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authorRalf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>1998-03-17 22:05:47 +0000
committerRalf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>1998-03-17 22:05:47 +0000
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tree8e895a53e372fa682b4c0a585b9377d67ed70d0e /Documentation/networking/wan-router.txt
parent6a76fb7214c477ccf6582bd79c5b4ccc4f9c41b1 (diff)
Look Ma' what I found on my harddisk ...
o New faster syscalls for 2.1.x, too o Upgrade to 2.1.89. Don't try to run this. It's flaky as hell. But feel free to debug ...
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@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WAN Router for Linux Operating System
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Version 2.0.1 - Nov 28, 1997
+Version 2.0.0 - Nov 06, 1997
Version 1.0.3 - June 3, 1997
Version 1.0.1 - January 30, 1997
Author: Jaspreet Singh <jaspreet@sangoma.com>
@@ -8,6 +10,11 @@ Author: Jaspreet Singh <jaspreet@sangoma.com>
Copyright (c) 1995-1997 Sangoma Technologies Inc.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+WARNING: This Version of WANPIPE supports only the S508 and S508/FT1 cards.
+IF YOU OWN A S502E OR A S508 CARD THEN PLEASE CONTACT SANGOMA TECHNOLOGIES FOR
+AN UPGRADE.
+
INTRODUCTION
Wide Area Networks (WANs) are used to interconnect Local Area Networks (LANs)
@@ -73,10 +80,14 @@ assist WAN device driver writer by providing common services, such as:
To ba able to use Linux WAN Router you will also need a WAN Tools package
available from
- ftp.sangoma.com/pub/linux/wantools-X.Y.Z.tgz
+ ftp.sangoma.com/pub/linux/vX.Y.Z/wantools-X.Y.Z.tgz
+ or
+ ftp.sangoma.com/pub/linux/vX.Y.Z/wanpipe-X.Y.Z.tgz
+
+where vX.Y.Z represent the linux kernel version number.
For technical questions and/or comments regarding this product please e-mail
-to genek@compuserve.com or dm@sangoma.com.
+to jaspreet@sangoma.com or dm@sangoma.com.
@@ -117,19 +128,55 @@ product.
REVISION HISTORY
+
+2.0.1 Nov 28, 1997 - Protection of "enable_irq()" while
+ "disable_irq()" has been enabled from any other
+ routine (for Frame Relay, PPP and X25).
+ - Added additional Stats for Fpipemon and Ppipemon - Improved Load Sharing for multiple boards.
+
+
+2.0.0 Nov 07, 1997 - Implemented protection of RACE conditions by
+ critical flags for FRAME RELAY and PPP.
+ - DLCI List interrupt mode implemented.
+ - IPX support in FRAME RELAY and PPP.
+ - IPX Server Support (MARS)
+ - More driver specific stats included in FPIPEMON
+ and PIPEMON.
+
+1.0.5 July 28, 1997 - Configurable T391,T392,N391,N392,N393 for Frame
+ Relay in router.conf.
+ - Configurable Memory Address through router.conf
+ for Frame Relay, PPP and X.25. (commenting this
+ out enables auto-detection).
+ - Fixed freeing up received buffers using kfree()
+ for Frame Relay and X.25.
+ - Protect sdla_peek() by calling save_flags(),
+ cli() and restore_flags().
+ - Changed number of Trace elements from 32 to 20
+ - Added DLCI specific data monitoring in FPIPEMON.
+
+1.0.4 July 10, 1997 - S508/FT1 monitoring capability in fpipemon and
+ ppipemon utilities.
+ - Configurable TTL for UDP packets.
+ - Multicast and Broadcast IP source addresses are
+ silently discarded.
+
1.0.3 June 3, 1997
- o UDP port for multiple boards (Frame relay, PPP)
- o Continuous Transmission of Configure Request Packet for PPP (this
- support is only added for 508 cards)
- o Connection Timeout for PPP changed from 900 to 0
- o Flow Control for multiple boards and multiple channels (Frame Relay)
+ - UDP port for multiple boards (Frame relay, PPP)
+ Continuous Transmission of Configure Request
+ - Packet for PPP (this support is only added for
+ 508 cards)
+ - Connection Timeout for PPP changed from 900 to 0
+ - Flow Control for multiple boards and multiple
+ channels (Frame Relay)
1.0.1 January 30, 1997
- o Implemented user-readable status and statistics via /proc filesystem
+ - Implemented user-readable status and statistics
+ via /proc filesystem
1.0.0 December 31, 1996
- o Initial version
+ - Initial version
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