<html><head><meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark"></head><body><pre style="word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Patch-ID# 104034-05
Keywords: security pkt_len ip panic tcp ping checksum NFS write fddi
Synopsis: SunOS 5.5 CS6400: ip driver fixes
Date: Dec/02/98

Solaris Release: 2.5

SunOS Release: 5.5 CS6400

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Topic: SunOS 5.5 CS6400: ip driver fixes

    NOTE 1:	This is the CS6400 platform specific version of the ip
		driver to go with patch 103169-14.

    NOTE 2:     Refer to Special Install Instructions Section for 
                IMPORTANT specific information on this patch.
 
BugId's fixed with this patch: 1166108 1188307 1224089 1224148 1226653 1226919 1232866 1233827 1240331 1259279 1262096 4105140

Changes incorporated in this version: 1166108

Relevant Architectures: sparc.cray4d

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch: 103169-14

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/platform/cray4d/kernel/drv/ip

Problem Description:

(from 103169-14)

1166108 host with published ARP table entries does not reply to ARP queries

(from 103169-13)

4105140 ARP packet with source protocol addr of 0 flushes all on-link IRE_CACHE entries

(from 103169-12)

1226919 ping -sv -i 127.0.0.1 224.0.0.1 causes a panic

(from 103169-10)

1226653 IP can send packets larger than MTU size to the driver

(from 103169-09)

1262096 IP believes it has correctly reassembled a packet,
but one fragment not received

(from 103169-08)

1259279 x86 byte ordering/endian problem in ip &amp; arp for DL_UNITDATA_REQ

(from 103169-06)

1240331 ifconfig of a non-existant virtual interface creates one even as a regular user
1233827 tcp retransmits too much for short connections as seen at web sites

(from 103169-05)

1240331 ifconfig of a non-existant virtual interface creates one even as a regular user

(from 103169-04)

1188307 ill_frag_timeout() panic on Intergraph machines when heavily stressed

(from 103169-03)

1224089 NFS writes hang when doing copy over fddi 3.0.1

(from 103169-02)

1224148 TCP performance becomes unacceptable due to bad checksums generated by 2 .4

(from 103169-01)

1232866 bogus pkt_len (short one) causes ip to panic


Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
Refer to the Install.info file within the patch for instructions on
using the generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided
with each patch. Any other special or non-generic installation
instructions should be described below.


Special Install Instructions:
-----------------------------
If the reason to install this patch is to fix bugid 1233827 (tcp retransmits
too much for short connections as seen at web sites), the 2.5 tcp patch
(104042-03 or higher) is also required.

Reboot after installation.
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