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NauticaRS 5.5R
Release Notes
Part No. 119781-F Rev.00
November 1998

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  • Page 1 NauticaRS 5.5R Release Notes Part No. 119781-F Rev.00 November 1998...

  • Page 2: Restricted Rights Legend

    4401 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 Copyright © 1998 Bay Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the USA. November 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 name of the University may not be used to endorse or promote products derived from such portions of the software without specific prior written permission. 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.
  • Page 4 Licensee’s facility, provided they have agreed to use the Software only in accordance with the terms of this license. 3. Limited warranty. Bay Networks warrants each item of Software, as delivered by Bay Networks and properly installed and operated on Bay Networks hardware or other equipment it is originally licensed for, to function substantially as described in its accompanying user manual during its warranty period, which begins on the date Software is first shipped to Licensee.
  • Page 5 restrictions set forth in subparagraph (c)(1) of the Commercial Computer Software–– Restricted Rights clause of FAR 52.227-19 and the limitations set out in this license for civilian agencies, and subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause of DFARS 252.227-7013, for agencies of the Department of Defense or their successors, whichever is applicable.
  • Page 6 UNLESS BAY NETWORKS GIVES ITS EXPRESS WRITTEN CONSENT, INCLUDING AN EXPRESS WAIVER OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. 119781-F Rev.00...

  • Page 7: About This Guide

    If you are responsible for configuring Nautica routers, you need to read this guide. These Release Notes present an overview of new features, guidance for working with new features, anomalies found with the code (and workarounds, if applicable) and a list of problems fixed in this version of the software.

  • Page 8: Conventions

    NauticaRS 5.5R Release Notes Conventions angle brackets (< >) bold text brackets ([ ]) ellipsis points italic text quotation marks (“ ”) screen text viii Indicate that you choose the text to enter based on the description inside the brackets. Do not type the brackets when entering the command.
  • Page 9 separator ( > ) vertical line ( 119781-F Rev.00 Separates menu and option names in instructions and internal pin-to-pin wire connections. Example: Protocols > AppleTalk identifies the AppleTalk option in the Protocols menu. Example: Pin 7 > 19 > 20 Indicates that you enter only one of the parts of the command.

  • Page 10: Acronyms

    NauticaRS 5.5R Release Notes Acronyms BACP BootP CHAP DADS DHCP HDLC ISDN OSPF PPTP PSTN Area Border Router Address Resolution Protocol Bandwidth Allocation Control Protocol Bridge Control Protocol Bootstrap Protocol Basic Rate Interface Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol Calling Line Identification...

  • Page 11: Bay Networks Technical Publications

    SNMP TCP/IP Telnet TFTP WINS Bay Networks Technical Publications You can now print technical manuals and release notes free, directly from the Internet. Go to support.baynetworks.com/ library/tpubs. Find the Bay Networks products for which you need documentation. Then locate the specific category and model or version for your hardware or software product.

  • Page 12: Bay Networks Customer Service

    NauticaRS 5.5R Release Notes Bay Networks Customer Service You can purchase a support contract from your Bay Networks distributor or authorized reseller, or directly from Bay Networks Services. For information about, or to purchase a Bay Networks service contract, either call your local Bay Networks field sales...

  • Page 13: Bay Networks Educational Services

    If you purchased a Bay Networks service program, call one of the following Bay Networks Technical Solutions Centers: Technical Solutions Center Telephone number Billerica, MA Santa Clara, CA Valbonne, France Sydney, Australia Tokyo, Japan Bay Networks Educational Services Through Bay Networks Educational Services, you can attend classes and purchase CDs, videos, and computer-based training programs about Bay Networks products.

  • Page 15: Table Of Contents

    Bay Networks Customer Service ...xii How to Get Help ...xii Bay Networks Educational Services ... xiii Chapter 1 NauticaRS 5.5R New Features List NauticaRS 5.5R New Features ... 1-2 Nautica Watch Features ... 1-9 RADIUS Features ... 1-9 Bridging Features ... 1-9 Chapter 2 Known Anomalies NauticaRS 5.5R Anomalies ...
  • Page 16 119781-F Rev.00...

  • Page 17: Nauticars 5.5R New Features List

    This chapter lists the new features added since Release 5.016R of the Nautica™ router software. For more information on the individual features, refer to the online document Release 5.5 Reference Guide on the NauticaRS installation CD. Note: being able to run the IPsec software. This is no longer the case.

  • Page 18: Nauticars 5.5R New Features

    NauticaRS 5.5R Release Notes NauticaRS 5.5R New Features The following is a list of the new features available in NauticaRS 5.5R. More information on most of these features is presented in Chapter 2. Caution: from your supplier. It is not included in the standard software images or from the internet.
  • Page 19 IPCP negotiation when a PPP path is established, or from an external DHCP server once a path is up. Useful when calling into ISPs. Learning of name server addresses is performed concurrently with path IP address 119781-F Rev.00 NauticaRS 5.5R New Features List...
  • Page 20 NauticaRS 5.5R Release Notes learning and thus the decision to use IPCP or DHCP is controlled by the existing iplearn parameter on the path. Consequently, if an IP address was learned via IPCP but not any name server addresses, no subsequent attempt to obtain name server addresses would be made using DHCP (since the IP address has already been learned).
  • Page 21 The default value is either (for US ISDN lines capable of 2 analog calls at once). • Enhanced Flash Hook operation. The ability to perform call waiting functions using a single "Flash Hook" to flip between calls has been added as a configurable option. 119781-F Rev.00 NauticaRS 5.5R New Features List...
  • Page 22 NauticaRS 5.5R Release Notes This is more "normal" to North American users who are used to using a single flash hook to operate call waiting and call hold on analog telephones. A new voiceservices parameter has been added to the POTS ports which governs the flash hook functionality.
  • Page 23 Manager (router's Web page) has been changed to: http://support.baynetworks.com/software/router/ nauticars.html to allow the user to find the latest NauticaRS software. • A new active link has been added to the router's Web page to allow a user with a Web Browser to gain access to 'crashtrace' information.
  • Page 24 NauticaRS 5.5R Release Notes Command format is term <number> E.g.: term 01908222112 119781-F Rev.00...

  • Page 25: Nautica Watch Features

    The number of bridge filters has been extended from 99 to 255. 119781-F Rev.00 NauticaRS 5.5R New Features List Option of a tall/thin display, useful if desktop space is at a premium. Show Advice of Charge (AOC) information for voice and data calls in near real-time.
  • Page 26 NauticaRS 5.5R Release Notes 1-10 119781-F Rev.00...

  • Page 27: Known Anomalies

    This chapter describes known router software anomalies in NauticaRS 5.5R and, where applicable, suggests work arounds. Bay Networks plans to resolve these known anomalies in a future release. NauticaRS 5.5R Anomalies The Nautica Wizard Installation Assistant does not run on early Windows 95 sytems with the original comctl32 dynamic link library.
  • Page 28 NauticaRS 5.5R Release Notes When you first unpack your Nautica router it may be cold, starting the router when it is cold can cause the router to fail due to condensation on the pins inside the router. To prevent this happening, do not start the router until it reaches room temperature.

  • Page 29: Bug Fixes From Prior Versions

    Bug Fixes from Prior Versions This chapter outlines problems that have been fixed from prior versions of the router software. Fixes since 5.016R Router Code • Cured crash caused by SNMPc polling with 'getnexts' on MIB II sys items. • Fix for BACP when we don't have an ISDN number on the path.
  • Page 30 NauticaRS 5.5R Release Notes • Bug in SatisfyParmReqList caused incorrect option types to be set for some of the rarer DHCP options. • MAC Autocall to be measured as non-idle data. Modified IsNonIdle to check the Bridge Autocall entries. •...
  • Page 31 • IPX-Net-NUMBER not on Nautica paths. Parameter has been added. • When disabling Ethernet promiscuous mode (eg. disabling bridging) write MAC address into address recognition table. Fixes routing on CLAM with bridging disabled. • Resetting system->bridge now reconfigures Ethernet port. •...
  • Page 32 NauticaRS 5.5R Release Notes • IPX RIPS and SAPS are no longer advertised by broadcast over wan (PPP) links. BECAUSE NAT enabled test threw away IPX RIPS. • Nautica path did not recover when no buffers available for fragmentation and compression.
  • Page 33 • Changed DHCP src port in a response packet when travelling from DHCP server to BOOTP relay agent as Win 95 machines would complain when using a 3rd party BOOTP relay agent. • Frame relay management failures now make paths unoperational forcing backup via ISDN if req'd.

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