Patch Name: PHNE_19566

Patch Description: s700_800 10.20 ping(1M) cumulative patch

Creation Date: 99/08/24

Post Date:  99/09/02

Hardware Platforms - OS Releases:
	s700: 10.20
	s800: 10.20

Products: N/A

Filesets:
	Networking.NET-RUN Networking.NW-ENG-A-MAN

Automatic Reboot?: No

Status: General Release

Critical:
	Yes
	PHNE_19566: ABORT
	PHNE_16188: ABORT

Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/10.X/PHNE_19566

Symptoms:
	PHNE_19566:
		This patch replaces PHNE_16188
		See Defect Description

	PHNE_16188:
	        See Defect Description

Defect Description:
	PHNE_19566:
		( SR number:  not found ; DTS number:  JAGaa26775 )
	ping -n counts responses, not requests but man page
	documents that it counts transmits.This is a problem
	for ping to promiscuous LAN interface.
	Resolution :
	Modified the code to interpret the option -n to count
	the number of transmits instead of responses.
	        ( SR number:  not found ; DTS number:  JAGaa26881 )
	Correct ping to return a 1 fail code when it times out.
	Resolution :
	Added the timeout option(-m timeout) and the interval option
	(-I interval) and returned the right exit value.

	PHNE_16188:
	        ( SR number:  not found ; DTS number:  INDaa31045 )
	Ping can report error messages to an incorrect file.
	Resolution:
	Changed the file descriptor to which the error message were
	directed.
	        ( SR number:  not found ; DTS number:  INDaa31051 )
	Ping has a buffer overflow problem.
	Resolution :
	Buffer overflow problem removed by changing a strcpy to
	strncpy.
	        ( SR number:  not found ; DTS number:  INDaa31054 )
	The hardcoded limit for the packet size used by ping is
	too small.
	Resolution:
	Increase the ping packet size from 4096 to 65500.

SR:
	5003381459

Patch Files:
	/usr/sbin/ping
	/usr/lib/nls/msg/C/ping.cat
	/usr/share/man/man1m.Z/ping.1m

what(1) Output:
	/usr/sbin/ping:
		PHNE_19566 ping.c $Revision: 1.7.116.4 $ $Date: 99/0
			3/01 02:26:23 $
		NET: Version: B.10.10  $Date: 96/05/09 11:26:18 $
	/usr/lib/nls/msg/C/ping.cat:
		None
	/usr/share/man/man1m.Z/ping.1m:
		None

cksum(1) Output:
	47056822 36864 /usr/sbin/ping
	3956123295 2388 /usr/lib/nls/msg/C/ping.cat
	1213635393 4030 /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/ping.1m

Patch Conflicts: None

Patch Dependencies: None

Hardware Dependencies: None

Other Dependencies: None

Supersedes:
	PHNE_16188

Equivalent Patches: None

Patch Package Size: 100 KBytes

Installation Instructions:
	Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard
	SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms
	and conditions for precautions, scope of license,
	restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties,
	before installing this patch.
	------------------------------------------------------------
	1. Back up your system before installing a patch.

	2. Login as root.

	3. Copy the patch to the /tmp directory.

	4. Move to the /tmp directory and unshar the patch:

		cd /tmp
		sh PHNE_19566

	5a. For a standalone system, run swinstall to install the
	    patch:

		swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x match_target=true \
			-s /tmp/PHNE_19566.depot

	By default swinstall will archive the original software in
	/var/adm/sw/patch/PHNE_19566.  If you do not wish to retain a
	copy of the original software, you can create an empty file
	named /var/adm/sw/patch/PATCH_NOSAVE.

	WARNING: If this file exists when a patch is installed, the
	         patch cannot be deinstalled.  Please be careful
		 when using this feature.

	It is recommended that you move the PHNE_19566.text file to
	/var/adm/sw/patch for future reference.

	To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the
	tape drive, use the command:

		dd if=/tmp/PHNE_19566.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k

Special Installation Instructions: None