1 line on the Multiband MAX 2000
> * Suppress the T1-CSU and Serial WAN menus for the Multiband MAX 1800,
> 4002, and 4004
> * Suppress the T1-CSU and Serial WAN menus for the Multiband MAX 2000
> * Multiband simulation restricts MAX functionality
> * Multiband only option added
> * Megahertz CC1336 and XJ1336 modems available with MAX 200Plus
> * USR Courier V.Everything modem available with MAX 200Plus
> * Support for Xircom 33.6 PC Card modems
> * Support for Hayes Optima 33.6 PC Card (PCMCIA) modems
> * New modems supported on the MAX 200Plus
> * Support for Practical Peripherals 33.6 V.34+Fax PC Card modems
> * Support for Practical Peripherals 33.6 PC Card modem with EZ-Port
> * Support for the Hayes Optima 33.6 PC Card modem with EZjack
> * Support for Hayes Optima 288 V.34+Fax PC Card modems (Australia)
> * Flashing CD lights indicate problems with modems
>
>
> Corrections:
>
> TR 918 Two MP connections to MAX caused second system to
> reboot first.
> TR 1070 Australian SPCs were not working correctly on the MAX 4000 E1.
> TR 1168 Bad negotiation of MRRU hung Cisco or Yamaha routers
> TR 1246 Connection problems between MAX and NT4.0.
> TR 1269 Users showed connection to a MAX but were not
> actually active.
> TR 1270 Reduced incidence of type 1 disconnect records.
> TR 1310 snmpset on radAcctCurrentServerFlag failure.
> TR 1330 RADIUS truncates the "SD_CLIENT: name" field
> to 5 characters.
> TR 1374 SNMP variable callStatusIfIndex returned
> wrong value
> TR 1407 MPP subsequent channels caused IP address leak.
> TR 1414 Static IPX routes defined in RADIUS not added
> to routing table
> TR 1421 Shared profiles were ignored.
> TR 1422 PC dialing MAX received invalid IPX route.
> TR 1455 MAX 1800 wouldn't dial port-to-port using
> AIM/6 slot cards.
> TR 1459 P130 - CSU wouldn't sync if signal was less
> than -7.5db
> TR 1490 IfType for Serial WAN incorrectly recorded for
> Frame Relay
> TR 1510 Closing Immediate Telnet session cleared
> call before telnet disconnected.
> TR 1546 MAX 4004 occasionally reset with fatal error 29.
> TR 1561 RADIUS dial-out routes did not work.
> TR 1562 Aview 1.1 coredumped.
> TR 1579 MAX 4000 T1 reset when MP Stack was enabled.
> TR 1584 IPX SAP tables not properly propagated
> TR 1620 X.25/PAD and TCP-Clear connection couldn't be made.
> TR 1624 After upgrade, the third T1 on a MAX 4000 did not
> recover from a Yellow Alarm
> TR 1631 Aview back panel was not operating as documented.
> TR 1632 Coldstart message was not reported in RADIUS Accounting.
> TR 1647 MAX BRI slot card B channel stays in the "r" state
> with Switch Type=Japan.
> TR 1653 Fatal error on MAX when ISDN hardware showed active
> but wasn't.
> TR 1664 When CLID failed, call was not answered.
> TR 1667 MAX 4000 received a Fatal Warning 104.
> TR 1684 Inactivity timer not started for CLID authentication call.
> TR 1691 MAX Call Duration could not be disabled once value was set.
> TR 1716 TNT didn't form OSPF adjacencies with the MAX 4000.
> TR 1732 Nailed/MPP connections didn't establish switched link
> consistently.
> TR 1734 PBX-T1 was not functioning with Data Call option installed.
> TR 1737 Large SNMP PDU size.
> TR 1773 Ascend unit failed to connect BRI channels that
> appeared to be stuck in ringing state.
> TR 1775 M1800 didn't disconnect first call before callback.
> TR 1783 RADIUS: CLID with dynamic IP and callback didn't work.
> TR 1818 Terminal server "show calls" command did not
> display phone number.
> TR 1826 Local profiles didn't work when unit configured
> with DEFENDER.
> TR 1859 MAXDial/IP was not working in 5.0A or 5.0Ap1 (E1).
> TR 1861 X.25/IP broken for more than two local profiles.
> TR 1878 With PAP-TOKEN-CHAP, second channel couldn't be
> brought up.
> TR 1880 Third prompt setting was not echoing correctly.
> TR 1925 Routes sometimes incorrectly went to WANIDLE.
> TR 1930 MAX 4000 was supporting only 9 concurrent users.
> TR 2002 IP pool leak problem using MP and JapaneseTA.
> TR 2023 MAX started sending compressed data to an NT
> workstation even though compression was not negotiated.
> TR 2028 MAX 4000: Under a heavy load, calls were not connecting
> completely.
> TR 2046 Call Duration was not working on a MAX 4004.
> TR 2054 Occasionally, the MAX 200Plus could not bring up a
> 4-channel call to another MAX.
> TR 2055 Unconfigured MAX 200Plus invisible to Console.
> TR 2072 Data filter wasn't applied for RADIUS-authenticated
> user if Answer Defaults=Yes.
> TR 2085 The MAX did not always support two incoming calls on
> the same BRI line from a 5ESS switch.
> TR 2092 MAX 2000: Boot hung with V110 card installed.
> TR 2096 MAX 4000: Poisoning of dial-out routes didn't work
> correctly.
> TR 2100 FR MTU/MRU calculation caused fragmentation problems.
> TR 2135 Disabling or enabling one BRI line affected the other
> BRI lines in unit.
> TR 2145 MAX 1800 BRI lines did not come up after reset
> TR 2153 MAX 4000 units running the TCP Modem feature
> would crash when a TCP modem user entered an incorrect
> password.
> TR 2154 MAX 4000 running ARA, gave warnings (indexes 145 and 175)
> and reset with a Fatal Error 2.
> TR 2158 On a MAX 4000, the Net/T1 menu would occasionally
> appear as "Not Available".
> TR 2163 callActiveTable not valid unless a call was active
> TR 2198 SNMP reported MAX 2000 product ID incorrectly
> TR 2236 The MAX could not dial out from a PRI GTD 5 switch.
> TR 2242 MAX 1800 were resetting with Fatal Error 19
> TR 2245 The MAX did not recognize Telnet-Break on V.34 and
> K56flex calls.
> TR 2256 MAX 4000 units running T1-PRI conversion, could not place
> outbound calls. New parameters have been introduced to
> fix this problem.
> TR 2287 On an incremental software version, 64K channels could
> not be added to MP+ calls.
> TR 2292 SNMP reported incorrect number of modems
> TR 2293 Users could not disable modems on MAX 1800 or MAX 2000
> TR 2309 TCP statistics for TCP-Clear calls were not being generated
> TR 2328 MAX did not operate correctly with GTE GDT5 switch and
> Siemens switch.
> TR 2345 Password authentication did not work with BONDING calls.
> TR 2357 MAX 4000 sent wrong value for trap 12
> TR 2398 The MAX units were resetting with an FE2.
> TR 2426 MAX units with the combined E1/R2 and K56 hash codes
> enabled did not answer modem calls.
> TR 2429 MAX responded to FINGER only once.
> TR 2438 If a mobile node tried to FTP files over an ATMP
> connection, the transfer would occasionally fail.
> TR 2439 MAX reset - FE 1 - when simultaneous clear TCP session
> users dial in.
> TR 2446 MAX4000 with PHS did not reject voice incoming call
> via PRI
> TR 2466 RADIUS Accounting Start packet missing IP address.
> TR 2470 MAX 200Plus: USR Sportster modem connection issues
> TR 2475 MAX sent menu prompt twice at Terminal Server Login.
> TR 2478 Cannot get second channel into bind in a MAX stack
> using CHAP-TOKEN-PAP.
> TR 2533 MAX units running bridging in a MAX stack reset with a
> FE 2 or 29 and warning 175.
> TR 2538 The MAX 2000 E1 model did not interpret NET 5 charging
> information.
> TR 2540 MSN client username was not understood by the MAX
> TR 2584 MAX 4000 reset-FE1-5.0Ap18.
> TR 2589 RADIUS accounting and authentication used a single
> sequence of packet IDs.
> TR 2599 Incorrect username for RADIUS accounting was
> generated when Immed Svc was defined.
> TR 2605 MAX 4000 reset-FE8-5.0Ap18.
> TR 2648 RADIUS accounting problems with Auth-Authentic=local
> TR 2658 MAX did not add network route for static IP user defined
> in RADIUS.
> TR 2659 "Use Answer As Default=Yes" caused PPP sessions to fail
> for Tserv login users. (RADIUS accounting problems)
> TR 2690 Fatal Error 2 after running 10 days.
> TR 2692 MAX CBCP did not call back to synchronous user.
> TR 2693 Fatal Error 1 in 5.0Ai23
> TR 2738 Fatal Error 1 on digital modem slot card failure
> TR 2747 MAX 200Plus created broadcast storm when routing IPX enabled
> TR 2771 Could not write ssnStatusValidFlag and ssnActiveValidFlag
> in the Session MIB using SNMP
> TR 2772 SNMP did not report all callStatusGroup
> TR 2781 First channel of an MP+ bundle dropped on when line
> utilization falls
> TR 2785 MAX 2000 reboots with FE 1 on SNMP query
> TR 2794 SNMP needed three states: Failed, Succeeded,
> Transferred.
> TR 2804 MAX reset with FE 2 and Warning 175 every few days.
> TR 2820 MAX was not sending CLID/DNIS accounting request to RADIUS
> when caller hung up
> TR 2821 MAX accounting log did not record start of 2nd channel
> of MP+ call when stacked
> TR 2830 MAX 1800 fatal error 2
> TR 2843 TCP-Clear options not working in Connection profile
> TR 2863 PRI number plan in outgoing call using RADIUS
> TR 2864 PRI number plan in outgoing call using local Connection
> profile
> TR 2865 PRI number plan in outgoing call using local
> Dial Plan profile
> TR 2874 MAX did not callback user if CBCP Mode=User Num and
> Use Trunk Grps=No
> TR 2889 MAX did not add addresses assigned to CBCP users to
> its routing table
> TR 2902 Increase immediate Telnet and Rlogin performance and
> maximum # of sessions
> TR 2931 In 5.0Ap36 MAX 1800 reset with fatal error 8
> TR 2939 Multicast routes in routing table caused HP Openview
> to display incorrect MAX icon
> TR 2952 MAX rejected incoming calls
> TR 2954 MAX sent CBCP callback request to non-CBCP users
> TR 2956 MAX 1800 did not respond to incoming BRI call
> TR 2971 For Raw-TCP sessions, logout message not fully
> displayed
> TR 2980 SNMP did not report OSPF state correctly
> TR 2993 RADIUS Framed IP route pointed to the Ethernet
> interface instead of a WAN port interface
> TR 3000 Some MAX loads too large for flash memory
> TR 3012 Syslog not reporting end-of-call information
> TR 3013 Syslog syntax fixed
> TR 3015 MAX 1800 provided wrong number for second channel
> of MPP call
> TR 3059 MAX 2000 would reset with Fatal Error 1 and
> no fatal error log on large OSPF networks
> TR 250002 DHCP option needed for NAT.
> TR 250008 Using MAXDial, M4000 used SPEECH Bearer Service for
> outgoing modem calls.
> TR 250017 MAX 1800 could not activate a 1TR6 NT from a Info 0 state
> TR 250026 ELSA Microlink x.75 TA session was disconnected and hung.
> TR 250038 MAX 4000 reset - Fatal Error 2.
> TR 250046 PPTP with RADIUS connected only one end-point.
> TR 250066 DHCP missing from MAX 2000 and 4000.
> TR 250074 The MAX would not disconnect a user after an X.25/PAD
> autocall was finished.
> TR 250088 During an X.25 session, the MAX would not always
> send the entire X.25 packet
> TR 250098 MAX and Pipeline units overwrote static IPX routes with
> SAP updates
> TR 250103 Frame relay fragmentation did not work with ATMP
> TR 250110 MAX inserted additional bytes on backup frame relay PVC.
> TR 250127 MAX 4000 reset with FE 2.
> TR 250134 Pipeline took several seconds to connect to MAX
> TR 250153 MAX did not send Call User Data on first X.25/PAD call
> TR 250157 MAX, with stacking enabled, would reject calls with
> names longer than 11 characters
> TR 250158 MAX answering TCP-Clear calls would require reset
> after 3 or 4 days
> TR 250169 MAX 2000 did not correctly interpret V.120 Reject frame
> TR 250185 During PPTP session RADIUS accounting packets not
> logged correctly
> TR 250199 MAX not answering modem calls after receiving ISDN call
> * Appletalk routing not supported over Frame Relay links.
> * MAX reports non-SNMP version 1 PDU as authentication trap.
> * Good V.34 modems occasionally fail POST.
> * DHCP request failed if host specified an IP address not in list.
> * SDSL fixes for startup reliability, temperature adaptation, serial swap.
>
> Known issues:
>
> * When you bring up a call using the IPXPING command, Answer
> appears in the IPX Route Table as an entry under the Origin
> column. When the call is disconnected, the table returns to normal.
>
> * The MAX does not send IPX RIP Response packets for a
> PPP-encapsulated dialup connection
>
> * In countries which support A-law encoding, 56k Modem
> handshake fails when a user dials out using either the
> MAX terminal server or the DeskDial client.
>
> * When dialing a busy number, terminal server outdial modems
> do not report BUSY. The MAX detects the busy signal and goes
> on-hook before its modem receives the busy signal. The MAX
> reports Cause Code 17 in the message log, and modems disconnect,
> displaying NO CARRIER. This might be a problem for users or
> scripts that require a modem to report BUSY.
>
> * When Stacking is enabled, PAP-TOKEN-CHAP is not supported.
>
> * Data filters are not supported when used in conjunction with
> Microsoft's CallBack Control Protocol (CBCP)
>
> Rockwell code version:
>
> * Release 6.0.0 supports Rockwell K56flex code version 1.160t.
>
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> Kevin
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