Patch-ID# 101425-05
Keywords: ppp standard interoperability crash disconnect timeout aspppls core
Synopsis: SunOS 5.3: jumbo patch for ppp and aspppd
Date: Nov/20/95

Solaris Release: 2.3

SunOS Release: 5.3

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Topic: SunOS 5.3: fixes to ppp and aspppd

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1145413 1150836 1154481 1165648 1197270 1203273 1217294

Changes incorporated in this version: 1197270 1203273 1217294

Relevant Architectures: sparc

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch:

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/etc/init.d/asppp
/etc/rc0.d/K47asppp
/etc/rc1.d/K47asppp
/etc/rc2.d/S47asppp
/usr/sbin/aspppd
/usr/sbin/aspppls
/usr/kernel/drv/ipd
/usr/kernel/drv/ipdcm
/usr/kernel/drv/ipdptp
/usr/kernel/strmod/ppp
/usr/kernel/strmod/ppp_diag
/usr/include/sys/ipd_ioctl.h
/usr/include/sys/ipd_sys.h
/usr/include/sys/ppp_extern.h
/usr/include/sys/ppp_ioctl.h
/usr/include/sys/ppp_lqm.h
/usr/include/sys/ppp_pap.h
/usr/include/sys/ppp_sys.h
/usr/include/sys/vjcomp.h

Problem Description:

1203273 Windows 95 PPP causes Solaris 2.5 Crash every time
1203273 Windows 95 PPP causes Solaris 2.5 Crash every time
1197270 aspppd core dumps when connecting to Demon (Internet service provider)
1217294 ppp incorrectly changes ifconfig lines to 255.255.255.255

(from 101425-04)

1165648 PPP link will not reconnect after timeout because aspppls is still 
running.

This patch consists of a back-port of the entire Solaris 2.4 PPP package
to Solaris 2.3. Besides fixing a number of problems, a new diagnostic
module is also included. When tracing is enabled, this module is pushed on
stream below ppp. It looks at data packet going to or from the ppp module
and reports on them.

(from 101425-03)

1154481 disconnect when echo request received from remote CISCO router's PPP

A ppp link will disconnect or lock up when the remote end send echo requests
(ppp keep alive)

(from 101425-02)

1156280: PPP causes system to crash

ppp will crash the system during option negotiation if the peer machine
sends a NAK of certain options.

(from 101425-01)

1145413 ppp violates standard for sending LCP packets affected by options
1150836 Interoperability problems caused by mandatory address negotiation

The ppp module does not adhere to the PPP standards in that it applies
ACKed LCP options to LCP packets which are subsequently sent.

The address negotiation is set to be mandatory which is too restrictive and
will cause interoperability problems with some vendors, it should be optional.

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