TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:              PTF140 - SPX parent/child server fix
DOCUMENT ID:        TID300009
DOCUMENT REVISION:  B
DATE:               25JAN95
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE:   Symptom Solution
README FOR:         PTF140

PRODUCT and VERSION:
UnixWare 1.0
UnixWare 1.1

ABSTRACT:

The ptf140 file contains fix for problem where UnixWare SPX would lose a
socket connection after a child server was created. This patch is 
replaced by update 1.1.2


SYMPTOM

UnixWare SPX would lose a socket connection after a child server 
was created.


SOLUTION

Modified SPX Driver to not release the socket on a reconnect 
The pkg supplies a new Driver to be installed into /etc/conf/pack.d/nspx. 
This is done automatically for you by the package.


Installation Instructions:

DATATYPE: datastream

1.  Download the ptf140 and ptf140.txt files to the /tmp directory
    on your machine.

2.  Read the release notes contained in this file.             

3.  Now become root, and add the package to your system using the following
    commands:

     $ su
     # pkgadd -d /tmp/ptf140 ptf140

Solution Specifics

UnixWare 1.1

Issues:

UnixWare SPX would lose a socket connection after a child server was created

Solution: 

Modified SPX Driver to not release the socket on a reconnect

The pkg supplies a new Driver to be installed into /etc/conf/pack.d/nspx. 
This is done automatically for you by the package.

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

There are no special installation requirements.

NOTE: This patch is replaced by update 1.1.2 and modifies files in 
ptf104 and update 1.1.1