Bay Networks CLAM Release Note

For the clam and marlin
Hide thumbs Also See for CLAM:

Advertisement

NauticaRS 4.123R
Release Notes for
the CLAM and
Marlin
Part No. 119781-B Rev. 01
January 1998

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the CLAM and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Summary of Contents for Bay Networks CLAM

  • Page 1 NauticaRS 4.123R Release Notes for the CLAM and Marlin Part No. 119781-B Rev. 01 January 1998...
  • Page 2 4401 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 Copyright © 1997 Bay Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the UK. January 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 Bay Networks, Inc. Software License Agreement NOTICE: Please carefully read this license agreement before copying or using the accompanying software or installing the hardware unit with pre-enabled software (each of which is referred to as “Software” in this Agreement). BY COPYING OR USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT.
  • Page 4 Release Notes for Nautica Marlin & Clam days from the date Software is first shipped to Licensee. Bay Networks will replace defective media at no charge if it is returned to Bay Networks during the warranty period along with proof of the date of shipment. This warranty does not apply if the media has been damaged as a result of accident, misuse, or abuse.
  • Page 5 6. Use of Software in the European Community. This provision applies to all Software acquired for use within the European Community. If Licensee uses the Software within a country in the European Community, the Software Directive enacted by the Council of European Communities Directive dated 14 May, 1991, will apply to the examination of the Software to facilitate interoperability.
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Bug Fixes from Prior Versions Fixes to NauticaRS since Release 4.114R ... 5-2 Fixes to Nautica Wizard since Release 4.114R ... 5-2 Fixes to ETSI BRI ISDN since Release 1.39H ... 5-4 119781-B Rev. 01 Release Notes for Nautica Marlin & Clam Contents...
  • Page 9: About These Notes

    If you are responsible for configuring or managing Bay Networks routers, read this document. Conventions bold text italic text screen text 119781-B Rev. 01 About These Notes Indicates text that you need to enter, command names and buttons in menu paths. Example: Enter wfsm &...
  • Page 10: Ordering Bay Networks Publications

    Release Notes for Nautica Marlin & Clam Ordering Bay Networks Publications To purchase additional copies of this document or any other Bay Networks publications, order by part number from Bay Networks Press • Phone--U.S,/Canada: 1-888-422-9773 • Phone--International: 1-510-490-4752 • Fax--U.S./Canada and International: 1-510-498-2609...
  • Page 11: How To Get Help

    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 centers: Technical Response Center...
  • Page 13: Nauticars 4.123R Features List

    PERIOD value was used for both calculations. Nautica Wizard supports the IDLE PERIOD parameter in version 4.123b. • Nautica Wizard now supports CLAM-IP. • TA and Modem download is now possible using the Nautica Wizard download tool. The tool is accessed from the Advanced >...
  • Page 14 Release Notes for Nautica Marlin & Clam Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is used to upgrade the device software and requires the use of files with a .abs extension. Note: BRI-ST and BRI-U type TAs (silver RJ-45 connector) and not with the old style BRI and PRI TA modules (black RJ-45 connector).
  • Page 15: Guidance Notes

    The sections that follow offer guidance notes on the use of the Nautica Clam and Marlin running 4.123R software. For additional information on using your Nautica router with ISDN, refer to the “Additional Information for use with ISDN” section in the relevant Installation manual.
  • Page 16 Release Notes for Nautica Marlin & Clam Figure 3-1. Figure 3-2. You can use Nautica Wizard to configure your router, but answer “NO” to the first question about connecting to an ISP. Connecting to an ISP From the Router Functionality window, select routing...
  • Page 17 Figure 3-3. Note: unless the unit to be configured is selected in the Nautica Wizard window. 119781-B Rev. 01 Router Destinations Window Click on Finish and let the router make the initial call (this may fail - don’t worry). Next, click on the router in the Nautica Wizard window and then click on Advanced >...
  • Page 18 Operations > Save Configuration on Router to save your changes. Edit the example Nautica 200/Clam NAT configuration file (n200-nat.ncf or clam-nat.ncf) which can be found on the CD or in the Nautica Wizard installation directory. These files have extensive comments and you need to...
  • Page 19 The default value for the blacklist timeout parameter is 0, which means the value is exponential. This may result in fairly large blacklist timeout periods if an ISDN link fails temporarily, is accidentally disconnected, or if an outgoing call is denied due to timeband settings. Currently the only way to clear this condition is to reboot the router (Operations >...
  • Page 20 Release Notes for Nautica Marlin & Clam Figure 3-5. If you are using BCC, enter the following at a configuration prompt: box# system system# blacklist-timeout 20 [Save] system# save system# Frame Relay is not configurable from Nautica Wizard. To configure frame relay you must use BCC. When you are in BCC it is best to use the automatic Permanent Virtual Circuit (PVC) feature.
  • Page 21 ISDN-U TA module and the ISDN network switch. Flashes at 1Hz (slow flashing) when a link is established and the CLAM is operating normally, whether or not it is sending data. Is off if the unit is not receiving a signal. This means that the CLAM is not connected to the telephone line or the ISDN network switch is not responding.
  • Page 22 Release Notes for Nautica Marlin & Clam • • 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 1-800-2LANWAN.
  • Page 23: Known Anomalies

    The sections that follow describe known router software anomalies and, where applicable, suggest work arounds. Bay Networks plans to resolve these known anomalies in a future release. Nautica Watch displays the incorrect elapsed time for voice calls. Under unusual circumstances, Nautica Watch may show the red collision LED as being active, when in fact there are no collisions.
  • Page 24 Release Notes for Nautica Marlin & Clam It has been reported that various issues with downloading new code from Nautica Wizard under early versions of Windows 95 can be overcome by upgrading to the latest version of WINSOCK. Consult your Microsoft reseller for upgrade details.
  • Page 25 12. On page 2 of the Nautica CLAM installation manual, there are only two (2) velcro feet supplied with the Nautica CLAM. 13. On page 2 of the Nautica CLAM Installation Manual, the gray manager cable is RJ-45 to RJ-45 with a DB9 adaptor.
  • Page 27: Bug Fixes From Prior Versions

    Bug Fixes from Prior Versions The following sections outline problems that have been fixed from prior versions of the router software. This chapter contains the following sections: • Fixes to NauticaRS since Release 4.114R (page • Fixes to Nautica Wizard since Release 4.114R (page •...
  • Page 28: Fixes To Nauticars Since Release 4.114R

    • Year 2000 compliance changes have been made to router and SNMP code. Dates are displayed as a 4 digit code. The Marlin is now Year 2000 compliant, the CLAM is not affected by this requirement. • PPTP now works with unnumbered links.
  • Page 29 • Drop down lists in Nautica Wizard show all the options without the need to scroll down through them. • IPX system parameters are now configurable on the CLAM (Advanced > SYSTEM). 119781-B Rev. 01 Bug Fixes from Prior Versions...
  • Page 30: Fixes To Etsi Bri Isdn Since Release 1.39H

    “charging element”, resulting in a call disconnect shown as “DISC 101” in the trace window. Note: the Nautica CLAM and Marlin, but is linked into the Nautica 200 router image (n200eu0.bay). • A potential problem has been fixed where an actuation signal on the ISDN line could be missed before interupts were enabled.

This manual is also suitable for:

MarlinNauticarsNauticars 4.123r

Table of Contents