(ASCEND) 2.0b3 for the MAX TNT

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Subject: (ASCEND) 2.0b3 for the MAX TNT
From: "Kevin A. Smith" <kevin@ascend.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 14:00:00 -0800
Sender: owner-ascend-users@max.bungi.com

The 2.0b3 beta release for MAX TNT is now available to registered users on
www.ascend.com.  The user will see a link to the Beta Agreement Form from
their logon confirmation screen.  The agreement starts at:

http://www.ascend.com/private/beta

If the user accepts the agreement they are taken to an index page with
links to all of the available images.

The 2.0b3 beta release for the MAX TNT contains the following enhancements
and corrections:

Enhancements:

* New PCMCIA flash format
* Nailed connections supported via IDSL
* Frame-Relay circuit switching on ADSL and SDSL cards
* Performance enhancements for TCP-Clear calls
* Change in ASE route handling for NSSA configurations
* Local DNS table
* Home agent inactivity timers for ATMP tunnels
* Netstat reports TCP statistics collected from slot cards
* Shelf-controller proxy RADIUS accounting
* SNMP advanced.mib now supported
* DTPT sessions to the ZGR identified in Session MIB
* Multishelf traps enabled by default
* Slave shelves generate trap when multishelf link is down
* NAS port identifier optionally reported in new format
* Syslog output optionally reported in new format

Corrections:

* TR 2309: Host and time information was not generated for TCP-Clear sessions.
* TR 2362: SNMP MIB variable did not report slave shelf serial number.
* TR 2398: Warning messages 175,106, or145, and FE2 with IPX MP+ calls.
* TR 2473: MAX TNT did not grab all outgoing routes and profiles from RADIUS.
* TR 2666: After 7 to 24 hours, E1 channels using R2 signaling became *
inoperative.
* TR 2711: OSPF could cause FE 29 on the shelf-controller..
* TR 2732: FE 1s were sometimes observed on the shelf-controller..
* TR 2736: Modem card reported WANSESS: newSession: Out of Sessions.
* TR 2794: Additional information provided about SNMP-initiated transfers.
* TR 2835: CLID-authenticated sessions could ignore profile information.
* TR 2841: Modem transmit level incorrect for K56 modems.
* TR 2843: End-of-packet character did not work properly for TCP-Clear calls.
* TR 2897: Invalid emergency log message seen on console.
* TR 2939: Multicast address exported via SNMP caused a problem with HP *
OpenView.
* TR 2969: Call connect rate could degrade under heavy call volume.
* TR 2972: Encapsulation method was not enforced in local Connection profile.
* TR 2983: Ethernet card could reset without generating a fatal log message.
* TR 3015: Second channel of an MP+ call could dial the wrong number.
* TR 3023: FE 36 was observed when MP calls spanned multiple HDLC cards.
* TR 250117: Call-Filters in Connection profiles did not prevent dialout.
* N/A Slave shelves did not log RESET to master's fatal log.
* N/A Heavy, continuous IPXPING traffic could cause FE2.
* N/A Unsupported protocols were not explicitly rejected for dial-in clients.
* N/A IGMP query packets could keep an idle connection alive.
* N/A PPP clients could fail to reconnect after an ADSL or SDSL line came
back up.
* N/A Problems with more than nine SDSL cards.
* N/A Unable to Set the slotmdmItemConfig variable in Slot Modem table.
* N/A Modem slot card FE2 with RADIUS authentication.
* N/A Force-56 didn't work properly for E1 configurations.
* N/A FR-Link-Up parameter deleted and corresponding RADIUS attribute
deprecated.
* N/A Nailed-Group parameter accepted illegal values.
* N/A T3 card could crash a shelf when it dumped core.
* N/A SNMP slotName object did not report the 100Base-T interface.
* N/A PPP calls failed to authenticate on SDSL-nailed connections (COE and
CPE) .
* N/A RADIUS external routes could cause host card memory leak.
* N/A The IPcache cache command did not display one page of output at a time.
* N/A Ethernet controller could overwrite current packet.
* N/A Modem-connected terminal-server session could hang on Telnet to an
unknown * N/A host.
* N/A RADIUS accounting reported DTPT sessions.
* N/A ATMP Home-Network-Name parameter did not accept uppercase characters.
* N/A Conflicts between RADIUS and local configurations resolved.
* N/A IPX-Route profile names were case-sensitive.
* N/A HDLC card generated FE 29 with Frame Relay NNI configuration.
* N/A Slot cards could take several minutes to come up in a loaded
multishelf * N/A system.
* N/A Performance improvement for xDSL cards.
* N/A MAX TNT didn't handle some loop situations properly in OSPF environment.
* N/A Dialout for 56K modems sometimes failed.
* N/A OSPF MIB was not enabled in earlier 2.0 releases.
* N/A ADSL or SDSL line down caused fatal error.
* N/A OSPF Database command output did not show ASE Type-5 entries.
* N/A OSPF Database command caused FE 1 or FE 29 when NSSA was enabled.
* N/A xDSL and unchannelized E1 cards now support RADIUS proxy accounting.
* N/A Excessive CRC errors on some multishelf systems.
* N/A NasPortID (5) and NasPortType (61) were reported in Accounting On/Off
packets.
* N/A MAX TNT could open MP+ when a connection was configured for MP.
* N/A Occasional transmit Lock-up for ADSL-CAP Line card during high traffic.
* N/A Frame Relay circuit interfaces were not made inactive when profile
disabled.
* N/A Send-Auth-Mode parameter accepted illegal values.
* N/A Remote-Address and Local-Address accepted illegal values.
* N/A SuperDigital 128 over nailed IDSL connections did not work properly.
* N/A Trunk-Group parameter accepted illegal values.
* N/A RTMP advertisements were not sent unless Hint-Zone was specified.
* N/A ARA password was not visible unless debug permissions were enabled.
* N/A Added virtual devices to the IDSL module to support Frame Relay.
* N/A Memory leak could occur during CLID authentication to RADIUS.
* N/A Memory leak could occur for incoming modem calls.
* N/A Client-Default-Gateway should not allow a netmask specification.
* N/A 100Base-T interface was displayed in UP state when card is downed or
removed.
* N/A Ethernet controller could overwrite current packet.
* N/A Netstat command output did not report Finger service (port 79).
* N/A Incomplete IP information on FR circuits caused ICMP netmask requests.
* N/A System did not respond with message when second Setup message was
received.
* N/A Performance enhancement for IDSL connections.
* N/A IDSL card was unusable above 14 connections.
* N/A Memory leak associated with AppleTalk routing.
* N/A Change in ASE route handling for NSSA configurations
* N/A FE 1 when system attempted to place an outgoing AppleTalk routing call.
* N/A Replace Warning 390 with a Syslog message.
* N/A IP packets originating on a slot card did not use the IP route cache.
* N/A Could not establish SLIP connection using IP Pools.
* N/A Phantom interfaces prevent subsequent calls.
* N/A Static routes were entered in the OSPF database as ASE-5 Links even
in stub * N/A areas.
* N/A Spurious report of FE8 could sometimes appear on serial console.
* N/A Shared-Prof set to No did not prevent MP+ calls from sharing a profile.
* N/A CLID security did not work with a null callID.
* N/A A MAX TNT can now bring up 720 calls.
* N/A FE conditions fixed for xDSL cards.
* N/A HDLC card could report low memory on 128 calls.
* N/A Multiple IP interfaces did not work on the shelf-controller.
* N/A Warning 191 could be reported for TCP-Clear connections.
* N/A AppleTalk router did not start up properly.

-- Patti


Kevin


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