Product: NPort Linux Real TTY Driver (V2) Version: 1.18.33 Build 14060316 Date: 06/03/2014 Company: Moxa Inc. Release Note: ============= ver1.18.33 Build 14060316 1. Bugifx: Every 20 seconds there is a loss of communication on the Ethernet side to/from the NPort when user is used in IPv6. ver1.18.31 Build 14052916 1. Bugfix: Textual modification. ver1.18.29 Build 14052013 1. Improve: Support Linux kernel up to 3.13 2. Bugfix: The port might cease to read data due to a flow control issue after Linux kernel 3.8 ver1.18.27 Build 14050810 1. Bugfix: Driver will crash when connecting to a offline NPort if security mode is enabled. ver1.18.25 Build 14032010 1. Bugfix: The port mapping be incorrect after reboot. ver1.18.23 Build 14031317 1. Bugfix: If nport power off, the mechanism of reconnection will be triggered, but the current serial parameters was not set by the mechanism of reconnection. ver1.18.21 Build 14030611 1. Bugfix: when executing mxsetsec, the configuration of nport will be cleared. ver1.18.19 Build 14022618 1. Bugfix: When opening node /dev/ttyr10, the port 16 should be opened, but the error port 10 is opened. ver1.18.17 Build 14010210 1. Improve: Support Linux kernel up to 3.11.3 ver1.18.15 Build 13092615 1. Bugfix: The driver reference count becomes minus after port open fail. ver1.18.13 Build 13091016 1. Improve: Update README.TXT for Debian ver1.18.11 Build 13073017 1. Bugfix: The RealTTY not compile correctly if kernel version contains keywords "2.4" and it is not kernel 2.4. ver1.18.9 Build 13050816 1. Bugfix: Fix driver compile error for kernel 3.8 ver1.18.7 Build 13050317 1. New: Remove call out ports, now add server no longer create call out ports. 2. Improve: Support Linux kernel up tp 3.8.4. 3. Bugfix: In background polling mode, the port other than port 1 works malfunctioned. ver1.18.5 Build 13042515 1. New: Add NPort background polling feature. ver1.18.3 Build 13031515 1. Improve: Modify permission of the /tmp folder that contain Real TTY driver. ver1.18.1 Build 12051018 1. Improve: Support Linux kernel up to 3.3.2. ver1.18 Build 12020919 1. Improve: Support Linux Kernel up to 3.1.0-7 2. improve: Modify Makefile for compatibility under Ubuntu 11.10 3. Bugfix: Driver can't support maximum connection in Redundant COM Mode. 4. Bugfix: Compiler error when security option is enabled. ver1.17 Build 10122918 1. New: Support Redundant COM Mode for CN2600 series (Firmware version cn2600-2ac_Ver4.2_Build_10081915.rom). 2. New: Support add port dynamically for Real COM Mode. 3. Improve: Support Linux kernel up to 2.6.36. 4. Bugfix: The Cu command does not work properly when the security option is enabled. 5. Bugfix: The driver will still connect to NPort when user closed port. 6. Bugfix: The driver will still connect to NPort when user type ctrl + c. 7. Bugfix: If remote device is not alive, getty can't login. 8. Bugfix: Receiver break signal before open port completed. it'll break on close port. 9. Bugfix: Driver Can't check CN26x0 is alive or not. ver1.16 (03/05/2009) 1. VR 3. New: Add mxsetsec select all port to secure or either. 4. Bugfix: If SELinux does not support MLS, it fail to create /dev/ttyr* node. 5. Bugfix: When open port fail, will let module can't remove. 6. Support domain name. 7. Bugfix: In kernel 2.6.28, it will let system collapse. 8. Support Linux kernel up to 2.6.27(Ubuntu 8.10). 9. New: Support linear baudrate. Run 3 steps to set customed baudrate: (E.g., /dev/ttyr00, baudrate 500K) (1) /bin/setserial /dev/ttyr00 spd_cust (2) /bin/setserial /dev/ttyr00 divisor 1 (3) /bin/setserial /dev/ttyr00 baud_base 500000 Run 1 step to recover to normal mode: (1) /bin/setserial /dev/ttyr00 divisor 0 10. Bugfix: Compile failed for kernel v2.6.21 platform. Ver1.15 (4/22/2008) 1. New: Support IPv6 (kernel 2.6.x). Ver 1.14 (6/26/2007) 1. Official release. 2. New: support 32 port model. 3. Bugfix: local buffer isn't cleared when port is closed. Ver 1.13 (11/17/2006) 1. Official release. 2. Support Secure RealCOM operating mode at NPort 6000 series. Ver 1.12 (2/23/2006) 1. Offical release. 2. new: Add termio CMSPAR option. Now the driver supports MARK and SPACE parity checks. 3. bugfix: Use access_ok() instead of verify_ok(), since it is obsolete in 2.6.x kernel. Ver 1.11 (7/25/2005) 1. Offical release. 2. new: Support NPort IA model. Ver 1.10 (4/22/2005) 1. Further verified the supported Moxa products. 2. Support Linux kernel version 2.4.x to 2.6.9. 3. Bug fixed: Warning message occurs with ppp dialout case. 4. Bug fixed: With kernel 2.4, try to ping a packet larger than 4KB via ppp dialout caused Linux to hang. Ver 1.9 (3/2/2005) 1. Bug fixed: server index of ttyinfo table is not correct. Connection might be down incorrectly. Ver 1.8 (2/22/2005) 1. Bug fixed: Open might be slow or failed. 2. Bug fixed: Warning message occurs when adding/removing nodes in Fedora Core3. 3. Add Slackware support (Kernel version 2.4.x). 4. Bug fixed: /dev/ttyr?? nodes might be deleted after system reboot in some Linux kernel 2.6.x. Ver 1.7 (12/31/2004) 1. Support ASPP baud rate error detection. 2. Modified DSCI netstat command: using little endian for max_socket field. 3. Add new product NPort 5110 into README.TXT and VERSION.TXT. 4. Fix bug: ap_id field is 4 byte long. Use ntohl() and htonl() to convert between host and network format. 5. Add alive check mechanism for MOXA products which support DSCI commands (get net state). 6. Modified alive check to support multiple connections. Ver1.6 1. Support Linux kernel 2.6. 2. Callout device (cur*) is obsolete under Linux 2.6. Ver1.5 1. Support NE-4100T, NE-4110S, NE-4120S, NE-4110A, NE-4120A. Ver1.4 1. Support CN2510-8, CN2510-16, CN2610-8, CN2610-16. 2. Fix compiling error: request for member `counter' in something not a structure or union. Except Fedora, this is encounterd on any distribution with kernel version >= 2.4.22. (Bug#33) 3. Fix compiling error on Red Hat 7.2: The MODULE_LICENSE is not defined. (Bug#5) -End-