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1 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ||
2 | Linux WAN Router Utilities Package | ||
3 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ||
4 | Version 2.2.1 | ||
5 | Mar 28, 2001 | ||
6 | Author: Nenad Corbic <ncorbic@sangoma.com> | ||
7 | Copyright (c) 1995-2001 Sangoma Technologies Inc. | ||
8 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ||
9 | |||
10 | INTRODUCTION | ||
11 | |||
12 | Wide Area Networks (WANs) are used to interconnect Local Area Networks (LANs) | ||
13 | and/or stand-alone hosts over vast distances with data transfer rates | ||
14 | significantly higher than those achievable with commonly used dial-up | ||
15 | connections. | ||
16 | |||
17 | Usually an external device called `WAN router' sitting on your local network | ||
18 | or connected to your machine's serial port provides physical connection to | ||
19 | WAN. Although router's job may be as simple as taking your local network | ||
20 | traffic, converting it to WAN format and piping it through the WAN link, these | ||
21 | devices are notoriously expensive, with prices as much as 2 - 5 times higher | ||
22 | then the price of a typical PC box. | ||
23 | |||
24 | Alternatively, considering robustness and multitasking capabilities of Linux, | ||
25 | an internal router can be built (most routers use some sort of stripped down | ||
26 | Unix-like operating system anyway). With a number of relatively inexpensive WAN | ||
27 | interface cards available on the market, a perfectly usable router can be | ||
28 | built for less than half a price of an external router. Yet a Linux box | ||
29 | acting as a router can still be used for other purposes, such as fire-walling, | ||
30 | running FTP, WWW or DNS server, etc. | ||
31 | |||
32 | This kernel module introduces the notion of a WAN Link Driver (WLD) to Linux | ||
33 | operating system and provides generic hardware-independent services for such | ||
34 | drivers. Why can existing Linux network device interface not be used for | ||
35 | this purpose? Well, it can. However, there are a few key differences between | ||
36 | a typical network interface (e.g. Ethernet) and a WAN link. | ||
37 | |||
38 | Many WAN protocols, such as X.25 and frame relay, allow for multiple logical | ||
39 | connections (known as `virtual circuits' in X.25 terminology) over a single | ||
40 | physical link. Each such virtual circuit may (and almost always does) lead | ||
41 | to a different geographical location and, therefore, different network. As a | ||
42 | result, it is the virtual circuit, not the physical link, that represents a | ||
43 | route and, therefore, a network interface in Linux terms. | ||
44 | |||
45 | To further complicate things, virtual circuits are usually volatile in nature | ||
46 | (excluding so called `permanent' virtual circuits or PVCs). With almost no | ||
47 | time required to set up and tear down a virtual circuit, it is highly desirable | ||
48 | to implement on-demand connections in order to minimize network charges. So | ||
49 | unlike a typical network driver, the WAN driver must be able to handle multiple | ||
50 | network interfaces and cope as multiple virtual circuits come into existence | ||
51 | and go away dynamically. | ||
52 | |||
53 | Last, but not least, WAN configuration is much more complex than that of say | ||
54 | Ethernet and may well amount to several dozens of parameters. Some of them | ||
55 | are "link-wide" while others are virtual circuit-specific. The same holds | ||
56 | true for WAN statistics which is by far more extensive and extremely useful | ||
57 | when troubleshooting WAN connections. Extending the ifconfig utility to suit | ||
58 | these needs may be possible, but does not seem quite reasonable. Therefore, a | ||
59 | WAN configuration utility and corresponding application programmer's interface | ||
60 | is needed for this purpose. | ||
61 | |||
62 | Most of these problems are taken care of by this module. Its goal is to | ||
63 | provide a user with more-or-less standard look and feel for all WAN devices and | ||
64 | assist a WAN device driver writer by providing common services, such as: | ||
65 | |||
66 | o User-level interface via /proc file system | ||
67 | o Centralized configuration | ||
68 | o Device management (setup, shutdown, etc.) | ||
69 | o Network interface management (dynamic creation/destruction) | ||
70 | o Protocol encapsulation/decapsulation | ||
71 | |||
72 | To ba able to use the Linux WAN Router you will also need a WAN Tools package | ||
73 | available from | ||
74 | |||
75 | ftp.sangoma.com/pub/linux/current_wanpipe/wanpipe-X.Y.Z.tgz | ||
76 | |||
77 | where vX.Y.Z represent the wanpipe version number. | ||
78 | |||
79 | For technical questions and/or comments please e-mail to ncorbic@sangoma.com. | ||
80 | For general inquiries please contact Sangoma Technologies Inc. by | ||
81 | |||
82 | Hotline: 1-800-388-2475 (USA and Canada, toll free) | ||
83 | Phone: (905) 474-1990 ext: 106 | ||
84 | Fax: (905) 474-9223 | ||
85 | E-mail: dm@sangoma.com (David Mandelstam) | ||
86 | WWW: http://www.sangoma.com | ||
87 | |||
88 | |||
89 | INSTALLATION | ||
90 | |||
91 | Please read the WanpipeForLinux.pdf manual on how to | ||
92 | install the WANPIPE tools and drivers properly. | ||
93 | |||
94 | |||
95 | After installing wanpipe package: /usr/local/wanrouter/doc. | ||
96 | On the ftp.sangoma.com : /linux/current_wanpipe/doc | ||
97 | |||
98 | |||
99 | COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING INFORMATION | ||
100 | |||
101 | This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under | ||
102 | the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software | ||
103 | Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later version. | ||
104 | |||
105 | This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT | ||
106 | ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS | ||
107 | FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. | ||
108 | |||
109 | You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with | ||
110 | this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass | ||
111 | Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. | ||
112 | |||
113 | |||
114 | |||
115 | ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | ||
116 | |||
117 | This product is based on the WANPIPE(tm) Multiprotocol WAN Router developed | ||
118 | by Sangoma Technologies Inc. for Linux 2.0.x and 2.2.x. Success of the WANPIPE | ||
119 | together with the next major release of Linux kernel in summer 1996 commanded | ||
120 | adequate changes to the WANPIPE code to take full advantage of new Linux | ||
121 | features. | ||
122 | |||
123 | Instead of continuing developing proprietary interface tied to Sangoma WAN | ||
124 | cards, we decided to separate all hardware-independent code into a separate | ||
125 | module and defined two levels of interfaces - one for user-level applications | ||
126 | and another for kernel-level WAN drivers. WANPIPE is now implemented as a | ||
127 | WAN driver compliant with the WAN Link Driver interface. Also a general | ||
128 | purpose WAN configuration utility and a set of shell scripts was developed to | ||
129 | support WAN router at the user level. | ||
130 | |||
131 | Many useful ideas concerning hardware-independent interface implementation | ||
132 | were given by Mike McLagan <mike.mclagan@linux.org> and his implementation | ||
133 | of the Frame Relay router and drivers for Sangoma cards (dlci/sdla). | ||
134 | |||
135 | With the new implementation of the APIs being incorporated into the WANPIPE, | ||
136 | a special thank goes to Alan Cox in providing insight into BSD sockets. | ||
137 | |||
138 | Special thanks to all the WANPIPE users who performed field-testing, reported | ||
139 | bugs and made valuable comments and suggestions that help us to improve this | ||
140 | product. | ||
141 | |||
142 | |||
143 | |||
144 | NEW IN THIS RELEASE | ||
145 | |||
146 | o Updated the WANCFG utility | ||
147 | Calls the pppconfig to configure the PPPD | ||
148 | for async connections. | ||
149 | |||
150 | o Added the PPPCONFIG utility | ||
151 | Used to configure the PPPD daemon for the | ||
152 | WANPIPE Async PPP and standard serial port. | ||
153 | The wancfg calls the pppconfig to configure | ||
154 | the pppd. | ||
155 | |||
156 | o Fixed the PCI autodetect feature. | ||
157 | The SLOT 0 was used as an autodetect option | ||
158 | however, some high end PC's slot numbers start | ||
159 | from 0. | ||
160 | |||
161 | o This release has been tested with the new backupd | ||
162 | daemon release. | ||
163 | |||
164 | |||
165 | PRODUCT COMPONENTS AND RELATED FILES | ||
166 | |||
167 | /etc: (or user defined) | ||
168 | wanpipe1.conf default router configuration file | ||
169 | |||
170 | /lib/modules/X.Y.Z/misc: | ||
171 | wanrouter.o router kernel loadable module | ||
172 | af_wanpipe.o wanpipe api socket module | ||
173 | |||
174 | /lib/modules/X.Y.Z/net: | ||
175 | sdladrv.o Sangoma SDLA support module | ||
176 | wanpipe.o Sangoma WANPIPE(tm) driver module | ||
177 | |||
178 | /proc/net/wanrouter | ||
179 | Config reads current router configuration | ||
180 | Status reads current router status | ||
181 | {name} reads WAN driver statistics | ||
182 | |||
183 | /usr/sbin: | ||
184 | wanrouter wanrouter start-up script | ||
185 | wanconfig wanrouter configuration utility | ||
186 | sdladump WANPIPE adapter memory dump utility | ||
187 | fpipemon Monitor for Frame Relay | ||
188 | cpipemon Monitor for Cisco HDLC | ||
189 | ppipemon Monitor for PPP | ||
190 | xpipemon Monitor for X25 | ||
191 | wpkbdmon WANPIPE keyboard led monitor/debugger | ||
192 | |||
193 | /usr/local/wanrouter: | ||
194 | README this file | ||
195 | COPYING GNU General Public License | ||
196 | Setup installation script | ||
197 | Filelist distribution definition file | ||
198 | wanrouter.rc meta-configuration file | ||
199 | (used by the Setup and wanrouter script) | ||
200 | |||
201 | /usr/local/wanrouter/doc: | ||
202 | wanpipeForLinux.pdf WAN Router User's Manual | ||
203 | |||
204 | /usr/local/wanrouter/patches: | ||
205 | wanrouter-v2213.gz patch for Linux kernels 2.2.11 up to 2.2.13. | ||
206 | wanrouter-v2214.gz patch for Linux kernel 2.2.14. | ||
207 | wanrouter-v2215.gz patch for Linux kernels 2.2.15 to 2.2.17. | ||
208 | wanrouter-v2218.gz patch for Linux kernels 2.2.18 and up. | ||
209 | wanrouter-v240.gz patch for Linux kernel 2.4.0. | ||
210 | wanrouter-v242.gz patch for Linux kernel 2.4.2 and up. | ||
211 | wanrouter-v2034.gz patch for Linux kernel 2.0.34 | ||
212 | wanrouter-v2036.gz patch for Linux kernel 2.0.36 and up. | ||
213 | |||
214 | /usr/local/wanrouter/patches/kdrivers: | ||
215 | Sources of the latest WANPIPE device drivers. | ||
216 | These are used to UPGRADE the linux kernel to the newest | ||
217 | version if the kernel source has already been patched with | ||
218 | WANPIPE drivers. | ||
219 | |||
220 | /usr/local/wanrouter/samples: | ||
221 | interface sample interface configuration file | ||
222 | wanpipe1.cpri CHDLC primary port | ||
223 | wanpipe2.csec CHDLC secondary port | ||
224 | wanpipe1.fr Frame Relay protocol | ||
225 | wanpipe1.ppp PPP protocol ) | ||
226 | wanpipe1.asy CHDLC ASYNC protocol | ||
227 | wanpipe1.x25 X25 protocol | ||
228 | wanpipe1.stty Sync TTY driver (Used by Kernel PPPD daemon) | ||
229 | wanpipe1.atty Async TTY driver (Used by Kernel PPPD daemon) | ||
230 | wanrouter.rc sample meta-configuration file | ||
231 | |||
232 | /usr/local/wanrouter/util: | ||
233 | * wan-tools utilities source code | ||
234 | |||
235 | /usr/local/wanrouter/api/x25: | ||
236 | * x25 api sample programs. | ||
237 | /usr/local/wanrouter/api/chdlc: | ||
238 | * chdlc api sample programs. | ||
239 | /usr/local/wanrouter/api/fr: | ||
240 | * fr api sample programs. | ||
241 | /usr/local/wanrouter/config/wancfg: | ||
242 | wancfg WANPIPE GUI configuration program. | ||
243 | Creates wanpipe#.conf files. | ||
244 | /usr/local/wanrouter/config/cfgft1: | ||
245 | cfgft1 GUI CSU/DSU configuration program. | ||
246 | |||
247 | /usr/include/linux: | ||
248 | wanrouter.h router API definitions | ||
249 | wanpipe.h WANPIPE API definitions | ||
250 | sdladrv.h SDLA support module API definitions | ||
251 | sdlasfm.h SDLA firmware module definitions | ||
252 | if_wanpipe.h WANPIPE Socket definitions | ||
253 | sdlapci.h WANPIPE PCI definitions | ||
254 | |||
255 | |||
256 | /usr/src/linux/net/wanrouter: | ||
257 | * wanrouter source code | ||
258 | |||
259 | /var/log: | ||
260 | wanrouter wanrouter start-up log (created by the Setup script) | ||
261 | |||
262 | /var/lock: (or /var/lock/subsys for RedHat) | ||
263 | wanrouter wanrouter lock file (created by the Setup script) | ||
264 | |||
265 | /usr/local/wanrouter/firmware: | ||
266 | fr514.sfm Frame relay firmware for Sangoma S508/S514 card | ||
267 | cdual514.sfm Dual Port Cisco HDLC firmware for Sangoma S508/S514 card | ||
268 | ppp514.sfm PPP Firmware for Sangoma S508 and S514 cards | ||
269 | x25_508.sfm X25 Firmware for Sangoma S508 card. | ||
270 | |||
271 | |||
272 | REVISION HISTORY | ||
273 | |||
274 | 1.0.0 December 31, 1996 Initial version | ||
275 | |||
276 | 1.0.1 January 30, 1997 Status and statistics can be read via /proc | ||
277 | filesystem entries. | ||
278 | |||
279 | 1.0.2 April 30, 1997 Added UDP management via monitors. | ||
280 | |||
281 | 1.0.3 June 3, 1997 UDP management for multiple boards using Frame | ||
282 | Relay and PPP | ||
283 | Enabled continuous transmission of Configure | ||
284 | Request Packet for PPP (for 508 only) | ||
285 | Connection Timeout for PPP changed from 900 to 0 | ||
286 | Flow Control Problem fixed for Frame Relay | ||
287 | |||
288 | 1.0.4 July 10, 1997 S508/FT1 monitoring capability in fpipemon and | ||
289 | ppipemon utilities. | ||
290 | Configurable TTL for UDP packets. | ||
291 | Multicast and Broadcast IP source addresses are | ||
292 | silently discarded. | ||
293 | |||
294 | 1.0.5 July 28, 1997 Configurable T391,T392,N391,N392,N393 for Frame | ||
295 | Relay in router.conf. | ||
296 | Configurable Memory Address through router.conf | ||
297 | for Frame Relay, PPP and X.25. (commenting this | ||
298 | out enables auto-detection). | ||
299 | Fixed freeing up received buffers using kfree() | ||
300 | for Frame Relay and X.25. | ||
301 | Protect sdla_peek() by calling save_flags(), | ||
302 | cli() and restore_flags(). | ||
303 | Changed number of Trace elements from 32 to 20 | ||
304 | Added DLCI specific data monitoring in FPIPEMON. | ||
305 | 2.0.0 Nov 07, 1997 Implemented protection of RACE conditions by | ||
306 | critical flags for FRAME RELAY and PPP. | ||
307 | DLCI List interrupt mode implemented. | ||
308 | IPX support in FRAME RELAY and PPP. | ||
309 | IPX Server Support (MARS) | ||
310 | More driver specific stats included in FPIPEMON | ||
311 | and PIPEMON. | ||
312 | |||
313 | 2.0.1 Nov 28, 1997 Bug Fixes for version 2.0.0. | ||
314 | Protection of "enable_irq()" while | ||
315 | "disable_irq()" has been enabled from any other | ||
316 | routine (for Frame Relay, PPP and X25). | ||
317 | Added additional Stats for Fpipemon and Ppipemon | ||
318 | Improved Load Sharing for multiple boards | ||
319 | |||
320 | 2.0.2 Dec 09, 1997 Support for PAP and CHAP for ppp has been | ||
321 | implemented. | ||
322 | |||
323 | 2.0.3 Aug 15, 1998 New release supporting Cisco HDLC, CIR for Frame | ||
324 | relay, Dynamic IP assignment for PPP and Inverse | ||
325 | Arp support for Frame-relay. Man Pages are | ||
326 | included for better support and a new utility | ||
327 | for configuring FT1 cards. | ||
328 | |||
329 | 2.0.4 Dec 09, 1998 Dual Port support for Cisco HDLC. | ||
330 | Support for HDLC (LAPB) API. | ||
331 | Supports BiSync Streaming code for S502E | ||
332 | and S503 cards. | ||
333 | Support for Streaming HDLC API. | ||
334 | Provides a BSD socket interface for | ||
335 | creating applications using BiSync | ||
336 | streaming. | ||
337 | |||
338 | 2.0.5 Aug 04, 1999 CHDLC initialization bug fix. | ||
339 | PPP interrupt driven driver: | ||
340 | Fix to the PPP line hangup problem. | ||
341 | New PPP firmware | ||
342 | Added comments to the startup SYSTEM ERROR messages | ||
343 | Xpipemon debugging application for the X25 protocol | ||
344 | New USER_MANUAL.txt | ||
345 | Fixed the odd boundary 4byte writes to the board. | ||
346 | BiSync Streaming code has been taken out. | ||
347 | Available as a patch. | ||
348 | Streaming HDLC API has been taken out. | ||
349 | Available as a patch. | ||
350 | |||
351 | 2.0.6 Aug 17, 1999 Increased debugging in statup scripts | ||
352 | Fixed installation bugs from 2.0.5 | ||
353 | Kernel patch works for both 2.2.10 and 2.2.11 kernels. | ||
354 | There is no functional difference between the two packages | ||
355 | |||
356 | 2.0.7 Aug 26, 1999 o Merged X25API code into WANPIPE. | ||
357 | o Fixed a memory leak for X25API | ||
358 | o Updated the X25API code for 2.2.X kernels. | ||
359 | o Improved NEM handling. | ||
360 | |||
361 | 2.1.0 Oct 25, 1999 o New code for S514 PCI Card | ||
362 | o New CHDLC and Frame Relay drivers | ||
363 | o PPP and X25 are not supported in this release | ||
364 | |||
365 | 2.1.1 Nov 30, 1999 o PPP support for S514 PCI Cards | ||
366 | |||
367 | 2.1.3 Apr 06, 2000 o Socket based x25api | ||
368 | o Socket based chdlc api | ||
369 | o Socket based fr api | ||
370 | o Dual Port Receive only CHDLC support. | ||
371 | o Asynchronous CHDLC support (Secondary Port) | ||
372 | o cfgft1 GUI csu/dsu configurator | ||
373 | o wancfg GUI configuration file | ||
374 | configurator. | ||
375 | o Architectural directory changes. | ||
376 | |||
377 | beta-2.1.4 Jul 2000 o Dynamic interface configuration: | ||
378 | Network interfaces reflect the state | ||
379 | of protocol layer. If the protocol becomes | ||
380 | disconnected, driver will bring down | ||
381 | the interface. Once the protocol reconnects | ||
382 | the interface will be brought up. | ||
383 | |||
384 | Note: This option is turned off by default. | ||
385 | |||
386 | o Dynamic wanrouter setup using 'wanconfig': | ||
387 | wanconfig utility can be used to | ||
388 | shutdown,restart,start or reconfigure | ||
389 | a virtual circuit dynamically. | ||
390 | |||
391 | Frame Relay: Each DLCI can be: | ||
392 | created,stopped,restarted and reconfigured | ||
393 | dynamically using wanconfig. | ||
394 | |||
395 | ex: wanconfig card wanpipe1 dev wp1_fr16 up | ||
396 | |||
397 | o Wanrouter startup via command line arguments: | ||
398 | wanconfig also supports wanrouter startup via command line | ||
399 | arguments. Thus, there is no need to create a wanpipe#.conf | ||
400 | configuration file. | ||
401 | |||
402 | o Socket based x25api update/bug fixes. | ||
403 | Added support for LCN numbers greater than 255. | ||
404 | Option to pass up modem messages. | ||
405 | Provided a PCI IRQ check, so a single S514 | ||
406 | card is guaranteed to have a non-sharing interrupt. | ||
407 | |||
408 | o Fixes to the wancfg utility. | ||
409 | o New FT1 debugging support via *pipemon utilities. | ||
410 | o Frame Relay ARP support Enabled. | ||
411 | |||
412 | beta3-2.1.4 Jul 2000 o X25 M_BIT Problem fix. | ||
413 | o Added the Multi-Port PPP | ||
414 | Updated utilities for the Multi-Port PPP. | ||
415 | |||
416 | 2.1.4 Aut 2000 | ||
417 | o In X25API: | ||
418 | Maximum packet an application can send | ||
419 | to the driver has been extended to 4096 bytes. | ||
420 | |||
421 | Fixed the x25 startup bug. Enable | ||
422 | communications only after all interfaces | ||
423 | come up. HIGH SVC/PVC is used to calculate | ||
424 | the number of channels. | ||
425 | Enable protocol only after all interfaces | ||
426 | are enabled. | ||
427 | |||
428 | o Added an extra state to the FT1 config, kernel module. | ||
429 | o Updated the pipemon debuggers. | ||
430 | |||
431 | o Blocked the Multi-Port PPP from running on kernels | ||
432 | 2.2.16 or greater, due to syncppp kernel module | ||
433 | change. | ||
434 | |||
435 | beta1-2.1.5 Nov 15 2000 | ||
436 | o Fixed the MultiPort PPP Support for kernels 2.2.16 and above. | ||
437 | 2.2.X kernels only | ||
438 | |||
439 | o Secured the driver UDP debugging calls | ||
440 | - All illegal network debugging calls are reported to | ||
441 | the log. | ||
442 | - Defined a set of allowed commands, all other denied. | ||
443 | |||
444 | o Cpipemon | ||
445 | - Added set FT1 commands to the cpipemon. Thus CSU/DSU | ||
446 | configuration can be performed using cpipemon. | ||
447 | All systems that cannot run cfgft1 GUI utility should | ||
448 | use cpipemon to configure the on board CSU/DSU. | ||
449 | |||
450 | |||
451 | o Keyboard Led Monitor/Debugger | ||
452 | - A new utility /usr/sbin/wpkbdmon uses keyboard leds | ||
453 | to convey operational statistic information of the | ||
454 | Sangoma WANPIPE cards. | ||
455 | NUM_LOCK = Line State (On=connected, Off=disconnected) | ||
456 | CAPS_LOCK = Tx data (On=transmitting, Off=no tx data) | ||
457 | SCROLL_LOCK = Rx data (On=receiving, Off=no rx data | ||
458 | |||
459 | o Hardware probe on module load and dynamic device allocation | ||
460 | - During WANPIPE module load, all Sangoma cards are probed | ||
461 | and found information is printed in the /var/log/messages. | ||
462 | - If no cards are found, the module load fails. | ||
463 | - Appropriate number of devices are dynamically loaded | ||
464 | based on the number of Sangoma cards found. | ||
465 | |||
466 | Note: The kernel configuration option | ||
467 | CONFIG_WANPIPE_CARDS has been taken out. | ||
468 | |||
469 | o Fixed the Frame Relay and Chdlc network interfaces so they are | ||
470 | compatible with libpcap libraries. Meaning, tcpdump, snort, | ||
471 | ethereal, and all other packet sniffers and debuggers work on | ||
472 | all WANPIPE network interfaces. | ||
473 | - Set the network interface encoding type to ARPHRD_PPP. | ||
474 | This tell the sniffers that data obtained from the | ||
475 | network interface is in pure IP format. | ||
476 | Fix for 2.2.X kernels only. | ||
477 | |||
478 | o True interface encoding option for Frame Relay and CHDLC | ||
479 | - The above fix sets the network interface encoding | ||
480 | type to ARPHRD_PPP, however some customers use | ||
481 | the encoding interface type to determine the | ||
482 | protocol running. Therefore, the TURE ENCODING | ||
483 | option will set the interface type back to the | ||
484 | original value. | ||
485 | |||
486 | NOTE: If this option is used with Frame Relay and CHDLC | ||
487 | libpcap library support will be broken. | ||
488 | i.e. tcpdump will not work. | ||
489 | Fix for 2.2.x Kernels only. | ||
490 | |||
491 | o Ethernet Bridgind over Frame Relay | ||
492 | - The Frame Relay bridging has been developed by | ||
493 | Kristian Hoffmann and Mark Wells. | ||
494 | - The Linux kernel bridge is used to send ethernet | ||
495 | data over the frame relay links. | ||
496 | For 2.2.X Kernels only. | ||
497 | |||
498 | o Added extensive 2.0.X support. Most new features of | ||
499 | 2.1.5 for protocols Frame Relay, PPP and CHDLC are | ||
500 | supported under 2.0.X kernels. | ||
501 | |||
502 | beta1-2.2.0 Dec 30 2000 | ||
503 | o Updated drivers for 2.4.X kernels. | ||
504 | o Updated drivers for SMP support. | ||
505 | o X25API is now able to share PCI interrupts. | ||
506 | o Took out a general polling routine that was used | ||
507 | only by X25API. | ||
508 | o Added appropriate locks to the dynamic reconfiguration | ||
509 | code. | ||
510 | o Fixed a bug in the keyboard debug monitor. | ||
511 | |||
512 | beta2-2.2.0 Jan 8 2001 | ||
513 | o Patches for 2.4.0 kernel | ||
514 | o Patches for 2.2.18 kernel | ||
515 | o Minor updates to PPP and CHLDC drivers. | ||
516 | Note: No functional difference. | ||
517 | |||
518 | beta3-2.2.9 Jan 10 2001 | ||
519 | o I missed the 2.2.18 kernel patches in beta2-2.2.0 | ||
520 | release. They are included in this release. | ||
521 | |||
522 | Stable Release | ||
523 | 2.2.0 Feb 01 2001 | ||
524 | o Bug fix in wancfg GUI configurator. | ||
525 | The edit function didn't work properly. | ||
526 | |||
527 | |||
528 | bata1-2.2.1 Feb 09 2001 | ||
529 | o WANPIPE TTY Driver emulation. | ||
530 | Two modes of operation Sync and Async. | ||
531 | Sync: Using the PPPD daemon, kernel SyncPPP layer | ||
532 | and the Wanpipe sync TTY driver: a PPP protocol | ||
533 | connection can be established via Sangoma adapter, over | ||
534 | a T1 leased line. | ||
535 | |||
536 | The 2.4.0 kernel PPP layer supports MULTILINK | ||
537 | protocol, that can be used to bundle any number of Sangoma | ||
538 | adapters (T1 lines) into one, under a single IP address. | ||
539 | Thus, efficiently obtaining multiple T1 throughput. | ||
540 | |||
541 | NOTE: The remote side must also implement MULTILINK PPP | ||
542 | protocol. | ||
543 | |||
544 | Async:Using the PPPD daemon, kernel AsyncPPP layer | ||
545 | and the WANPIPE async TTY driver: a PPP protocol | ||
546 | connection can be established via Sangoma adapter and | ||
547 | a modem, over a telephone line. | ||
548 | |||
549 | Thus, the WANPIPE async TTY driver simulates a serial | ||
550 | TTY driver that would normally be used to interface the | ||
551 | MODEM to the linux kernel. | ||
552 | |||
553 | o WANPIPE PPP Backup Utility | ||
554 | This utility will monitor the state of the PPP T1 line. | ||
555 | In case of failure, a dial up connection will be established | ||
556 | via pppd daemon, ether via a serial tty driver (serial port), | ||
557 | or a WANPIPE async TTY driver (in case serial port is unavailable). | ||
558 | |||
559 | Furthermore, while in dial up mode, the primary PPP T1 link | ||
560 | will be monitored for signs of life. | ||
561 | |||
562 | If the PPP T1 link comes back to life, the dial up connection | ||
563 | will be shutdown and T1 line re-established. | ||
564 | |||
565 | |||
566 | o New Setup installation script. | ||
567 | Option to UPGRADE device drivers if the kernel source has | ||
568 | already been patched with WANPIPE. | ||
569 | |||
570 | Option to COMPILE WANPIPE modules against the currently | ||
571 | running kernel, thus no need for manual kernel and module | ||
572 | re-compilation. | ||
573 | |||
574 | o Updates and Bug Fixes to wancfg utility. | ||
575 | |||
576 | bata2-2.2.1 Feb 20 2001 | ||
577 | |||
578 | o Bug fixes to the CHDLC device drivers. | ||
579 | The driver had compilation problems under kernels | ||
580 | 2.2.14 or lower. | ||
581 | |||
582 | o Bug fixes to the Setup installation script. | ||
583 | The device drivers compilation options didn't work | ||
584 | properly. | ||
585 | |||
586 | o Update to the wpbackupd daemon. | ||
587 | Optimized the cross-over times, between the primary | ||
588 | link and the backup dialup. | ||
589 | |||
590 | beta3-2.2.1 Mar 02 2001 | ||
591 | o Patches for 2.4.2 kernel. | ||
592 | |||
593 | o Bug fixes to util/ make files. | ||
594 | o Bug fixes to the Setup installation script. | ||
595 | |||
596 | o Took out the backupd support and made it into | ||
597 | as separate package. | ||
598 | |||
599 | beta4-2.2.1 Mar 12 2001 | ||
600 | |||
601 | o Fix to the Frame Relay Device driver. | ||
602 | IPSAC sends a packet of zero length | ||
603 | header to the frame relay driver. The | ||
604 | driver tries to push its own 2 byte header | ||
605 | into the packet, which causes the driver to | ||
606 | crash. | ||
607 | |||
608 | o Fix the WANPIPE re-configuration code. | ||
609 | Bug was found by trying to run the cfgft1 while the | ||
610 | interface was already running. | ||
611 | |||
612 | o Updates to cfgft1. | ||
613 | Writes a wanpipe#.cfgft1 configuration file | ||
614 | once the CSU/DSU is configured. This file can | ||
615 | holds the current CSU/DSU configuration. | ||
616 | |||
617 | |||
618 | |||
619 | >>>>>> END OF README <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< | ||
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