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        | README file for
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        | ELSA LANCOM router
        |
        | 	Firmware changes and Update instructions
        |
        | Copyright (c) 2001 ELSA AG, Aachen (Germany)
        |
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        |
        | ELSA AG                   Internet   : http://www.elsa.de
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        | D-52070 Aachen            
        | Germany
        |
        | ELSA Inc.		    Internet   : http://www.elsa.com
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        | San Jose, CA 95112
        | USA
        |
        | ELSA Asia Inc.            Internet   : http://www.elsa.com
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        | Nanking East Road
        | Taipei 105
        | Taiwan, R. O. C.
        |
        | ELSA Japan Inc.           Internet   : http://www.elsa.com
        | Mita Suzuki Building 3F   
        | 5-20-14 Shiba, Minato-ku
        | Tokyo 108-0014
        | Japan
        |
        | 04/04/2001, SPaulus
        
        
        Table of Contents
        
        1.      Firmware changes
        2.      2. Installation of ELSA LANtools and Firmware 2.42
        
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	1. Firmware-Changes from 2.30.0003 -> 2.42.0007

	Bugfixes:

	- DNS: nameserver extension fixed
	- DNS: no forwarding for local hosts
	- DNS: Ospanic removed
	- DNS: usage of second dns server corrected
	- DSL: short-hold 9999 accepted
	- DSL: writeconfig doesn't force disconnect anymore
	- IP: H323 masqerading: refresh of slave channels corrected
	- IP: Headline of IP parameter table corrected
	- IP: TCP connection handling improved
	- IPX: Windows 2000 remote access works
	- IPX: RIP/SAP transfers only to peers with exponential backup activated
	- IPX: configuration changes go into effect immediately (not only after booting)
	- ISDN: short hold time 9999 accepted (not DSL yet -> 2.4x.0011)
	- LAN: In full duplex mode "carrier sense lost" is no longer counted as error
	- Layer 2 and Layer 1 selection in Layer-List fixed
	- MLPPP: Queue block length corrected (Cybernet FTP problem)
	- Outband: Tx race condition fixed (LC16xx only)
	- PPP: BAP callback request on passive connections
	- PPTP: removing of GRE packet encapsulation corrected
	- PPTP: endless disconnect loop removed
	- PPTP: diverse bugfixes
	- PPTP: Ospanic removed when TPC connection is attempted over LAN
	- PPTP: Timer handling corrected
	- PPTP: Protocol frames are no longer counted in the service statistics
	- PPTP: IP packets are no longer counted twice in the service and IP statistics
	- PPTP: Memory leaks removed
	- PPTP: Short hold time in PPTP name list
	- PPTP: Connect/disconnect handling improved (lots of bugfixes)
	- PPTP: Packet loss during connection establishment removed
	- PPTP: PPP and Router statistics are no longer overwritten
	- PPTP: Connect/disconnect handling improved
	- PPTP: Packet length calculations corrected (-> faster connects)
	- PPTP: Memory leaks removed
	- PPTP: Stability improved
	- SNMP: ID for DHCP status corrected
	- SNMP: MAC address comparision corrected
	- TCP: Hanging disconnect corrected
	- WEBconfig: Length of config password restricted to 15 chars
	- WEBconfig: length of output strings corrected (e. g. layer T-ONLINEI)
	- WEBconfig: ISDN backup connections without keepalive now
	- WEBconfig: HTTP job destruction corrected (booting led to hanging)
	- YCON: Error channel display corrected


	Changes to previous Versions:

	- DNS: Destination table entries use only capital letters
	- DNS: Secondary DNS server is used
	- DSL: Keepalive feature
	- DSL: Keepalive triggered by short hold time 9999
	- DSL: Redial timeout added
	- IP: VPN ports closed against attacks
	- IP: Filtering of damaged or dangerous fragments
	- IP: SYN/ACK-speedup moved to /Setup/IP-Router/Routing-method
	- IP masquerading: Stack size enlarged (ospanic Virgil)
	- IP: New unconfigured IP net address: 10.0.0.0 -> 172.23.56.0
	- PPPoE: Changes for connections to newer T-Online ACs
	- PPTP: Accounting added
	- PPTP: Added /Status/PPTP-statistics
	- PPTP: Added trace messages to "trace + ppp"
	- PPTP: Disconnect handling improved
	- PPTP: Echo handling changed
	- PPTP: Timeouts changed to 60s (RFC 2637)
	- PPTP: Protocol frames do no longer keep the connection alive
	- PPTP: New keepalive added (leased line alike)
	- SNMP: MIB2: Interface MIB corrected
	- SNMP: connection state visible
	- SNMP: Generated MIBs use device name
	- SNMP: Removed invalid characters from MIB
	- VPN: Added transmission of IP address in D-Channel LLC
	- WEBconfig: new ELSAnet parameters
	- WEBconfig: Scroll bar added to status browse window
	- WEBconfig: Spanish and Portuguese texts disabled because firmware size too large (DSL/I-10 only)
	- WEBconfig: New layout for main page
	- WEBconfig: Security wizard enhanced
	- WEBconfig: PPTP provider with fixed IP address possible
	- WEBconfig: Internet wizard with short hold time and keepalive
	- YCON: New keepalive added (leased line alike)


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	2. Installation of ELSA LANtools and firmware 2.42

        
	please download the latest ELSA LANtools from http://www.elsa.com 
	and install it (version 1.66 or higher required)
	Then press the Button "Firmware-Upload" in ELSA LANconfig
	and update the Firmware to 2.42.

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