WANPIPE OFFICIAL RELEASE CHANGE LOG
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Author: Nenad Corbic <ncorbic@sangoma.com>
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IMPORTANT
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o From 2.3.0 release forward ADSL drivers can be compiled
against any kernel source thanks to the new OS
abstraction layer.
Furthermore, 2.3.0 release contains major architectual
driver changes which will allow us to commonise FreeBSD
NetBSD and Linux drivers.
o From 2.2.6 release forward the new S514-7 Dual T/E1,
S514-8 Single TE1 and S518 ADSL cards are supproted.
o From 2.2.4 release forward the new S514-4 T/E1 and S514-5 56K
cards are supported.
o From 2.2.3 release forward ALL wanpipe modules
including API modules, can be recompiled from
./Setup installation script!
NO KERNEL RECOMPILATION is necessary.
o From 2.2.3 release forward, wanpipe directory
architecture has been changed. New home directory
for wanpipe is /etc/wanpipe.
o All old releases are in ../old_releases/wanpipe directory.
o Custom RPMs can be build based on current kernel image
by using the ./Setup buildrpm command.
Read the README.rpmbuild.
Jul 14 2003: Release beta8-2.3.0
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o New API sockets
The MPAPI sockets have replaced the
original WANPIPE API sockets. The
API interface is 100% backward compatible.
o Wanrouter External Scripts Support
The /usr/sbin/wanrouter startup script
is now able to start external scripts for
each action performed on WANPIPE devices.
Script Location:
Configurable in /etc/wanpipe/wanrouter.rc
eg: WAN_SCRITPS_DIR=/etc/wanpipe/scripts/
Interface Start/Stop Scripts:
<device name>-<interface name>-<cmd>
eg: wanpipe1-wan0-start
wanpipe1-wan0-stop
Interfaces scripts will get invoked by the following commands:
wanrouter [start|stop|restart]
wanrouter [start|stop|restart] <device>
wanrouter [start|stop|restart] <device> <interface>
or dynamically by wanpipe syncppp driver after
successfull IPCP negotiation.
This option is extremely useful for PPPoA ADSL
or PPP customers, that need to update their
routers based on new negotiated IP addresses.
Device Start/Stop Scripts:
<device name>-<cmd>
eg: wanpipe1-start
wanpipe1-stop
Device scripts will get invoked by the following commands:
wanrouter [start|stop|restart]
wanrouter [start|stop|restart] <device>
Global Start/Stop Scripts:
<cmd>
eg: start
stop
Global Wanpipe scripts will get invoked by the following commands:
wanrouter [start|stop|restart]
Wancfg Configurator Update
The /usr/sbin/wancfg configuration utility has
been updated to create/edit all external
global,device,interface scripts.
Each script is executed as Bash2 shell script.
o Wancfg Configurator Update
The /usr/sbin/wancfg configuration utility has
been updated to create/edit all external
global,device,interface scripts.
May 22 2003: Release beta7-2.3.0
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o ADCCP Lapb API Protocol
New ADCCP Lapb API protocol for
S514 and S508 cards.
Read the REAME.adccp for more info.
o ADSL Update
Bug fixes and feature upates to the
ADSL code. Including, line watchdog
and cell delienation fix.
Added a line watchdog feature. New config
option ADSL_WATCHDOG in wanpipe1.conf.
New PPPoA ppp driver. No need to use
the pppd daemon any more. The whole PPPoA
configuration is now inside /usr/sbin/wancfg.
New Interface Config Options:
DYN_INTR_CFG: Option enables dynamic ppp ip addressing
PAP: Enables pap authentication
CHAP: Enables chap authentication
USERID: User id
PASSWD: User password
Refer to README.adsl for further info.
o MPAPI X25 Updates and fixes
o Updated WANPIPE for
RedHat AS 2.1 distribution.
Apr 22 2003: Release beta6-2.3.0
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o ATM firmware update
Beta5 had the ATM wrong firmware version,
which doesn't work with some ATM switches.
o Frame Relay bug fix.
If running beta4-2.3.0 update to the latest
or enable MULTICASTING in network interface
protocol setup.
o ADSL protocol update
ADSL driver was too sensitive to noisy lines which
caused it to re-train too often.
ADSL PPPoA has been re-designed. The PPPD Daemon
is not used any more. The Wanpipe PPP kernel stack
has PAP/CHAP support now.
Thus whole PPPoA configuration, including PAP/CHAP
is now handled by the /usr/sbin/wancfg configurator.
o New SNMP MIBS
New SNMP MIBS for T1/E1/56 front ends
Updated original protocol mibs: FR/PPP/CHDLC/X25 ...
Apr 9 2003: Release beta5-2.3.0
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o New ATM driver for S514(T1/E1) cards
Flexible PHY-layer, supporting all formats of Idle,
Unassigned and Physical Layer cells.
DS1 direct ATM cell mapping as per ITU G.804
Section 2.1.
Support for AAL Type 5.
ATM operations and management (OAM) support.
Extensive statistics at both the PHY and ATM levels.
Real-time data scope with advanced cell-filtering
capabilities.
Unlimited number of VPI/VCI combinations.
Encapsulation and protocols supported
(IP over ATM, PPP over ATM, and Ethernet over ATM)
o ADSL driver update
Major bug fixes in ADSL driver.
Better retraining algorithm, improved debugging.
Better performance on noisy lines.
o Multi-Protocol Driver Support
The Multi Protocol drivers implements HDLC/PPP/CHDLC
protocols in kernel that run over sangoma dumb
card support (S514/S508).
All Multi Protocol drivers can run on each Sangoma
S514/S508 Primary and Secondary Ports.
o Multi-Protocol API Support
The Multi Protocol API support runs on top of the
Multi Protocol drivers. The MPAPI supports X25/LAPB
and DSP protocols as kernel modules.
All Multi Protocol APIs can run on each Sangoma
S514/S508 Primary and Secondary Ports.
Sample code /etc/wanpipe/api/mpapi/
The MPAPI support is not released with standard wanpipe
release. It must be downloaded separately. For
further info contact Sangoma Technologies.
o Updated Wanpipe Documentation
New PDF Files: WanpipeInstallation.pdf
WanpipeConfiguration.pdf
WanpipeOperation.pdf
WanpipeDebugging.pdf
x25_programming_manual.pdf
New README Files:
There is a README file for
each new protocol.
eg: README.atm, README.adsl...
New README.faq
All README files are in doc/ directory or
once WANPIPE is installed in /usr/share/doc/wanpipe
directory.
o Updated Wanpipe utilites
Feb 21 2003: Release beta4-2.3.0
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o POS (Point of Sale) S509/S515 card support
The POS adapters support proprietary protocols
such as: IBM 4680, NCR 2126, NCR 1255
To enable POS card, on installation run:
./Setup install --protocol=POS
o ADSL driver update
o Wanpipe drivers update
Wanpipe Event based line debugging
For Frame Relea, PPP and CHDLC protocols,
extensive debugging is outputted to the
logs, in case of a protocol, line or
hardware error events.
o Setup installation script update
When compiling wanpipe drivers two compilation
options are offered:
Compilaton Options: Default or Custom
Default compilation:
Compile the standard WANPIPE protocols
into the kernel device driver: Frame Relay, PPP, CHDLC
Multi-Port Frame Relay, Multi-Port PPP, and X25(API). "
Custom compilation:
Offer a menu of all available WAN and
API protocols. The user will be able to enable
protocols individually or all at once,
as desired.
Jan 7 2003: Release beta3-2.3.0
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o ADSL Update
Added ATM OAM protocol support
OAM Cell loopback is used to test the
functionality of the ATM network before
the upper layers are enabled.
i.e. ATM Ping
Added further buffer locking mechanism that
will further protect buffers on SMP systems.
o Wanpipemon Update
Added ADSL ATM Cell trace option
(tl2) to ADSL debugger.
eg: wanpipemon -i <ifname> -c tl2
o Frame Relay memory leak bug fix under
BRIDGE MODE. If a non ethernet packet was
received from the remote network, it was
not properly deallocated.
This condition is very rare but it may occur.
o Updated ATMARP's for Classical IP over
ATM protocol. On startup the Client
will send out ATMARPS every 10 seconds.
Refer to RFC2225
o Updated Classical IP over ATM protocol.
Maximum MTU=9180 bytes. Specified in RFC2225
Release beta2 2.3.0
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o Bug fix in wanrouter.h header
The kernel source compilation failed due to
a missing header include file in wanrouter.h
This has been fixed now. No other changes
except in wanrouter.h.
o wanpipemon debugger update
Dec 04 2002: Release beta1 2.3.0
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o ADSL abstraction layer has been added
to the main wanpipe source. Thus, from now
on ADSL code can be compiled against any
custom kernel.
Added new ATM encapsulation modes:
Bridged Ethernet LLC over ATM (PPPoE: requires rp-pppoe)
Bridged Ethernet VC over ATM
Routed IP LLC over ATM (Classical IP)
Routed IP VC over ATM
PPP LLC over ATM (PPPoA: requires pppd)
PPP VC over ATM (PPPoA: requires pppd)
o Wanpipemon GUI update
Better menu system
o Major driver updates due to new common
headers between all protocols and other
operating systems (FreeBSD, NetBSD).
Nov 21 2002: Release beta4 2.2.6
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o Compilation problems on RedHat 8.0 kernel
have been fixed
Oct 30 2002: Release Beta3 2.2.6
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o Turns out that RedHat 8 moved the 2.4.20 feature
into its 2.4.18 kernel, thus causing the same
problem. Thus I had to re-do the fix.
o Fixed the bug that caused the wanpipe comilation
errors when drivers were being compiled into
the kernel. (i.e. not modules)
The current 2.2.6 RPMS are not affected by this bug, since
they were compiled for older kernels (not 2.4.20).
Oct 30 2002: Release Beta2 2.2.6
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o Due to the change in 2.4.20 kernel all wanpipe
network interfaces failed on startup.
A fix was a one liner, however it had to be
applied to all protocols.
Oct 22 2002: Release Beta1 2.2.6
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o Support for new hardware:
S5147 - Dual T1/E1 card
S5148 - T1/E1 card
S518 - ADSL card
o New ADSL drivers
Ethernet of ATM (IPoE and PPPoE)
Classical IP of ATM
o Updated drivers for all protocols
o A unified debugging tool 'wanpipemon'
that replaces protocol specific debugging
tools (fpipemon, cpipemon, xpipemon ...)
GUI support for wanpipemon
o Update 'wancfg' configuration tool
o Updated documentation
o Frame Relay Feature
Auto DLCI configuration for a single DLCI.
The /usr/sbin/wancfg will offer the auto
option if FR is configured for CPE and
a Single DLCI.
o New MultiPort Frame Relay Driver
This new Frame Relay driver can operate on both
S514/S508 PRIMARY and SECONDARY ports.
Thus, on a single S5141 card one can run CHDLC,
and FR on each port.
On a S5142 card on can run CHDLC, MPPP and MFR
protocols on each 4 ports.
o SDLC support for Linux
API for SDLC protocol
o Update to /usr/sbin/wanrouter
wanrouter debug
Check current wanpipe environment.
After a startup error run this command to
get a possible solution
i.e. wanrouter start; wanrouter debug;
wanrouter debug if_name
Display common debugging statistics
In case of line problems save to file,
wait 2-5mi and send to Sangoma Tech Support
i.e. wanrouter debug wp1fr16 > debug_file;
wanrouter messages
Display wanpipe kernel event messages
i.e. /var/log/messages
wanrouter conflog
Display wanpipe configuration parsing messages
i.e. /var/log/wanrouter
Harald Welte
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