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Remote Access
Software Version 5.4

Release Notes

Marketing Release 5.4
Part No. 303105-A Rev. 00
May 1998

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  • Page 1: Release Notes

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Marketing Release 5.4 Part No. 303105-A Rev. 00 May 1998...
  • Page 2 4401 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 Copyright © 1998 Bay Networks, Inc. Trademarks Restricted Rights Legend Statement of Conditions 303105-A Rev. 00 All rights reserved. Printed in the USA. May 1998. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The statements, configurations, technical data, and recommendations in this document are believed to be accurate and reliable, but are presented without express or implied warranty.
  • Page 3 SUCH PORTIONS OF THE SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. In addition, the program and information contained herein are licensed only pursuant to a license agreement that contains restrictions on use and disclosure (that may incorporate by reference certain limitations and notices imposed by third parties).

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Ordering Bay Networks Publications ............ix Bay Networks Customer Service .
  • Page 6 Contents Features in Release 5.1 ..............19 AFD (Automatic Firmware Download) Changes .
  • Page 7 HP Requirements ..............40 IBM Requirements.

  • Page 9: Ordering Bay Networks Publications

    Ordering Bay Networks Publications To purchase additional copies of this document or other Bay Networks publications, order by part number from Bay Networks Press following numbers: The Bay Networks Press catalog is available on the World Wide Web at support.baynetworks.com/Library/GenMisc. Bay Networks publications are available on the World Wide Web at support.baynetworks.com/Library/tpubs.

  • Page 10: How To Get Help

    Contacting Bay Networks How to Get Help If you purchased a service contract for your Bay Networks product from a distributor or authorized reseller, contact the technical support staff for that distributor or reseller for assistance. If you purchased a Bay Networks service program, call one of the following Bay Networks Technical Solutions Centers: Technical Solutions Center Billerica, MA...

  • Page 11: Software Version

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 hese release notes apply to Marketing Release 5.4 of Bay Networks Remote Access software, which comprises these individual software releases: • Remote Access Operational Code Version 14.2.15. • Microcom Modem Code Version 2_4_81 • Host Tools for UNIX Version R14.2.15 •...

  • Page 12: Supported Remote Access Hardware For Release 5.4

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Supported Remote Access Hardware For Release 5.4 Release 5.4 supports the following platforms: 303105-A Rev. 00 • Changes to the Network Administrator Utility (na) for Windows NT and Windows 95 • Changes to Remote Annex Server Tools for Windows NT R3.1 •...

  • Page 13: Supported Software And Switch Types For Release 5.4

    Supported Software and Switch Types For Release 5.4 Release 5.4 supports or is compatible with a number of operating systems, compilers, switch types, and security servers. Supported Operating Systems The distribution media contain binary files for the supported operating systems. When the installation script detects that there are binary files for the host operating system, it gives you the option of installing the binary files or loading the source code and compiling the software at a later time.

  • Page 14: Supported Compiler Versions

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Supported Compiler Versions Release 14.2.15 supports the following compiler versions: RADIUS Server Information The embedded RADIUS client in Remote Access Software Release 5.4 is known to be compatible with the following RADIUS servers: SecurID/ACE Compatibility Information Remote Access Software Release 5.4 is compatible with SecurID/ACE Server Versions 2.3 and 3.0.

  • Page 15: Safeword Compatibility Information

    Table 1 Valid PRI switch_type Values Protocol switch_type Description T1/PRI AT&T 5ESS Version 9 switch AT&T 4ESS support Nortel’s DMS100 switch A switch supporting National ISDN2 E1/PRI Used in Europe; ETSI ETS-NCRC4 Used in Europe; ETSI without CRC Used in Australia Table 2 lists the other switch types supported in Release 14.2.15.

  • Page 16: New Features In Release 5.4

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes New Features in Release 5.4 Release 5.4 introduces five new features. Forcing the Download of Modem Code You can use the optional keyword force with the command to download Microcom modem code for Remote Annex 6100s and Remote Annex 6300s.

  • Page 17: Overriding The Nameserver

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Overriding the Nameserver The annex parameter nameserver_override governs the unit’s behavior when the unit and a remote host have different non-zero nameserver addresses configured during IPCP negotiations. If nameserver_override is set to N (its default value), the unit will acknowledge the remote host’s nameserver address.

  • Page 18: Allowing Login By Guest Users

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Allowing Login By Guest Users You can allow a guest user to log in to a unit without having to provide a password. You can enable this functionality through a unit’s configuration file. For example: %local_user begin_user user_telnet clicmd telnet <hostname>...

  • Page 19: Remote Access Software Release 5.4 Corrections

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Remote Access Software Release 5.4 Corrections The following Remote Access Software problems have been fixed in Release 5.4. SPR 9308 If pref_secure1_host is down, security now contacts pref_secure2_host properly. SPR 9802 Filters that have been entered previously from the CLI filter add command and subsequently deleted are no longer restored when the unit is rebooted.

  • Page 20: Spr 11714

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes SPR 11714 The TMS field Authentication Protocol is no longer valid in versions of the image or erpcd subsequent to R14.1. A new TMS field, Server Location, determines if the BayDVS user is authenticated locally by the unit or remotely by the gateway.

  • Page 21: Spr 10926

    SPR 10926 The map3270 file now supports an entry “attention”. The format is similar to the other key mappings in map3270, for example: attention = '\e[14~'; Key definitions in map3270 are no longer required to be in uppercase. Known Problems In Release 5.4 Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes •...
  • Page 22 Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes 303105-A Rev. 00 set mp_mrru 1500 set ppp_security_protocol chap end_session begin_session unmatched call_action reject end_session • A proxy RADIUS dialup client will have an IPX node number assigned to it even if the profile specifies only an IP address.

  • Page 23: Cli Commands Added In R14.1.9

    CLI Commands Added In R14.1.9 Four commands were added to the command line interface in R14.1.9: history, ppp -i, reset annex filter, and list -r. Descriptions of history and ppp -i follow; refer to reset annex filter and list -r. history The history CLI command is similar to the UNIX history command.

  • Page 24: Ppp -I

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes ppp -i The -i argument now may be used with the ppp command. This argument displays the locally configured local and remote addresses. New admin/na Parameters in R14.1.9 Four configuration parameters were added in R14.1.9. Two parameters have been added to the Annex category to enable the unit to negotiate the addresses of the primary and secondary NetBIOS name servers (per RFC 1877):...

  • Page 25: Radius Filters

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes RADIUS Filters RADIUS filters now reside on the unit, rather than on the RADIUS server. The unit reads these filters when it boots, and stores the filters in memory, applying them only to Framed PPP or SLIP users. This is achieved through the use of a %filters section in the unit’s configuration file.
  • Page 26 Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Table 3 Filter Definition Arguments Argument direction scope family criteria actions The reset annex filters command causes the unit to discard the filter definitions in memory and read them again from the %filters section of the configuration file.

  • Page 27: Tmux And Tstty

    TMUX and TSTTY As of Release 5.3, support for TMUX and TSTTY is discontinued. This is an issue only for customers who are using Remote Annexes. Known Problems/Limitations in R14.1.9 Problems Resolved Since R14.1 SPR 11117 Tunnel key decryption of the RADIUS received encrypted attribute is now supported on the unit.

  • Page 28: Spr 11019

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes SPR 11019 CCP should no longer panic. SPR 11241 The unit now supports the use of the Domain Name Server Option (option 6) and NetBIOS over TCP/IP Name Server Option (option 44) from DHCP for the DNS and NBNS address requests during IPCP negotiations.

  • Page 29: Spr 10954

    SPR 10954 You can change the unit’s username and password prompts via embedded RADIUS using the parameters radius_user_prompt and radius_pass_prompt. SPR 10954 The ppp -i command has been added. Features in Release 5.1 The following sections describe the features supported in Release 5.1: Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes •...

  • Page 30: Afd (Automatic Firmware Download) Changes

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Table 4 Table 4 New Feature Support AFD (Automatic Firmware Download) Changes This section describes a new superuser CLI command, afd, and other changes to AFD not reflected in the Release 5.1 UNIX documentation. The afd Command The new superuser afd command allows manual downloading of firmware for a designated module.

  • Page 31: How Afd Works

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Table 5 Arguments for the afd Command Argument Description device Specifies the module firmware to be downloaded. filename Specifies the name of the load host file containing the firmware to be downloaded. If this argument is omitted, afd checks /usr/spool/erpcd/bfs/afd_list to determine the file to be downloaded.
  • Page 32 Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes pri_csu-1_222 CAS T1 CSU|PRI T1 USA CSU|PRI T1 CSU;AT9|DMS|NI2;VERSION A MGR=1.222 pri_4ess-1_13 PRI T1 4ESS CSU;AT4;VERSION A MGR=1.13 pri_aus-1_35 pri_sng-1_3 cas_e1t1-1_39 CAS T1 CSU|CAS E1;UST1|TWT1R1|HKT1|KRE1R2|BRE1R2|BBE1R2|SWE1P7|IDE1R2|TWT1|NZE1R2|PHE1R2| THE1R2|MYE1R2|ARE1R2|CNE1R2|MXE1R2|ANE1R2|TRE1R2|ILE1R2|UST1FD; VERSION CAS-E1T1-1.39 mod_mic-2_4_81 2880;;2.4.81/85 pri_dgt-1_2 PRI T1 TAIWAN CSU;DGT;VERSION AMGR=1,2 pri_hkt-1_3 PRI T1 HONGKONG CSU;HKT;VERSION AMGR=1.3 AFD interprets afd_list as follows: 303105-A Rev.

  • Page 33: Single Number Isdn Dial-Up

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Single Number ISDN Dial-Up The single number ISDN dial-up feature allows you to configure the unit to discriminate automatically between the various protocols that may be used for dial-up over ISDN. This allows you to lower operating costs by purchasing a single dial-in number to cover all remote access needs, rather than having separate numbers for TA (V.120), synchronous PPP, and modem users.

  • Page 34: Embedded Radius Client

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Embedded RADIUS Client Release 5.1 includes an embedded RADIUS client. This feature enables you to use a Remote Annex in conjunction with the following RADIUS servers: RADIUS is an IETF-developed protocol that defines a communication standard between a Network Access Server (NAS), a Remote Annex in this case, and a host-based communication server.

  • Page 35: Multi-System Multilink Ppp

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Note that the capabilities provided by the proxy RADIUS client running under the ACP authentication protocol are a subset of those provided by the native RADIUS client; any transactions that take place between the proxy RADIUS client and ACP also take place when the authentication protocol is RADIUS.

  • Page 36: Long User Names

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Long User Names Release 5.2 supports user names of up to 128 characters. Corrections to Embedded RADIUS Client Documentation This section contains corrections to the Embedded RADIUS Client information appearing in the manual Managing Remote Access Concentrators Using Command Line Interfaces.

  • Page 37: Radius Attributes - Additional Information

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes RADIUS Attributes - Additional Information After changing the setting of the auth_protocol parameter, you must reboot the unit in order for the change to take effect. The Annex-System-Disconnect attribute (Bay Networks VSA 44) is supported.
  • Page 38 Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Table 6 RADIUS Attributes (Continued) Value Description 303105-A Rev. 00 Slave port authentication failed PPP PAP failed PPP CHAP failed We reset modem Modem dead PPP LCP negotiation failure PPP last NCP failure (IPCP) PPP last NCP failure (IPXCP) PPP last NCP failure (ATCP) PPP last NCP failure (CCP)
  • Page 39 Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Table 6 RADIUS Attributes (Continued) Value Description PPP kill signal received PPP time signal received PPP no memory PPP connection abort PPP VPN LCP phase failure PPP VPN AUTH phase failure PPP MP invalid port configuration PPP invalid operation for device type PPP MMP bundle discovery failure DVS registration failure...
  • Page 40 Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Table 7 Modem Disconnect Reasons (Continued) Value Description Annex-Disconnect-Reason (Bay Networks VSA 46): This integer attribute describes the composite disconnect reason reported by the unit. Essentially, this attribute is the more important of the Annex-System- Disconnect and Annex-Modem-Disconnect reasons.

  • Page 41: Cli Ip Host Filtering - Corrected Information

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes CLI IP Host Filtering - Corrected Information The correct format for the values of the Bay Networks vendor-specific RADIUS attributes Annex-Host-Restrict and Annex-Host-Allow is a.b.c.d n,n,n-n, where a.b.c.d is the affected host’s IP address and n,n,n- n is the list of affected ports on that host.

  • Page 42: Spr 9937

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes SPR 9937 The stats -T command now handles current PRM correctly. SPR 9950 CCP BSD Compress now complies with RFC 1977. SPR 9955 Handling of V.120 for dialback has been added. SPR 8739 Port server connections show the username instead of “---”...

  • Page 43: Spr 10255

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes SPR 10255 RIP updates should no longer stop on PPP interfaces. SPR 9540 Annex printing no longer causes the Annex to panic. SPR 10434 The reset annex all command now correctly updates modem type definitions in Annex memory, depending on the new list of session parameter blocks.

  • Page 44: Spr 10457

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes SPR 10457 USR 28.8 and 33.6 Sportster modems now work with the RA2000/4000 product line. SPR 10568 The pool keyword in acp_userinfo now recognizes ta. SPR 10494 Annex prompts are no longer displayed with CLI hooks. SPR 10525 Autodetect mode now works for Trumpet and other PPP clients.
  • Page 45 Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Under these releases of Linux, a bug in one of the system include files will prevent the remote access software from compiling successfully on your host, and must be repaired before the remote access software is installed. To repair the file, follow these steps: 1.
  • Page 46 Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes 303105-A Rev. 00 • If you are using a BitSurfer PRO, the BitSurfer Configuration Manager software does not set all the parameters necessary to make async PPP or MP connections. They must be set manually to the following: AT&F&C1&D2\Q3%A2=95@M2=P@B0=1%A4=0 (put this in the setup string in your dialer).
  • Page 47 Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes • IPX dialup addressing is completely rearranged when address_origin is set to local and the addresses are to be selected from the WAN; the remote addresses are set to 0.0.0.0. An example of the WAN setup follows (the format of the screen text has been altered slightly to fit the page): WAN B/DS0 Channel Parameters remote_address:...

  • Page 48: Spr 10025

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes SPR 10025 The UNIX installation can install the host tool sources on nonsupported UNIX platforms. SPR 10269, 10270, 10271 Deficiencies in the help for the admin CLI. SPR 10367 Compiling the UNIX host tools on Solaris 2.5 generates nonfatal compiler warnings.

  • Page 49: Spr 10037

    SPR 10037 The RA 6300 and RA 5393 support the actcall/histcall CLI commands, but not all modem information is available with those commands. SPR 10380 If you boot a unit from another unit, issuing the stats command on the booted unit displays corrupted statistics. Changes to Annex Manager Release 3.1 System Requirements Annex Manager Release 3.1 runs on several popular UNIX systems.

  • Page 50: Hp Requirements

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes HP Requirements Annex Manager runs under HP-UX 10.10 and 10.20 on HP 9000 Series 700 Workstations. IBM Requirements Annex Manager runs on IBM RS/6000 workstations under AIX 4.1.4 and 4.1.5. Remote Display Requirements If you use Annex Manager on an X Windows terminal, Bay Networks recommends that you have more than 2MB of RAM to avoid problems when you have multiple windows open simultaneously.

  • Page 51: Changes To Quick2Config Annex Release 3.1

    Changes to Quick2Config Annex Release 3.1 System Requirements Known Problems/Limitations The following items are problems and limitations of Quick2Config Annex Release 3.1: Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes • Annex Manager will crash occasionally if you try to go into Setup mode when running SunOS 2.5.1.

  • Page 52: Correction To Quick2Config Annex Release 3.1: Spr 9155

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Correction to Quick2Config Annex Release 3.1: SPR 9155 You can use Quick2Config Annex to set all valid combinations of PPP interface protocols. Changes to the Network Administrator Utility (na) for Windows NT and Windows 95 Hardware/Software Requirements You must use the following hardware and operating system version to use the na utility on Windows NT or Windows 95:...

  • Page 53: Special Considerations

    Special Considerations The na utility no longer requires that you have administrator privileges on an NT host to make changes to the unit’s configuration. You should set the superuser password on the unit to prevent unauthorized access. Changes to Remote Annex Server Tools for Windows NT R3.1 System Requirements You will need the following to install and run Remote Annex Server Tools...

  • Page 54: Installing Windows Nt Server Tools

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Installing Windows NT Server Tools The installation instructions for Windows NT Server Tools state that you must run the setup.exe file for both Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0. This is true only for Windows NT 3.51; if you are using Windows NT 4.0, the seteup.exe file will run automatically.
  • Page 55 Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (on the local machine) SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services EventLog Application ANNEX syslog, Annex_ACP, Annex_syslog (three separate keys) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (on the local machine) SOFTWARE PROGRAM GROUPS Bay Networks (To avoid removing Q2CAnnex or NA icons, go to the group and delete the icons for the Remote Annex Server Tools for Windows NT) b) For WIndows NT 4.0, you can find the registry file in...

  • Page 56: Known Problems/Limitations

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes Known Problems/Limitations 303105-A Rev. 00 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (on the local machine) SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services EventLog Application ANNEX syslog, Annex_ACP, Annex_syslog (three separate keys) Go to Settings > Taskbar > Start Menu Programs > Advanced and delete the Bay Networks Remote Annex programs.
  • Page 57 Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes • In order to run the erpcd authentication function under debug mode, you need special privileges. Use “Act as operation system” from the Windows NT user manager to resolve the problem. • You must use care when transferring acp_files, etc. from UNIX hosts to Windows NT hosts, because the end-of-line characters are different.

  • Page 58: 24-Hour Unit Replacement Service

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes 24-Hour Unit Replacement Service This service is named “Next Day With Labor - BJ 2300.” You must follow the procedures in this section in order for the Next Day With Labor Service Agreement to be honored. Saving the Unit Configuration When you have finished configuring your unit, Bay Networks recommends that you save your configuration to a host file.
  • Page 59 Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes On a UNIX host, you can start na by typing ./na from the directory in which you installed na. On a Windows NT host, you can either double- click on the na icon or use File Manager and click on na.exe. You must have root permission on the host.
  • Page 60 Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes command: write 192.32.30.49 annex.param command: quit Excerpts from a sample annex.param file follow: # Annex 192.32.30.49 echo setting Annex parameters set annex subnet_mask 255.255.255.0 set annex pref_load_addr 192.32.30.30 set annex pref_dump_addr 192.32.30.30 set annex load_broadcast N set annex broadcast_addr 192.32.30.255 set annex load_dump_gateway 0.0.0.0 set annex load_dump_sequence net,self...

  • Page 61: Restoring The Unit Configuration

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes You may want to create a backup directory elsewhere and copy this file into that directory. This ensures that there is no chance of the file being corrupted or otherwise changed when you upgrade the unit. Restoring the Unit Configuration This process is necessary for restoring a configuration to a unit.
  • Page 62 Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes To restore a unit’s configuration: The following is a sample of login and read commands on a UNIX host (on Windows NT, only the first line is different): #/usr/annex/na command: Annex 192.32.30.49 Password for 192.32.30.49 <unknown>: abd 192.32.30.49: Micro-Annex-UX R11.1, 8 async ports command: read annex.param setting annex parameters...

  • Page 63: Using Monitor Mode To Provide An Ip Address For A New Unit

    Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes setting parameters for interface asy2 setting parameters for interface asy3 setting parameters for interface asy4 setting parameters for interface asy5 setting parameters for interface asy6 setting parameters for interface asy7 setting parameters for interface asy8 command: quit Using monitor Mode to Provide an IP Address for a New Unit If you are configuring a new unit, you must use the monitor prompt to...
  • Page 64 Remote Access Software Version 5.4 Release Notes 10. Enter boot, then press <Return> to boot the unit. A steady 11. At the eof, press <Return> to access the console monitor or 12. Use na to configure the unit. 303105-A Rev. 00 Check the boot sequence by typing seq.

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