Allied Telesis Patch 89262-08 manual Features in, Level

2 Patch Release Note

Some of the issues addressed in this Release Note include a level number. This number reflects the importance of the issue that has been resolved. The levels are:

Level 1 This issue will cause significant interruption to network services, and there is no work-around.

Level 2 This issue will cause interruption to network service, however there is a work-around.

Level 3 This issue will seldom appear, and will cause minor inconvenience.

Level 4 This issue represents a cosmetic change and does not affect network operation.

From Patch 89262-07 onwards, issues for each patch are listed in severity order as per the levels above. Enhancement PCRs are listed after Level 4 issues.

Features in 89262-08

Patch 89262-08 includes all issues resolved and enhancements released in previous patches for Software Release 2.6.2, and the following enhancements:

Level 1

No issues.

Level 2

PCR: 40570 Module: IP6 Level: 2

IPv6 multicast packets were not being forwarded when coming from a 6-over-4 tunnel. This issue has been resolved.

PCR: 40573 Module: LOG Level: 2

If the log module was configured to store a very large number of messages (for example, more than 3000 messages), a watchdog timeout could occur when the show debug command was executed. This issue has been resolved.

Please note that this problem would not occur when the show log command was executed. A temporary work-around would be to disable the log module before executing the show debug command.

PCR: 40591 Module: SWMX Level: 2

In a multicast setup, there was a possibility that all multicast and broadcast packets were not being forwarded as expected. This caused symptoms such as RIPv1 or RIPv2 losing routes, PIM neighbourhoods being lost, and other protocols using broadcast or multicast packets would fail to register any peers/neighbours. Also, multicast packets are not switched. This issue has been resolved.

Patch 89262-08 for Software Release 2.6.2 C613-10402-00 REV H