# **************************************************************************** # # @(#)Digi International Inc. rel_note 1.8 1/25/00 # # **************************************************************************** # # Copyright (c) 1988-00 Digi International Inc., All Rights Reserved # # This software contains proprietary and confidential information of # Digi International Inc. By accepting transfer of this copy, Recipient # agrees to retain this software in confidence, to prevent disclosure to # others, and to make no use of this software other than that for which it # was delivered. This is an unpublished copyright work Digi International # Inc. Except as permitted by federal law, 17 USC 117, copying is # strictly prohibited. # # Digi International Inc. CONFIDENTIAL - (Digi International Inc. # Confidential when combined with the aggregated modules for this # product) OBJECT CODE ONLY SOURCE MATERIALS # # (C) COPYRIGHT Digi International Inc. 1999 # # All Rights Reserved # # US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or # disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with Digi International # Inc. # # ***************************************************************************** Digi RealPort Device Driver Version 1.7.1 Solaris 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, and 2.8 for SPARC and Intel Release Notes P/N 93000184_J Diskette P/N (3.5) 40001174_H 01/25/01 CONTENTS Section Description 1 Introduction 2 Supported Products 3 Enhancements 4 Bug Fixes 5 Known Limitations 6 PortServer Setup 7 History 1. INTRODUCTION The Digi Solaris RealPort driver makes the ports on a Digi PortServer appear as though they are local tty devices directly attached to the computer. When the system boots, one ncxd daemon is spawned for each PortServer. Each daemon makes a single TCP/IP connection to its associated PortServer and sends all asynchronous serial data on this single connection. PortServer ports can be accessed any time they are configured for RealPort operations and are not otherwise in use. The RealPort Service requires the TCP/IP driver to be installed and properly configured. 2. SUPPORTED PRODUCTS PortServer PortServer II 3. ENHANCEMENTS Updated Release Notes to include support for Solaris 2.8. 4. BUG FIXES Fixed a system panic that resulted from an invalid putctl. Fixed a problem sending break through to console. 5. KNOWN LIMITATIONS If a PortServer loses power it may be necessary to wait for up to 2 minutes before communication is re-established with that PortServer. 6. PORTSERVER SETUP The Digi PortServers are full featured terminal and communication servers whose configuration is detailed in the PortServer Manual. We note here the minimum needed for RealPort operation. First you must login as root on the PortServer. You can connect a 9600 baud 8N1 terminal to port 1, or (if you obtained an IP address through RARP or BOOTP) you can telnet to the box. The factory default root password is "dbps". Basic IP parameters must be set up before the PortServer will operate on the network. If you have not done this with RARP or BOOTP, you must do it from the command line. Substitute your own IP address, net mask and (optionally) gateway address into the following PortServer command: set config ip=192.168.0.1 submask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.0.254 The RealPort driver works best if you configure associated PortServer devices as printers. It works VERY POORLY if the devices are configured as terminals, for example. The following command sets up ports 1-16 as device type prn (printer). set port range=1-16 dev=prn If 8-pin RJ-45 plugs are used in the PortServer, the altpin option should be selected to make DCD available on one of the inner pins. The following command sets altpin on 16 ports. set flow range=1-16 altpin=on You can check the current configuration with: set config set flow range=1-16 set port range=1-16 7. HISTORY Version 1.7.0 - October 19, 2000 Enhancements: Added support for Solaris 2.8 to Release Notes. Version 1.7.0 - January 10, 2000 Bug Fixes: A problem with the driver holding a lock while removing the service routines from the service queue has been resolved. The symptom of this error was a fairly random system crash that was seen on multi-processor systems. Enhancements: Changed format of release notes. Version 1.6.0 - November 23, 1998 Enhancements: Added support for Solaris 2.7. Added 64 bit support for SPARC 2.7 portion of driver. Version 1.5.0 - May 15, 1998 Bug Fixes: Fixed a failing connectivity issue, seen with more than 4 PortServers. Version 1.4.0 - December 23, 1997 Bug Fixes: Fixed a daemon reattach problem seen over frame relay connection. Fixed problem with EBI modules not functioning properly.