Synopsis: sliptool/slattach bug

Version: B, B.0.2

Description: slattach (and sliptool) are not notified (via SIGHUP) when
the modem 'hangs up'.

Fix: Replace the /usr/openwin/bin/sliptool, /usr/slip/bin/slattach and
/usr/slip/modules/slipmod-sun4m.o binaries included with the CD distribution.
Fixed versions can be obtained via anonymous ftp from tapole.com in the
pub/patches/B920914001 directory.

The following scenario might be used to install this patch onto a SPARCbook
named `sparcbook' with direct access to the Internet,

sparcbook# cd /usr/openwin/bin
sparcbook# mv sliptool sliptool.orig
sparcbook# cd /usr/slip/bin
sparcbook# mv slattach slattach.orig
sparcbook# cd /usr/slip/modules
sparcbook# mv slipmod-sun4m.o slipmod-sun4m.o.orig
sparcbook# cd /
sparcbook# ftp -i tadpole.com
Connected to tadpole.com.
220 tadpole FTP server (SunOS 4.1) ready.
Name (tadpole.com:root): anonymous
331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
Password:
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
ftp> cd pub/patches/B920914001
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> bin
200 Type set to I.
ftp> get slip-pkg.tar.Z
200 PORT command successful.
150 Binary data connection for slip-pkg.Z (160.104.1.1,3632) (50218 bytes).
226 Binary Transfer complete.
local: slip-pkg.tar.Z remote: slip-pkg.tar.Z
50218 bytes received in 16.29 seconds (3e+02 Kbytes/s)
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye.
sparcbook# zcat slip-pkg.tar.Z | tar xfp -
sparcbook# sum usr/openwin/bin/sliptool usr/slip/bin/slattach usr/slip/modules/slipmod-sun4m.o
39097    49 usr/openwin/bin/sliptool
52349    24 usr/slip/bin/slattach
22847    18 usr/slip/modules/slipmod-sun4m.o
sparcbook# ls -la usr/openwin/bin/sliptool usr/slip/bin/slattach usr/slip/modules/slipmod-sun4m.o
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root        49632 Oct 24 08:09 usr/openwin/bin/sliptool
-rwsr-xr-x  1 root        24576 Oct 23 10:18 usr/slip/bin/slattach
-rw-r--r--  1 root        17838 Oct 24 09:54 usr/slip/modules/slipmod-sun4m.o
sparcbook# rm slip-pkg.tar.Z
sparcbook#

If you should experience any problems with this procedure, please contact
Tadpole Technology at 1-800-232-1881 and ask for SPARCbook Customer Support.

Sincerely,

SPARCbook Customer Support