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Problems Fixed in Version 1.05 Operating Image
System Initialization/Configuration
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Model 3394 Router/Repeater dynamically assigns itself a random network
number (a number not currently used by other devices on the same
network) each time it resets. With version 1.04, the router/repeater would
sporadically pick an invalid random network number during the reboot
process. An invalid network number is a number that is outside the
predefined range assigned for a particular network interface such as
LocalTalk. This problem has been corrected in version 1.05. The router/
repeater now picks valid random network numbers during automatic
configuration.
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In certain instances, users need to reset the Model 3394 Router/Repeater
to its default factory configuration without resetting each parameter
separately. With version 1.04, users could not force the unit to reset to its
factory default settings except through the use of the Simple Network
Management Protocol (SNMP). Version 1.05 allows you to use Telnet,
the local console, or SNMP to reset the unit to its factory default settings.
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With version 1.04, static MacIP clients (Macintosh computers with an
assigned permanent IP address) on another LocalTalk network could not
connect through a Model 3394 Router/Repeater acting as the local MacIP
gateway. With version 1.05, the unit supports both local and remote MacIP
clients.
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MacIP clients resident in AppleTalk phase I and II zones would
sporadically lose their existing (active) connections through a Model 3394
Router/Repeater running version 1.04 when the unit was configured to act
as an IP gateway. Subsequent connection attempts would time out. With
version 1.05, MacIP clients in nonlocal zones can connect through the
router/repeater without causing the session to be erroneously dropped.
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Sometimes the Model 3394 Router/Repeater did not update its AppleTalk
address map table to reflect those devices that started up while the router
was active on the network. The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
function failed to initialize the address map table index when a new probe
packet was received.
The Model 3394 Router/Repeater address map table performs properly
with version 1.05. The address map table now updates its table entries for
addresses being assigned to new AppleTalk devices on the same network.
Packet Leakage
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When the Model 3394 Router/Repeater operates in a large network and
is using version 1.04, Zone Information Protocol (ZIP) packets are
mishandled, which prevents certain (unused) packets from being released.
This situation results in an extremely high buffer utilization rate and a
subsequent loss of throughput performance. Version 1.05 causes ZIP
packets (used and not used) to be received, processed, and released
normally.
