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IN THIS ISSUE
* Hot Topics
* Software Center News
* Application Upgrades and Enhancements
* Recent Field Notices
* Tech Tips
* Q and A’s
HOT TOPICS
Title: The Cisco WhiteBoard Reaches End of Life
Summary: The beta testing for the Cisco WhiteBoard Web Interface Tool
is over.
A big Cisco THANK YOU goes out to all who successfully participated
in this
testing cycle. Because of your invaluable input, Cisco plans to release
future
tools incorporating many of the WhiteBoard features you liked best.
Title: Y2K Resources - A Reminder
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/752/2000/
(available to guest and
registered users)
Summary: We encourage all Cisco guest and registered users to stay
tuned to this
Web site for updates on Cisco Year 2000-compliance status. Don’t forget
to add
this comprehensive site to your list of favorite Cisco bookmarks!
SOFTWARE CENTER NEWS
Title: CiscoWorks Blue SNA View Planner Now Available on CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/netmgmt/cwb/SNA-View.html
(available to registered users)
Summary: Problem determination in a mixed SNA and TCP/IP environment
can be very
difficult, because the tools available for diagnosis are inadequate.
To help
overcome this problem, SNA View has been extended to provide management
of all
types of SNA sessions. SNA View now gathers information about traditional
subarea SNA sessions: SNA sessions using Data-Link Switching
(DLSw), Advanced
Peer-to-Peer Networking (APPN), and remote source-route bridging (RSRB);
and
TN3270 sessions using the Cisco TN3270 server. To provide quick access
to this
information, SNA View provides an easy-to-use Web interface, which
takes whatever
information an end user can provide and quickly highlights the probable
cause of the problem.
Title: CiscoWorks Blue Maps Planner Now Available on CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/netmgmt/cwb/maps.html
(available
to registered users)
Summary: CiscoWorks Blue Maps provides the most comprehensive tools
for
monitoring network health and for quick problem resolution in a combined
SNA and
TCP/IP network environment.
Title: CiscoWorks Blue Internetwork Status Monitor Planner Now Available
on CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/netmgmt/cwb/ISM.html
(available to
registered users)
Summary: CiscoWorks Blue Internetwork Status Monitor Release 3.0 (ISM)
provides
mainframe operators with full visibility of a Cisco router network
from a single
mainframe console. By utilizing many of the TME/10 NetView for OS/390
and
SOLVE:Netmaster functions to deliver router management, Internetwork
Status
Monitor eliminates the need for retraining skilled mainframe operators.
Familiar operator consoles with common function keys, help panels,
event
displays, and network logs help traditional MVS network operators ease
their way
into distributed network management.
Title: Access Control List (ACL) Manager Planner Now Available on CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/netmgmt/cw2000/aclm.html
(available to registered users)
Summary: Part of the CiscoWorks2000 family of Network Management Products,
Access Control List(ACL) Manager is a Web-based solution for managing
Cisco
devices that use access control lists. The IP and IPX filter editing
tools in
ACL Manager create templates to define network and service access controls
for
devices and groups of users, providing an alternative to error-prone
command-
line editing.
Title: Cisco WAN IGX™ Firmware 31-Model K (FKB) Now Available
on CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/wan/wan-planner.shtml
(available
to registered users)
Summary: The Cisco WAN IGX Firmware 31-Model K (FKB) can be accessed
on CCO.
Title: Cisco WAN AXIS Firmware UFM-C Model C Now Available on CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/wan/wan-planner.shtml
(available
to registered users)
Summary: The Cisco WAN AXIS Firmware UFM-C Model C can be accessed
on CCO.
Title: Cisco Tools Control Language Software (TCL Ware) V.1.0.1 Now
Available on
CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/tclware
(available to registered
users)
Summary: The Cisco Tools Control Language V.1.0.1 software can be accessed
on
CCO.
Title: Cisco WAN IGX Firmware Model J (FJB) Now Available on CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/wan/wan-planner.shtml
(available
to registered users)
Summary: The Cisco WAN IGX™ Firmware Model J (FJB) can be
accessed on CCO.
Title: CiscoSecure for UNIX, V.2.3.3 Software Now Available on CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/ciscosecure
(available to
registered users)
Summary: The CiscoSecure for UNIX V.2.3.3 software can be accessed
on CCO.
Title: Cisco LocalDirector V.2.2.3 Software Now Available on CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/localdir
(available to
registered users)
Summary: The Cisco LocalDirector V.2.2.3 software can be accessed on
CCO.
Title: Centri Firewall V.4.0.5 Software Now Available on CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/centri
(available to registered
users)
Summary: The Year 2000 compliant Centri Firewall Version 4.0.5 (full
program)
software can be accessed on CCO.
Title: Catalyst 2820 FDDI Module V.1.20 Software Now Available on CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cat2820-modules
(available to
registered users)
Summary: The Catalyst® 2820 FDDI Module V.1.20 switch software
can be accessed
on CCO.
Title: Cisco 800 Series Software Now Available on CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/800
(available to registered
users)
Summary: The Cisco 800 series router software can be accessed on CCO.
Title: Catalyst 1900 Standard V.8.01.05 Software Now Available on CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cat1900STD
(available to
registered users) and http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cat1900STD
(available to guest users)
Summary: The Catalyst® 1900 Standard Version 8.01.05 switch software
can be
accessed on CCO.
Title: Catalyst 1900 Enterprise Version 8.01.05 Software Now Available
on CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cat1900EN
(available to
registered users)
Summary: The Catalyst® 1900 Enterprise version 8.01.05 switch software
can be
accessed on CCO.
Title: Catalyst 2820 Standard Version 8.01.05 Now Available on CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cat2820STD
(available to
registered users) and
http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cat2820STD
(available to guest
users)
Summary: The Catalyst® 2820 standard Version 8.01.05 switch software
can be
accessed on CCO.
Title: Catalyst 2820 Enterprise Version 8.01.05 Software Now Available
on CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/cat2820EN
(available
to
registered users)
Summary: The Catalyst® 2820 enterprise Version 8.01.05 switch software
can be
accessed on CCO.
Title: NetSonar Scanner for NT License JulAug99 Version Software Now
Available
on CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/internet/netsonar.shtml
(available
to registered users) and
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/internet/netsonar.shtml
(available to guest
users)
Summary: The NetSonar™ scanner for NT License JulAug99 Version
software can
now be accessed on CCO.
Title: NetSonar Solaris Promotional License JulAug99 Version Software
Now
Available on CCO!
URL: http://www.cisco.com/kobayashi/sw-center/internet/netsonar.shtml
(available to registered users) and
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/internet/netsonar.shtml
(available to
guest users)
Summary: The NetSonar™ Solaris Promotional License JulAug99
Version software
can now be accessed on CCO.
APPLICATION UPGRADES AND ENHANCEMENTS*
*You can find all these releases at
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/iosplanner/iosplanner.cgi?
(available to Cisco end users and partner customers with Software Center
access)
Release: Cisco IOS® Release 11.1(28)CA Available on CCO on Tuesday,
August 10
Supports: This Early Deployment release supports the Cisco 7000 and
RSP7000/7500
platforms.
Release: Cisco IOS® Release 11.1(27)CC Available on CCO on Tuesday,
August 10
Supports: This General Deployment release supports the Cisco 7200 and
RSP7000/7500 platforms.
Release: Cisco IOS® Release 11.3(11)T Available on CCO on Wednesday,
August 4
Supports: This Early Deployment release supports a variety of platforms.
Please
note that this is the End Of Engineering (EOE) release of 11.3T. No
further releases of 11.3T
are planned.
Release: Cisco IOS® Release 11.3(11) Available on CCO on Wednesday,
August 4
Supports: This Early Deployment release supports a variety of platforms.
Please
note that this is the End Of Engineering (EOE) release of 11.3 No future
releases of 11.3 are planned.
Release: Cisco IOS® Release 11.2(19)BC Available on CCO on Tuesday,
July 27
Supports: This Early Deployment release supports the RSP7000/7500 platform.
Release: Cisco IOS® Release 12.0(5)XK Available on CCO on Tuesday,
July 27
Supports: This Early Deployment release supports the Cisco 2600, 3600,
and
MC3810 multiservice access concentrator platforms.
Release: Cisco IOS® Release 12.0(5)T Available on CCO on Tuesday,
July 27
Supports: This Early Deployment release supports a variety of platforms.
Release: Cisco IOS® Release 11.2(17)GS1 Available on CCO on Monday,
July 26
Supports: This Early Deployment release supports the Cisco 12000 platform.
Release: Cisco IOS® Release 11.2(19)P Available on CCO on Tuesday,
July 20
Supports: This Early Deployment release supports a variety of platforms.
RECENT FIELD NOTICES
Title: CiscoWorks2000 Maintenance Release No. 2
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/770/fn6270_08161999.shtml
(available to
registered users)
Summary: CiscoWorks2000 Maintenance Release No. 2 provides new device
support
and general enhancements for Resource Manager Essentials (RME) and
CWSI Campus.
Maintenance Release No. 2 may be applied to RME (Versions 2.0 or 2.1)
and CWSI
Campus (Versions 2.2. or 2.3). It includes Maintenance Release No.
1 and its
Year 2000 updates.
Title: Cisco 7200 I/O Controller MII Port May Not Work with Some Transceivers
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/770/fn6450_08061999.html
(available to
registered users)
Summary: It was discovered in manufacturing tests that the I/O Fast
Ethernet
board does not pass the ping test on the MII port at the external Final
System
Test (FST). This failure occurs only on the 73-2956-05-rev A1 version
of this
800-level assembly. The failure was due to a new fab spin of the I/O
controller
board and was found not to work with some transceivers. When encountered,
the
failure was 100 percent on the MII port.
Title: Front Panel LEDs Do Not Illuminate
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/770/fn6373_08041999.html
(available to
registered users)
Summary: Cisco manufacturing has identified that the front panel LEDs
on
CISCO1601-R routers has been installed incorrectly. The LED polarity
was
reversed and the LEDs will not illuminate.
Title: Outdated IDPROM Data in Cisco 6400
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/770/fn6070_08021999.html
(available to
registered users)
Summary: In most of the Cisco 6400 boards, the data programmed in the
IDPROM is
outdated. As a result, Cisco has new boards that have gone through
the entire
production cycle but have old part numbers and hardware revs programmed
in the
IDPROM.
Title: Cisco IP Phone and Cisco IOS® DHCP Server
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/770/fn5975_07281999.shtml
(available
to registered users)
Summary: Cisco IP telephones will incorrectly reject DHCP offers that
do not
have an "End of Options" option set on the server.
Title: All Cisco IOS 12.0-Based Releases Require 64-MB DMM DRAM
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/770/fn6110_07221999.html
(available to
registered users)
Summary: All Cisco IOS® 12.0-based releases, including but not
limited to 12.0T
and 12.0XJ, require more run-time DRAM than is available on a DMM modem
carrier
card with 16 MB of DRAM.
TECH TIPS
Title: Restoring Configuration Files to Network Devices Using RME
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/477/47.html
(available to registered
users)
Summary: Resource Manager Essentials (RME) does an excellent job of
archiving
configuration files from network devices. However, many users are unsure
how to
make modifications to those configuration files and push the new changes
out to
network devices. The cwconfig program supplied with RME can be used
to easily
accomplish these tasks. This technical tip explains (for both Windows
NT and
UNIX) how to use cwconfig to restore configuration files.
Title: Characterizing and Tracing Packet Floods Using Cisco Routers
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/707/22.html
(available to registered
users)
Summary: Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks are common on the Internet.
The first
step in responding to such an attack is to find out the kind of attack
it is.
Many of the commonly used DoS attacks are based on high-bandwidth packet
floods
or on other repetitive streams of packets. This document provides insight
into
understanding and tracing these attacks.
Title: White Paper: Cisco IOS Reference Guide
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/620/1.html
(available to registered
users)
Summary: This white paper contains information about Cisco IOS®
software,
including the Cisco IOS release process, release naming conventions,
software
maintenance numbering conventions, and the relationship between various
Cisco
IOS releases.
Title: CiscoWorks2000 and CiscoWorks Tech Tips
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/477/index.shtml
(available to registered
users)
Summary: This document contains a wealth of informative links to technical
tips
on the Resource Manager Essentials and CiscoWorks for Switched Internetworks
(CWSI) Campus products in the CiscoWorks2000 suite of network management
software.
Title: Fiber Loss Budgets
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/534/21.html
(available to registered
users)
Summary: This table provides the optical transmit power and receive
sensitivity
for fiber-optic connectors on various router and switch interfaces.
These
numbers can be used in the calculations explained in the "Evaluating
the Power
Budget" section of the ATM Interface Processor (AIP) documentation.
Title: How to Configure Windows 95 Dialup Networking via a Null-Modem
Cable
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/471/103.html
(available to registered
users)
Summary: This document contains information on how to set up Windows
95 dialup
networking so it connects via a null-modem cable with Point-to-Point
Protocol
(PPP) to a Cisco access server async port. In addition, this document
explains
the setup for a Windows 95 HyperTerminal to Cisco console port connection.
Title: Cisco AS5300 Configured for MLP on Async and ISDN
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/793/access_dial/5300_MLP.html
(available
to registered users)
Summary: This configuration has a Cisco AS5300 access server with four
Primary
Rate Interfaces (PRIs) and support for 96 modem calls or a large number
of ISDN
calls. Both async (modem) and ISDN users will be able to negotiate
Multi-Link
Procedure (MLP). A username and password must be configured for each
user that
you want to be able to dial in. This configuration does not use Terminal
Access
Controller Access Control System (TACACS+) or Remote Authentication
Dial-in User
Service (RADIUS). All IP addresses will be handed to the client out
of a pool.
Title: Improving Security on Cisco Routers
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/707/21.html
(available to registered
users)
Summary: This document is an informal discussion of some Cisco configuration
settings that network administrators should consider changing on their
routers,
especially on their border routers, in order to improve security. This
document
is about basic, "boilerplate" configuration items that are almost universally
applicable in IP networks.
Title: Configuring TACACS+ on the Catalyst 1900 and 2820
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/473/7.html
(available to registered
users)
Summary: The Catalyst® 1900/2820 8.x Enterprise Edition release
of software
supports TACACS+. This technical tip describes setup on the Catalyst
1900 and
2820.
Title: Configuring TACACS+ on the Catalyst 2924XL
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/473/2924XL.html
(available to \
registered users)
Summary: The Catalyst 2924XL supports TACACS+ as of the Cisco IOS®
11.2(81)SA6
enterprise edition release. This tech tip includes directions on how
to
configure the Catalyst 2924XL to authenticate and enable users using
TACACS+.
Title: Backing Up and Restoring the CWSI Database on UNIX
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/477/45.html
(available to registered
users)
Summary: This technical tip provides instructions for backing up and
restoring
the CiscoWorks for Switched Internetworks (CWSI) database on the UNIX
platforms,
Solaris, HPUX, and AIX.
Title: Backing Up and Restoring the CWSI Database on Microsoft Windows
NT
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/477/44.html
(available to registered
users)
Summary: This technical tip provides instructions for backing up and
restoring
the CiscoWorks for Switched Internetworks (CWSI) database on Microsoft
Windows
NT.
Title: Common Questions about CWSI Campus
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/477/43.html
(available to registered
users)
Summary: This technical tip explains some common questions you may
have while
working with the CiscoWorks for Switched Internetworks (CWSI) application.
For
example, after installing CWSI, the discovery cycle may fail to detect
network
devices or boxes may appear on the campus map with a "Red-X" instead
of the
correct device icon.
Title: CiscoView Takes a Long Time to Display Catalyst Switches
URL: http://www.cisco.com/warp/customer/477/38.html
(available to registered
users)
Summary: When opening a Catalyst® switch in CiscoView, the program
may take an
extremely long time to open the device, the program may appear to stop
responding, the status of the 10/100 ports will appear all gray, or
the device
will be partially displayed. This Tech Tip provides the fix for these
problems.
Q AND A’S
Q: "How can I get access to the registered user pages when I don’t have
a CCO
login ID or password?" Readers From All Over the World
A: We’re glad you asked! The information page at
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/756/cco_advantage/regben.html
(available to
guest and registered users) has all the links to get you going. Register
now
and take advantage of the additional services that CCO can provide
to you!
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