Release Notes PN 93000408_M PortServer TS 8/16 EOS 82000684_K EOS September 5, 2004 INTRODUCTION This is a production release of the firmware (EOS) for the PortServer TS product family. These devices support TCP/IP, Telnet, Reverse Telnet, SNMP, PPP, SSHv2, Port Buffering, ARP-Ping, ADDP, DPA-Remote, and Digi's patented RealPort software for COM or TTY port redirection. SUPPORTED PRODUCTS PortServer TS 8, 50001208 Revision E and Greater PortServer TS 16, 50001207 Revision F and Greater PortServer TS 16 Rack, 50001185 Revision D and Greater PortServer TS 16 Rack, 50000854 PortServer TS 16 Rack, 50000722 PortServer TS 8 MEI, 50000777-02 PortServer TS 16 MEI, 50000777-01 ENHANCEMENTS - Configurable break sequence (in session) for telnet added - Allow admin password to be entered via cpconf. Passwords are NOT exported - Added shared port option to make the first user read/write and subsequent users read-only - Removed admin requirement to send break from console menu BUG-FIXES - The effect of the "Always keep transmitter enabled" and "Automatically control transmitter by data" radio buttons on the Web UI MRI Serial Settings page were swapped - The kill command did not work correctly for shared ports - Fixed incorrect display in "show versions" KNOWN LIMITATIONS - Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1) has a known problem where it displays the error message "Internet Explorer Cannot Open" when you use an HTTPS URL to access this Digi product. The following Microsoft article explains the problem: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=812935 POST & FIRMWARE UPDATE You can update the POST and/or firmware of your terminal server either through the terminal server's web interface or command line interface. NOTE: When updating the firmware of your terminal server to a new version, please ensure that you are running the most recent POST as well. If you need to update your POST, it must be done BEFORE the firmware update. Please ensure that you are running POST 82000685_E or higher. POST update via the web interface --------------------------------- Log on to the terminal server's web interface. Go to Administration > Update Firmware. In the From a File section, select POST from the Update list. Click Browse... and navigate to the POST file. Click Open, then click Update. When the update process has finished, click Reboot to restart the terminal server. POST update via the command line interface ------------------------------------------ This option requires a TFTP server. First, copy the POST image to the TFTP server. Then, log on to the terminal server's command line interface and update the POST with the following command: boot load-boot=:82000685_E.bin When the update process has finished, restart the terminal server with the following command: boot action=reset Firmware update via the web interface ------------------------------------- Log on to the terminal server's web interface. Go to Administration > Update Firmware. In the From a File section, select Firmware from the Update list. Click Browse... and navigate to the firmware file. Click Open, then click Update. When the update process has finished, click Reboot to restart the terminal server. Firmware update via the command line unterface ---------------------------------------------- This option requires a TFTP server. First, copy the firmware image to the TFTP server. Then, log on to the terminal server's command line interface and update the firmware with the following command: boot load=:82000684_K.bin When the update process has finished, restart the terminal server with the following command: boot action=reset HISTORY 2004-06-09: 82000684_J1 - Ports 9 through 16 don't support Send Immediate Character - TS generates a query to the Radius Accounting socket that causes an error in the Radius accounting log - Fixed "Ping-of-Death" vulnerability 2004-04-22: 82000684_J - Added support for PortServer TS 8/16 MEI - Shared ports, allowing multiple concurrent connections to one port, using reverse Telnet, reverse SSH, connect and RealPort - Expanded the maximum port buffer size to 1MB per port - Chat mode in Multi-Master feature for console management - Port logging, passively logs data going into, out of, or both on a serial port - Fixed a problem with the idle time displayed by "wan" command. - SSH Break - Display connections in Web UI with Modem Emulation causes reboot - No way to manage multiple outlets on multiple controllers in Web UI - Expose the error log in Web UI - WebUI generates an error when attempting to set the port "Description" when port profile is set to Realport - Firmware Release Notes do not call out PortServer TS 16 Rack part number 50000854-01 as a Sspported product - Custom Application works in VB, but not in C - Idle time out and Keep-up filters on inbound PPP sessions not working - Fixed a problem with idle timeouts not initializing on initial PPP connection. - Static routes are not reinitialized after a PPP connection is broken and reconnected - Software Flow control will automatically turn off when an out-bound PPP session Starts - Idle-time-out and Keep-up filter prevents traffic not defined in the filter from crossing the PPP link - Idle Time out does not initialize on initial PPP connection - Incoming PPP connections cannot specify "negotiated" IP addresses through Web UI - Various PPP memory leaks fixed - Duplicate menus are displayed when using some Windows telnet clients - CHAP challenge being sent by PortServer TS is always wrong 2003-04-28: 82000684_G - New look and feel Web UI - Modem emulation/modem pooling features - RFC 1215 Traps - Power Management Traps - DHCP Keep-alive - Serial Idle Timer - Ability to use any base socket - ADDP protocol enhancements - Altip support with SSH - Allow escape key settings for root to be changed - Allow "set ports show=id" command to be issued by non-root user - Added a premessage option to "set logins" and "set netlogins" - Added modbus and lpd daemon to set services option - SNMP SET operation on destIp field not working - Public key user authentication not working with PuTTY SSH Client - Kermit clients were failing telnet negotiation - Reverse SSH allows users with outgoing=off to connect to ports - Admin function works erratically from within a menu - Cannot use HTTPS to unit when SNMP enabled via "set secureaccess" - Cannot store "ats0=1" in the user profile - Random ports higher than port 8 go into IFC - Loading of firmware image that is too large is not detected - SSH client F-secure fails when accessing the PortServer TS - Using radius for autoconnect fails - Firmware will cause driver to send out "improper response" messages - DCD/DTR flow control not functional