OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 109742-04
Keywords: multicast IPv4 IPv6 icmp multipathing mipagent AAA reverse tunneling
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 108528-13 SunOS 5.8: /kernel/drv/icmp patch
Date: May/11/2001

Solaris Release: 8

SunOS Release: 5.8

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 109743

Topic: SunOS 5.8: /kernel/drv/icmp patch
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	NOTE: This patch may contain one or more OEM-specific platform ports.
	      See the appropriate OEM_NOTES file within the patch for
	      information specific to these platforms.
	      DO NOT INSTALL this patch on an OEM system if a corresponding
	      OEM_NOTES file is not present (or is present, but instructs not
	      to install the patch), unless the OEM vendor directs otherwise.
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	NOTE:   Refer to Special Install Instructions section for 
                IMPORTANT specific information on this patch.

Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4278842 4291034 4299644 4303422 4306362 4308728 4311938 4313189 4324051 4360818 4370123 4375920 4376886 4390212

Changes incorporated in this version: 4390212

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 109052-01 110556-01

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 108528-13

Files included with this patch: 

/kernel/drv/icmp
/kernel/drv/sparcv9/icmp

Problem Description:

4390212 recvfrom() for raw IP sockets interprets IP header data differently
 
(from 109742-03)
 
      This patch revision was generated to accumulate and obsolete the 
      feature changes introduced in feature point patch 110556-01
 
(from 109742-02)
 
      This patch revision was generated to accumulate and obsolete the
      feature changes introduced in feature point patch 109052-01.
 
(from 109742-01)
 
4306362 Only one multicast client gets data on the same node.
4303422 bind to V4 multicast address using V6 socket fails.
 
(from 109052-01)
 
4311938 Network Multipathing should be integrated into Solaris 8
4299644 debug kernel panics; race between ip_close and ip_wsrv threads
4291034 arp: bad trap in ip while deleting logical interface during arp
4308728 ifconfig results in spurious message on the console
 
(from 110556-01)
 
4278842 Add reverse tunneling to Foreign Agent and Home Agent
4313189 Mipagent needs to use routing socket to add/delete routes for rev-tun support
4324051 Mipagent needs to have a socket option to route reg reply directly to MN
4360818 Provide kernel support for Reverse tunneling and private addressing
4370123 AAA extensions to RADIUS interface between mipagent and radius
4376886 mipagent doesn't work with PPP interfaces
4375920 Foreign agent does not create two tunnels to HA when different COAs used

Patch Installation Instructions:
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For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-8 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions:
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Reboot the system after patch installation.
 
	NOTE 1: To get the complete fix for bugs:
 
		4306362 Only one multicast client gets data on the same node
		4303422 bind to V4 multicast address using V6 socket fails
 
		one needs to install the following patches:
 
		109279-04 (or newer)	ip patch
		109740-01 (or newer)    udp patch
 
	NOTE 2: To get the complete IP Multipathing support, one needs
                to install the following patches:
 
                109898-01 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/arp patch
                109742-02 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/icmp patch
                109279-05 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/ip patch
                109900-01 (or newer)    /etc/init.d/network and 
                                        /etc/rcS.d/S30network.sh patch
                109472-03 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/tcp patch
                109740-02 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/udp patch
                109902-01 (or newer)    /usr/lib/inet/in.ndpd patch
                109904-01 (or newer)    /etc/default/mpathd and 
                                        /sbin/in.mpathd patch
                109906-01 (or newer)    /sbin/ifconfig and /usr/sbin/ifconfig 
                                        patch
 
        NOTE 3: To get the complete support for the following:
 
                Add reverse tunneling to Foreign Agent and Home Agent
                Mipagent needs to use routing socket to add/delete 
                        routes for rev-tun support
                Mipagent needs to have a socket option to route reg 
                        reply directly to MN
                Provide kernel support for Reverse tunneling and 
                        private addressing
 
                one needs to install the following patches:
 
                110378-04 (or newer)    mipagent patch
                109279-09 (or newer)    ip/ipsecah patch
                109740-04 (or newer)    udp patch
                109742-03 (or newer)    icmp patch
                109472-04 (or newer)    tcp patch

README -- Last modified date:  Monday, February 11, 2002