HP-UX 11i v3 September 2011 Release Notes, Edition 2

Initial (February 2007) Release Notes, Chapter 7: “Internet and Networking”
• ARPA Transport: Many enhancements to ARPA Transport include Security Containment,
sendfile/UFC, UNIX 2003 Conformance, large hostname support, and Tru64 Application
migration to HP-UX/Itanium ®-based.
• Browsers: Mozilla is updated with defect fixes. Includes improved Asian font support on HP-UX
and the Japanese Language Pack.
• HP Data Link Provider Interface (DLPI): Enhancements include NOSYNC STREAMS
synchronization level for improved performance and scalability for high speed links, online
deletion (OLD) of I/O card instances, and dynamic loading and unloading of LAN drivers
without reboot.
• HP-UX PPPv6: Incorporates defect fixes.
• HP-UX VLAN: New features include support for HP-UX VLANs over APA aggregates and
LAN-monitor failover groups, SMH-Network Interface Configuration support for Web-based
VLAN configuration, and nwmgr support for HP-UX VLANs.
• HP-UX Web Server Suite
HP-UX Apache-based Web Server: Updated to version 2.0.58.00 as primarily a bug fix
release.
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◦ HP-UX Webmin-based Admin: Upgraded to 1.070.08 as primarily a defect fix release.
• Internet Services: You can now deselect individual Internet Services during installation or
remove filesets later.
• BIND: BIND 9.3 includes many new features, including transition support for IPv4 and IPv6.
With HP-UX 11i v3, NAMED and NAMED ARGS variables are moved to /etc/rc.config.d/
namesvrs.
• DHCPv4 (bootpd): New option sa configures the tftp server, providing control of the siaddr
field of the dhcp packet. New configuration option for the subnet selection option
in the /etc/dhcptab file allows bootpd to assign a network address even if bootpd is
not part of that network. Support for PXE clients is added.
• DHCPv6: Now available in the core operating system.
• inetd(1): Two new command line options, -p (limit number of processes invoked by inetd)
and -a (enable user level auditing pf processes). Support for large hostnames and large
PIDs.
• libc: Numerous changes in APIs.
• Mailx, Elm, and Talk: elm(1M) and mailx(1M) are long-user-name compliant.
• R-commands: long username is supported.
• Sendmail: Version 8.13.3 has numerous new features.
• TFTP: tftpd™ (server) and tftp™ (client) now support IPv6 addresses. New command line
options specify upper and lower port range limits for data transfer.
• WU-FTPD: Version 2.6.1 supports long usernames. This release introduces a new feature,
ascii count in the ftpaccess(4) file by which ftpf can be made to reset the timeout alarm
of the data connection.
• LAN Administration Commands: lanadmin now supports an IPoIB interface, 64-bit MIB, and
native and non-native drivers developed by independent hardware vendors; lanscan and
linkloop now support IPoIB interfaces.
• LDAP-UX Integration Product: This release includes the new LDAP-UX version B.04.00.10.
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