DECNIS NIS402 DEC Network Integration Server Software V4.0 ECO Summary


Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation 1997.  All rights reserved.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  If you are running the X.25 Relay software on your system,
                 *DO NOT* use this kit to update your system.  There is
                 a known problem that will cause your system to crash.
                 Engineering is currently working on a fix for this 
                 problem.

PRODUCT:    DEC Network Integration Server Software V4.0 (DECNIS)

OP/SYS:     MS-DOS, Versions 5.0 through 6.2

SOURCE:     Digital Equipment Corporation

ECO INFORMATION:

     ECO Kit Name:  NIS402
     ECO Kits Superseded by This ECO Kit:  None
     ECO Kit Approximate Size:    15165 Blocks
                                7764480 Bytes                                
                                                                              
                                DECR_ZIP.EXE -     3773 Blocks                
                                                1931776 Bytes                 
                                                                              
                                NIS402.EXE   -    11392 Blocks                
                                                5832704 Bytes                 
                                                                              
     Kit Applies To:  DEC Network Integration Server Software V4.0
                      MS-DOS V5.0, 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22                       

     DECNIS Server Reboot:  Yes 

ECO KIT SUMMARY:

An ECO kit exists for DEC Network Integration Server Software V4.0 on
MS-DOS V5.0 through V6.2.

  o  W622 packet transmission could crash DECNIS
  o  DDCMP link would not restart
  o  Corrupt frame could crash DECNIS
  o  Fragmentation error messages not sent
  o  IPX could be enabled in error over SMDS
  o  DECNIS crash on receipt of non pseudo node LSP
  o  Reachability lost when running routing vector
  o  In the previous release, it was noticed that RIP seemed to
        stop working over a PPP link
  o  Counting to infinity in certain circumstances
  o  Occasional decrease in routing performance
  o  Setting DECNIS time backwards could lose reachability
  o  3 non-zero VPI values can be used on W631
  o  W631 sometimes fails to load
  o  Loss of reachability to IPX servers
  o  X.25 allowed access to blocked nodes
  o  Loss of access to load file caused crash
  o  BOOTP replies not forwarded on circuit 0.0.0.0
  o  Degradation of bridge performance between DLCIs
  o  Odd length packets not bridged to routeabout
  o  PPP or VCP circuit down could crash DECNIS

Please refer to the Release Notes (fix notes) included in the ECO kit
for a complete explanation of this release.


INSTALLATION NOTES:

This ECO contains two PC based files in a self-extracting format:

   DECR_ZIP.EXE
   NIS402.EXE

First install the latest DECROU kit.  The DECROU kit must be copied to the
DECROU directory, and then run from there:

   C:\>cd decrou
   C:\DECROU>decr_zip.exe -d -o

The DECNIS kit should then be copied to the DECROU area, and run from
there:

   C:\>cd decrou
   C:\DECROU>nis402.exe -d -o

After installation of this ECO kit, all DECNIS servers which require
updating with the latest DECNIS software will need to be rebooted.

NOTE:  If you have configured any DECNIS servers to load using the
       FLASH_FULL or FLASH_PART load options, you will have to modify
       the load configuration to ensure that the latest version of the
       DECNIS software will be loaded from the load host the next time
       the DECNIS servers are rebooted.

          o  To do this for an individual DECNIS server, use the UPDATE
             option in the DECNIS Load-host Configurator.

          o  To do this for all your previously configured DECNIS
             servers, enter the following command:

                cd c:\DECROU
                NIS\NIS_HCFG /UPDATE

             Use /FLASH_FULL /FLASH_PART /NETWORK as required.

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nis402.README
nis402.CHKSUM
nis402.CVRLET_TXT
nis402.exe
decr_zip.exe