TECHNICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT

TITLE:              PTF185 - Patch for ICMP Driver Panic
DOCUMENT ID:        TID300124
DOCUMENT REVISION:  B
DATE:               25JAN95
ALERT STATUS:       Yellow
INFORMATION TYPE:   Symptom Solution
README FOR:         PTF185

PRODUCT and VERSION:
UnixWare 1.1

ABSTRACT:

The ptf185 file contains ptf185 which corrects an error, in the
icmp_send() routine, that results in system panics.  This patch 
should be installed on all UnixWare 1.1.1 systems which have the 
Internet Utilities (inet) package installed.  This patch requires 
UnixWare Update 1.1.1 and the Internet Utilities to be installed 
on the system.  The package will NOT install if the required system 
configuration is not present.


SYMPTOM

System Panic in icmp_send() routine

SOLUTION

Apply the ptf185 file.


Installation Instructions:

DATATYPE: datastream

1.  Download the ptf185.Z and ptf185.txt files to the /tmp directory on
    your machine.

2.  Read the release notes contained in this file.            

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

     $ su
     # uncompress /tmp/ptf185.Z
     # pkgadd -d /tmp/ptf185 ptf185

Solution Specifics

PTF185 - Patch for ICMP Driver Panic

1. General Description

This patch corrects an error, in the icmp_send() routine, that results in
system panics.

2. New Features

None

3. Software Notes and Recommendations

This patch should be installed on all UnixWare 1.1.1 systems which 
have the Internet Utilities (inet) package installed.

This patch requires UnixWare Update 1.1.1 and the Internet Utilities 
to be installed on the system.  The package will NOT install if the 
required system configuration is not present.

4. Hardware Notes and Recommendations

None 

5. Installation Instructions

Depending on the format:

If this PTF was delivered on a diskette, then (as "root")

          pkgadd -d diskette1

should install this patch.

Otherwise, if you have a file such as "ptf185" which is in a "stream" format,
then (as "root")

          pkgadd -d <pwd>/ptf185 

will work.
     
After installing this patch, a system reboot will be needed to rebuild the
kernel and incorporate the updated driver(s).