Ref: 99960051
Title: ESD Rel.Note:SW/1-TCP-NCS/AT Ver.3.0 Part #:86-01-8-00 Rev.03
date: 03-20-89

Copyright 3Com Corporation, 1991.  All rights reserved.

3Com Corporation
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Software Release
SW/1-TCP-NCS/AT Version 3.0
March 20, 1989

Part Number: 86-0108-00
             Revision 03

TO:  CS/1 Users
FROM:  3Com Corporation
SUBJECT: SW/1-TCP-NCS/AT Version 3.0
DATE:  March 20, 1989

Enclosed is a distribution diskette containing SW/1-TCP-NCS/AT Version
3.0 (Part Num ber: 83-0042-02).  This software runs on a CS/1 that is
equipped with an MCPU board and booted from an NCS/AT.

This release memo describes the procedure for installing SW/1TCP-
NCS/AT on the NCS/AT and the compatibility requirements of the
software.  It also describes the new fea tures, fixed bugs,
limitations, and known problems in this version of SW/1-TCPNCS
/AT.

** NOTE **
3Com changed its software version numbering scheme in early 1989.
Instead of using a five-digit number, such as 20060, 3Com now uses
two- or three-digit  numbers, such as 2.2 and 2.21.  Higher version
numbers represent more recent  releases.  For
example, 2.21 is more recent than 2.2, 2.2 is more recent than  20060,
and 20060 is more recent than 20000.

Compatibility

SW/1-TCP-NCS/AT Version 3.0 operates with the following products and
software releases:

 CS/1 running SW/1-TCP Version 20000 or later
 CS/1 running SW/20-TCP Version 3.0 or later
 CS/50 running SW/50-TCP Version 3.0 or later
 IB/3 running SW/20-IB Version 11000 or later
 NCS/2 running SW/2-NCS Version 2.0 or later
 NCS/AT running SW/AT-NCS Version 2.0 or later
 CS/200 running SW/200-TCP Version 20000 or later
 CS/210 running SW/200-TCP-CS/210 Version 3.0 or later
 CS/100 running SW/100-TCP Version 3.0 or later
 Personal computer running SW/1-PCS Version 20000 or later

Table 1 illustrates the hardware and firmware compatibility
requirements of SW/1-TCP-NCS/AT Version 3.0:

Table 1  Hardware/Firmware Compatibility For SW/1-TCP-NCS/AT

 Product      Firmware
 SIO-8        MCPU  EC/1 or EC/2 IBC/M  TRC/M
 CS/1         M0 ASYN 15A  M1 MMON M0EDL1 4B M0 EDL2 00A  N/A N/A
              M0 ASYN 17B 01B or later,
              or M1IECM 01F or later
 CS/1-TR      M0 ASYN 15A  M1 MMON N/A  N/A N/A No PROMS
              M0 ASYN 17B01K or later
 CS/1-B       M0 ASYN 15A  M1 MMON N/A  N/A M2 IBCM N/A
              M0 ASYN 17B01G or later 00E or later

Hardware and Firmware Requirements of SIO-16 Boards

The following requirements must be met if your CS/1 running SW/1TCP-
NCS/AT Version 3.0 is equipped with one or more SIO-16 boards:

The M1 MMON PROM Rev. 01G or later is required on the MCPU board.

An EC/2 with 512K memory, TRC/M, or IBC/M board must be installed on
the  CS/1.

If the CS/1 is equipped with three or four SIO-16 boards, the MCPU
board must be  upgraded to 12 MHz.  If it is equipped with one or two
SIO-16 boards, a 10 MHz  MCPU board can be used.

The version number of SIO-16 software must be 11070 or later.

** NOTE **
You must press the Return key after you type each command described in
this release memo.

Refer to Chapter 3 of the TCP/IP Connection Service User's Guide for
an explanation of the notation used in commands referenced in this
release memo.

Installation

If you want to make a backup copy of the software, use the floppycopy
utility on the NCS/AT.  Also, you must use a blank, 48-TPI, double-
sided, high-density diskette to make the copy.

Because your CS/1 is booted from an NCS/AT, install SW/1-TCPNCS/AT
Version 3.0 on the NCS/AT.

Follow these steps to copy SW/1-TCP-NCS/AT Version 3.0 from the
distribution diskette to the NCS/AT disk:

1. Follow the instructions in the NCS/AT Installation Guide to log in
to the NCS/AT.  A command prompt (>) appears on the screen after you
log in.

2. Before you load the new image, save the earlier version of SW/1-
TCP-NCS/AT by  typing:

 mv /BIN/cs1t /BIN/cs1.xxxxx

In this example, "xxxxx" is the version number of an earlier version
of SW/1-TCP- NCS/AT.

3. Insert the SW/1-TCP-NCS/AT Version 3.0 diskette in the disk drive
of the  NCS/AT.

4. At the command prompt, type the following command:

 utility floppylist

The system will list all the files included.  The list should include
the following:

 /usr/NCS/BIN/cs1t.3.0  - image
 /usr/NCS/BIN/cs1l - loader
 /usr/ncs/BIN/sgn/sgncs1t12 - sysgen
 /usr/ncs/local/cmacinstall
 /usr/ncs/local/cmacuninstall
 /usr/ncs/local/cmacsrcunpak
 /usr/ncs/local/cmacmkinstall
 /usr/NCS/BIN/sio16.11070  - sio16 driver
 /usr/NCS/BIN/sio16diags  - sio16 diagnostics

5. At the command prompt, type the following command:

 utility floppyread

6. The floppyread utility copies the software from the SW/1TCP-NCS/AT
Version 3.0  diskette to the NCS/AT disk.

As the files are copied to the disk, their names are displayed.

If floppy read errors or disk write errors occur, remove and replace
the diskette;  then repeat the procedure starting at step 3.

If read or write errors continue to occur, or if other error messages
appear, contact  your network supplier or 3Com for help.

7. After the files have been successfully copied, the command prompt
appears.  Remove the distribution diskette from the disk drive.

Binding your CS/1 to the NCS/AT

Your CS/1 must be bound to the NCS/AT before it can boot from the
NCS/AT.  Follow these steps to bind your CS/1 to the NCS/AT using the
new loaderfile option on the NCS/AT.

If your server is already bound to the NCS/AT, start at step 1.
Otherwise, skip to step 3.

1. Enter the UNBind command on the NCS/AT by typing:

 unb <address>

 where address is the Internet address of your server.

This command removes your CS/1 from the list of servers bound to the
NCS/AT.

The system prompts you to indicate whether you wish to remove the
client server's  global parameter, Internet address, and configuration
files from the NCS/AT disk.

2. Type "n" to answer no.

3. Enter the BInd command on the NCS/AT by typing:

 bi <Ethernet address> <Internet address> -f cs1t.3.0 -l  cs1l
 [<nports>]

This binds the CS/1 to the NCS/AT.  In this command, "l" refers to the
new loaderfile option and cs1l is the name of the loaderfile.

If you do not specify the last argument, nports, the NCS/AT creates
port  configurations for the maximum number of ports on your
Communications Server.

New Features

The following features, which were not available in SW/1-TCP-NCS/AT
Version 20000, have been implemented in SW/1-TCP-NCS/AT Version 3.0:

Access control is available on the CS/1, but an NCS/AT running SW/AT-
NCS  Version 2.0 or an NCS/2 running SW/2-NCS Version 2.0 must be
present to provide access control services.  This NCS is called the
security server.

To use access control, you must specify the address of the security
server on the  CS/1, so that when a user attempts to log in, the
appropriate NCS is used to  determine whether this user is allowed to
access the network.

The Sysgen program now includes Access Control Parameters and Remote
Access  Parameters to support access control on your CS/1.  Refer to
the Sysgen section in  this release memo for a description of these
parameters.  Before you boot the CS/1  with
Version 3.0 for the first time, use the Sysgen program to open the
Access  Control menu.  Set the Security Server Address parameter to
the address of the  NCS acting as the security server.  Then boot the
CS/1.

If you later want to change the security server address, you can
either run the  Sysgen program again, or use the SETDefault command to
modify the  SECurityServerAddress parameter.  When the CS/1 is
rebooted, the CS/1 uses the  NCS specified by the
parameter as the security server.  If the SECurityServer- Address
parameter is different from the Security Server Address parameter in
Sysgen, the one that was changed last before rebooting is used.

The network manager maintains the access control database on the NCS.
Refer to the appropriate NCS operation guide for information on
maintaining the database  and on the new utilities that have been
provided on the NCS for this purpose.  In  addition, the following
access control parameters and commands have been implemented at local
network manager privilege level in SW/1-TCP-NCS/2 Version 3.0:

The DefaultLoginName parameter specifies the default user login name
assigned to a port.  This default user name should be defined along
with other users in the  access control database on the NCS.  Before
you can set the DefaultLoginName parameter, you must set the
TermPortDefLogin parameter in Sysgen.

The SECurityServerAddress parameter specifies the Internet address of
the NCS, which provides user authentication during login, and network
access control  services.  If no address is assigned, the address of
the server's File Server is used.

The SHow InternetServers command also shows the address of the
Security  Server on servers that use access control.

The SHow LOgins command shows the name of the user logged in to each
port  on a Communications Server.  The user name is displayed whether
the login is  done by a user or by automatic default login.  The
access control service is  transparent to net
work users except for the following steps:

 - A user enters a user name and password before attempting to
 establish a connection to a resource.  The user name is entered at
 the "NetworkLogin:"   prompt, which appears on the screen when the
 terminal is first powered on,   and the password at
 the "Password:" prompt.  The PassWord command   allows a user to
 change his or her password.

 - A user enters the LOgout command when disconnecting from the
 network.   This command disconnects all sessions and prevents
 unauthorized access to   resources on the network.  Both user names
 and passwords are maintained   in the access control database on the
 NCS.

 - If a user tries to connect to a resource to which he or she does
 not have authorized access, the following error message is displayed:

 Access to Resources denied

A new parameter, # of keep alive packets, has been added to the TCP
Parameters Menu in Sysgen.  This parameter determines the number of
keep alive  packets transmitted before a connection is terminated.
The possible values of this  parameter are
from 0 through 10 (hexadecimal) and the default value is 0.

The interval between transmission of keep alive packets is from 45 to
60 seconds.

For example, if this parameter is set to 8, the connection is
terminated after eight  keep alive packets have been sent.  When this
parameter is set to 0, the connection  is maintained indefinitely.

Another new parameter, maximum window size, has been added to the TCP
Parameters Menu in Sysgen.  The maximum window size parameter enables
you to  change the window size for transmission and reception.  The
default window size is  1,024 bytes.  This parameter can be set to
hexadecimal values from 1 to 400.

A new set of audit trail messages has been implemented for
Communications  Servers that use access control.

The audit trail record codes, IX for ICMP transmitted and IR for ICMP
received, now display more information to aid in network fault
analysis.

Refer to the NCS/AT Operation Guide for a description of the revised
audit trail  messages and record codes.

Additional features have been provided to support Hewlett Packard
devices.  These  include default parameter settings, context-sensitive
flow-control, and spare XON  forwarding.

The SHow SESsion command has a new option, M.  This option displays
the  Internet address and the TCP port number on the destination side
of a connection.   The new syntax for the SHow SESsion command is as
follows:

 SHow (!<port number>) SESsion M

 For example, if you enter this command:

 sh (!1) ses m

 the screen display generated is similar to the following:

 CONCTD from 192.9.205.071:099:006

This display shows that the host server is connected from port 6 of a
Communications Server with the address of 192.9.205.071.  The number
immediately following the Internet address ("099" in this example) can
be disregarded.

This feature only works if the destination server is a Communications
Server manufactured by 3Com.

In accordance with the TCP/IP implementation of the Berkeley release
4.3 of the  UNIX operating system, this version has implemented
retransmission and round- trip algorithms, delayed acknowledgements,
superior silly-window avoidance  behavior, and
improved timer handling and disconnection procedures.

The effects of these implementations include higher data throughput
and more  reliable connections.

When entering commands in remote mode, the response timeout period has
been  increased from 12 to 28 seconds.  This is particularly useful
for Communications Servers that are booted from an NCS/2, which often
requires a response time of more than 12 seconds.

The LongBReakAction parameter is now available for both host and
terminal ports. Previously, this parameter could not be set for host
ports.  For more information on this parameter, refer to the TCP/IP
Connection Service User's Guide.

Sysgen Changes

Two new options, Access Control Parameters and Remote Access
Parameters, have been added to the Module Select Menu in Sysgen.  The
following is the new Module Select Menu:

Module Select Menu

1. Kernel Parameters

2. Data Link Parameters

3. IP Parameters

4. TCP Parameters

5. User Interface Parameters

6. Virtual Terminal Parameters

7. Statistics Monitoring Parameters

8. Service Listener Port List

9. Access Control Parameters

A. Remote Access Parameters

(ESC to return to main menu) Select module:

Access Control Parameters

Select 9 from the Module Select Menu to display the Access Control
Parameters Menu.  The following menu is displayed:

 Access Control Parameters

 Parameter    Current Value

 1. Acs Ctl Enable(0=Dis, 1=Ena) 0x0
 2. TermPortDefLogin
    (`-` disabled, `*` enabled, <name> restricted)
 (ESC to return to previous menu)
 Enter selection:

Type "1" at the "Enter Selection:" prompt to enable access control.
Enabling access control restricts access to the resources on your
network and prevents unauthorized access to the network and network
resources.  Access control is disabled by default.

Type "2" at the "Enter Selection:" prompt to set the TermPortDefLogin
parameter.  This pa rameter allows automatic user default logins on
terminal ports of a Communications Server.

If this parameter is set to disabled, ("-") which is the default
value, no default logins  are allowed on terminal ports.  The user
must type in the password and the  username.  If the SETD
DefaultLoginName command is entered on a terminal port after this
parameter has been disabled, the system responds with the following
message:

 Terminal Port Default Login disabled

If the TermPortDefLogin parameter is set to enabled "*", the global
network manager can define any name as an automatic default login name
for a terminal port  with the SETDefault DefaultLoginName command.
Once the default login name is  defined
for a terminal port, the user must either use the Listen command on
the port  before the automatic login can take place or reboot the
server so that both host and  terminal ports that have a default login
name defined automatically log in.

The network manager must ensure that for each default login name there
is an entry  in the access control database on the NCS.

The value "<name> restricted" specifies a name in Sysgen that must be
used for  automatic user default login on terminal ports.  For
example, type "ZZZ" to specify  the name "ZZZ" as the default user
login name.  After the name has been specified
in Sysgen, the global network must use the SETDefault DefaultLoginName
command to define this name, and only this name, as the default user
login name  for that terminal port.

The sysgenned name must always be used when setting up automatic
default logins  for terminal ports.  After you define the automatic
default login name, you must  enter the Listen command or reboot the
server so that the login can take place.

If you try to set the DefaultLoginName parameter to any other value
besides the  sysgenned name, the following message is displayed:

Terminal port default login restricted to name:  <sysgenned name>

This option allows the user to have transparent logins by defining
just one  username in the NCS database as opposed to defining
individual names.  This is  useful on large networks.

Use the SHow DefaultLoginName command to display both host and
terminal  default login names.

Remote Access Parameters

The remote access parameters allow you to specify the addresses of
devices that can access your Communications Server with the REMOTE
command.

You can allow all devices, a group of devices, or individual devices
to have remote access. Select A from the Module Select Menu to display
the Remote Access Parameters Menu:

 Remote Access Parameters
 1. Access Level   (Any device)
 2. Enter Device Addr here
 (ESC to return to previous menu)

Enter selection:
The Access Level parameter allows you to choose from the following
groups of devices that may have remote access to your Communications
Server.  The address list consists of individual device addresses
defined by the Enter Device Addr Here option on
the Remote Access Parameters Menu:

Select item 1 from the Remote Access parameters to set this parameter.
The screen  prompts:

(ESC to return to previous menu) Enter selection: 1 Choose 0(any),
1(address list),  2(also subnet) or 3(also network):

 - Select 0 to enable any devices on the network to access the
 Communications Server. This is the default value.
 - Select 1 to allow only those hosts listed in the address list of
 the Remote Access Parameters menu to access the Communications
 Server.
 - Select 2 to allow all devices specified in the address list and all
 devices on the local subnetwork to remote into the Communications
 Server.
 - Select 3 to allow all devices specified in the address list and all
 devices on the local network to access the Communications Server.

Select item 2, Enter Device Addr here, to create the address list.
The system displays the following:

Enter an IP address:

If you enter a valid Internet address, the new address and the value
of the access level parameter appear on the screen and you are
prompted to add the next address.

For example, if you enter the valid Internet address 192.9.200.34, the
following is displayed:

 Remote Access Parameters
 1. Access Level Address List
 2. Device IP addr 1  192.9.200.34
 3. Enter Device Addr here
 (ESC to return to previous menu)
 Enter selection:

The address list can contain up to three addresses.  The system
automatically  numbers and lists the device addresses as you enter
addresses.

For example, if you define three addresses, the screen display will be
similar to the  following:

 1.  Access Level   Specified Addresses
 2.  Device IP addr 1   192.9.200.45
 3.  Device IP addr 2   192.9.201.33
 4.  Device IP addr 3   192.9.201.22

In this example, the address list consists of the three addresses.  To
delete a device  address from the address field, select option 2, 3,
or 4 and then enter 0.0.0.0 or x  in the address field.

To deny access to all devices on the network, set the access level
parameter to  "address list" and check that there are no entries in
the address list.

Bugs Fixed

Certain problems, which existed in previous versions of SW/1-TCP-
NCS/AT have been solved in SW/1-TCP-NCS/AT Version 3.0.  These
problems and their resolutions are de scribed below.

If you attempt to save default port parameters in a non-numbered file
and you do  not have global network manager privilege level, the
system now displays the error  message "Insufficient privilege" after
you enter the SAve command.

Previously, this message or the system prompt was not displayed until
you pressed  the Break key.

Only a global network manager can save default port parameters in a
non-numbered  file.

The Domain name resolver no longer attempts to search infinitely for a
canonical  name when two canonical names that are aliases for each
other have been defined  by error in the Domain name server database,
and you specify one of these names with the Connect or SHow NAme
command.

Previously, you had to reboot the server to terminate this infinite
loop.

Previously, if you entered the command, SH NAmes or SH NAmes *, the
Domain  name server failed to respond and the system crashed after the
timeout period had  expired.

These commands are no longer valid so you must specify a name.  If you
attempt to  issue these commands without specifying a name, the
following error message  appears:

 can only show unique Domain names

You can now establish interconnections properly.  Previously, when
certain interconnections were requested, the system crashed.

You can now specify the local broadcast address when you enter the
global network manager form of the Broadcast command without
disrupting the network.  Previously, this command caused extremely
heavy traffic on the network.

The SHow LinePRotocol command now displays correct information.
Previously, it always showed the value of the LinePRotocol parameter
as BYTEsynchronous.

Also, you can no longer change the value of this parameter with the
SETD  command.

You can now simultaneously run three or more recursive macros that
contain  Connect or DisConnect commands.  Previously, the system
crashed within three  hours of invoking the macros.

Setting the NetAscii parameter of a port to UseNul no longer causes
spurious ^A  characters to be inserted in the data stream sent to that
port.

The CS/1 now consistently passes special characters, for example,
<CR>, as data.  Previously, it often failed to do this in incoming
connections, and processed them  instead.

When the DataForward parameter is set as the result of an echo
negotiation by a  destination server using the Telnet protocol, it no
longer automatically changes to  None after the echo has been
negotiated.

An error, which caused the Domain name resolver to fail to respond to
inquiries  under certain circumstances, has been corrected.

This version attempts to establish connections to permanent circuits
(PVCs)  according to the order in which the connection requests are
received.  Previously,  priority was always given to the attempt to
connect to the lowest numbered PVC.

Also, you can successfully establish more than one PVC. Previously,
you could  not reliably do this.

Domain name requests are sent to the NCS address specified by the
FileServer- Address parameter if both the PrimaryNS and SecondaryNS
parameters are not  defined.

Previously, no alternate address was available to respond to these
requests.

Network errors are now recorded in the audit trail record with the
code "NE."  Previously, they were coded as "EE."

The boot time displayed by the SHow VERsion command now displays the
actual boot time.

Previously, the time was computed.

Previously, you could not perform certain file transfer tasks if,
after establishing a  connection, you disabled the ECM character with
the following command:

 SET ECMchar = disabled

For example, if you attempted to transfer files from a personal
computer, setting  this parameter sometimes caused data loss.  This
resulted in failure of the file  transfer.

This problem has been corrected.

The session number field in the audit trail messages coded CD and DC
has been  replaced by a four-digit field which indicates the TCP port
number.

Previously the session number field always displayed 0, regardless of
the session  number.

You can no longer assign an Internet address beginning with 127 to a
Communications Server or a port.  This number is reserved for loopback
according  to the TCP/IP protocol implementation.  Existing addresses
which start with 127  must be reassigned.

If you attempt to assign an Internet address beginning with 127, the
following error  message is displayed:

Address cannot be broadcast at loopback.

When forwarding data, the Telnet code now removes the ASCII control
character  NUL when it follows the control character CR.  Previously,
it failed to do this,  which caused problems when Telnet was used in
conjunction with the Berkeley 4.3  release of the UNIX operating
system.

When two Communications Servers on the network have the same Internet
address,  you can now issue commands from a source server that specify
the source server as  the destination.

Previously, for example, if ServerA and ServerB had the same Internet
address and  you issued the PIng command from ServerA, ServerB was
pinged instead of  ServerA.

A problem with the Domain name resolver, which arose on Communications
Servers on which the maximum number of sessions was being held, has
been  corrected.

Previously, for example, if a CS/1 had the maximum number of sessions,
and you  entered the Name or Connect command, the Domain name resolver
did not respond  and the following error message was displayed:

No memory resource

Even if the number of sessions was reduced, the Domain name resolver
still did not  respond.

The system no longer crashes if you perform the following sequence of
steps:

 - Enter the Connect command
 - Enter the ECM character to escape to command mode
 - Set the BReakAction parameter to Ignore and the BReakChar parameter
   to   ^C
 - Resume the session
 - Hold the Control and C keys down simultaneously

Limitations

Version 3.0 has the following limitations:

If you have an EC/2 board with only 256 kilobytes of RAM, then you can
only  have 33 sessions with four SIO-16 boards.

You can change the virtual port configurations with the SETDefault
command only  on the first virtual port on your Communications Server.
If you attempt to change  other virtual port configurations with this
command, the following error message is
displayed:

 Portid out of range

Also, if you change the configurations for the first virtual port, you
must enter the  ReaD command before the changes can take effect.
These changes take effect on all  virtual ports.

You cannot execute commands that specify the Internet address of a
destination  server port number that is the same as the address of the
destination server itself.

For example, if the port number address 129.213.1.1 is defined on a
server with  the same address and you enter the following command:

 Listen 129.213.1.1

 the following error message is displayed:

 Invalid remote command

Known Problems

SW/1-TCP-NCS/AT Version 3.0 has the following known problems:

When using the IEN116 Name Server, the command SHow (<name>) VERSion
does not function correctly if <name> is defined on a secondary name
server but  not on a primary name server.

A CS/1 that uses access control normally performs a default login on a
host or  terminal port.  However, if you add a port to a rotary, you
must use the Listen  command on the rotary for it to be able to accept
an incoming connection on the  newly
added port.

A CS/1 with an EC/1 board can support only 31 sessions.

If a terminal port is configured for automatic default login, it may
take up to ten  seconds after the server has booted before the
automatic login takes place.  If you  press any key on the terminal
keyboard during this time, the server sometimes
fails  to perform an automatic login and the "Network Login:" prompt
appears.  If this  occurs, wait until the login times out and the
screen displays the @ sign.  The  automatic default login then takes
place on the terminal port.

To avoid this problem, wait for ten seconds after the Boot State LED
on the server  goes off before using the keyboard if your terminal
port has been configured for  automatic default login.

Documentation

The following manuals are shipped with SW/1-TCP-NCS/AT Version 3.0:

 TCP/IP Connection Service User's Guide (3/89)
 (Part Number: 09-0173-00)

 Network Management Guide (9/87)
 (Part Number: 09-0067-02)

 Getting Started Guide (2/87)
 (Part Number: 09-0043-01)

 Configuration Guide (2/88)
 (Part Number: 09-0093-01)

 TCP/IP Connection Service Quick Reference Guide (3/89)
 (Part Number: 09-0165-00)

For more information on network planning, refer to the following:

 NCS/AT Installation Guide (4/89)
 (Part Number: 09-0157-00)

 NCS/AT Operation Guide (4/89)
 (Part Number: 09-0169-00)

 LAN Planning Guide (2/88)
 (Part Number: 09-0085-01)

If you have any questions, contact your network supplier or 3Com for
help.

Trademarks

UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T Bell Laboratories.
