TCP/IP 5.0 patch A beta

We will soon be releasing a TCP/IP 5.0 patch to beta. If you were a member
of the original 5.0 beta then you’ll already have access to the beta patch
and the newsgroup to report problems. If you want to join this beta go to
http://qdn.qnx.com/beta/form.html and enroll. The beta patch should be
available later today, or tomorrow.

-Martin.

Can you tell us what this patch consists of?

“Martin Walter” <martin@qnx.com> wrote in message
news:amqcqh$s4r$1@nntp.qnx.com

We will soon be releasing a TCP/IP 5.0 patch to beta. If you were a
member
of the original 5.0 beta then you’ll already have access to the beta patch
and the newsgroup to report problems. If you want to join this beta go to
http://qdn.qnx.com/beta/form.html > and enroll. The beta patch should be
available later today, or tomorrow.

-Martin.

“Bill Caroselli (Q-TPS)” <QTPS@EarthLink.net> wrote in message
news:amql6i$kra$1@inn.qnx.com

Can you tell us what this patch consists of?


**
TCP/IP 5 to TCP/IP 5.0 Patch A (Beta) Changes September
17th 2002


**
/usr/ucb/NFSfsys

  • Optimized performance by queuing clients by their corresponding
    priorities.

  • Fix bugs in for example, read directory entries, mode and owner changes
    for
    files.


    /usr/ucb/Nfsd

  • Optimized performance for example, by adding dynamic inode support and
    optimizing cache management,ing support for exporting symlink shares, etc.
    Fix
    bugs in for example, read directory entries, local errno to nfs errornumber
    mapping, open file cache and file handler cache management.


    /usr/scb/slinger

  • Fix faults.

  • Fix processing of root document.


    /usr/ucb/Tcpip

  • Memory management enhancements so that the stack is more efficient in its
    memory
    usage in high traffic situations

  • Stack does not deadlock when out of memory

  • Fix related to the wakeup of threads waiting for resources in low memory
    situations

New options

-c sec Specify IP reassembly timeout (default 30 seconds; max 120
seconds)
-r sec Specify initial TCP RTO (default 6 seconds; max 64 seconds)
-e Disable ECHO_REPLY
-P number Preallocate this number of clusters for the interfaces. (default
1)
-B number Preallocate this number of mbufs for the interfaces. (default
1)
-E Use a random initial ephemeral port.



/usr/ucb/telnetd

  • Security and CERT related fixes

/usr/ucb/ftpd

  • Security and CERT related fixes

/usr/ucb/dhcp.client

  • Send a DHCP RELEASE message if daemon is hit with a signal other than
    SIGPWR

  • Seed the random number generated to avoid conflicts if several clients
    are started at once.

/usr/ucb/slinger

  • Fix faults
  • Fix processing of root document

I used to be on the beta via quics and download all updates in
/updates/beta.tcpip for tcpip 5.0. but I don’t see it there.

Frank

Martin Walter <martin@qnx.com> wrote:

We will soon be releasing a TCP/IP 5.0 patch to beta. If you were a member
of the original 5.0 beta then you’ll already have access to the beta patch
and the newsgroup to report problems. If you want to join this beta go to
http://qdn.qnx.com/beta/form.html > and enroll. The beta patch should be
available later today, or tomorrow.

-Martin.

I liked the old QUICS too. Unfortunately you won’t see anything new being
posted there.

-Martin.

“Frank Liu” <liug@mama.indstate.edu> wrote in message
news:amvqoc$fvs$1@inn.qnx.com

I used to be on the beta via quics and download all updates in
/updates/beta.tcpip for tcpip 5.0. but I don’t see it there.

Frank

Martin Walter <> martin@qnx.com> > wrote:
We will soon be releasing a TCP/IP 5.0 patch to beta. If you were a
member
of the original 5.0 beta then you’ll already have access to the beta
patch
and the newsgroup to report problems. If you want to join this beta go
to
http://qdn.qnx.com/beta/form.html > and enroll. The beta patch should be
available later today, or tomorrow.

-Martin.