Global Technology Associates announces the release of GNAT Box System
Software version 3.2.3 effective Jan. 22, 2002.
This incremental version release corrects a reported problem in the web
browser interface which prevented the upload of configurations. Other minor
enhancements and problem resolutions are included and are documented in the
release notes appended below.
Products shipped on or after January 22, 2002 will include GNAT Box System
Software ver. 3.2.3. Version 3.2.3 will be available to existing GNAT Box
customer via the support center. Registered users of ver. 3.2.x may upgrade
through the on-line support center at no charge. GTA Firewall customers
with GNAT Box System Software versions prior to 3.2.x will need to purchase
a upgrade contract to receive version 3.2.3.
Should you have any questions regarding this incremental version release,
please contact GTA's sales department at (407) 380-0220 or email
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Global Technology Associates, Inc.
Title: GNAT Box Firewall System Release Notes
Product: GNAT Box System Software Version 3.2.3
Date: 18 January 2002
--Notes--
Release Notes History
These release notes cover the latest incremental release of GNAT
Box, version 3.2.3. Some users may not have installed version
3.2.2, therefore the version 3.2.2 release notes are appended at
the end of this file.
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These Release Notes includes the following sections:
1. System Software
1.1 Enhancements and Changes
1.2 Bug Fixes
2. Services
2.1 Enhancements and Changes
2.2 Bug Fixes
3. User Interfaces - All Interfaces
3.1 Enhancements and Changes
3.2 Bug Fixes
4. GBAdmin User Interface
4.1 1 Enhancements and Changes
4.2 Bug Fixes
5. Console User Interface
5.1 Enhancements and Changes
5.2 Bug Fixes
6. Web Browser Interface
6.1 Enhancements and Changes
6.2 Bug Fixes
7. Verification
7.1 Enhancements and Changes
7.2 Bug Fixes
8. Syslogger
8.1 Enhancements and Changes
8.2 Bug Fixes
9. Installers
9.1 Enhancements and Changes
9.2 Bug Fixes
10. GBReports
10.1 Enhancements and Changes
10.2 Bug Fixes
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1. System Software
1.1 Enhancements and Changes
None
1.2 Bug Fixes
1. When checking for port in use, the NATed IP address was not
being consulted. Thus, even if static outbound mappings are
being used, only one IKE session could be going
to the same remote VPN gateway.
Resolution: Use NATed IP address from outbound mapping
when checking for port utilization.
2. Services
2.1 Enhancements and Changes
1. Change phase II lifetime from 10 minutes to 15 minutes when
using mobile protocol.
2.2 Bug Fixes
None
3. User Interfaces - All Interfaces
3.1 Enhancements and Changes
None
3.2 Bug Fixes
1. Force mobile protocol always selected by default for
MOBILE VPN object. This caused maximum phase II lifetime to
be 10 minutes for VPN clients.
Resolution: Deselect force mobile protocol by default.
4. GBAdmin User Interface
4.1 Enhancements and Changes
1. Added the ability to sort the grids by column for the grids
on the following screens:
* Inbound Tunnels
* Static Routes
Double-click the column to sort.
2. Updated Help files.
4.2 Bug Fixes
1. When merging into a configuration, the original feature
codes and serial number are preserved during the merge by
keeping a copy of the old values. However, when merging into
a floppy built with the MakeFloppy.exe program, the feature
codes and serial number are saved as blanks from the floppy
so the restored fields are blank.
Resolution: If the saved feature codes or serial number
fields are empty, there is no attempt to restore them.
2. The progress bar is not being displayed when loading only
the runtime from a floppy.
Resolution: Display the progress bar when loading a
runtime only.
3. Changing from PPP to an IP address does not let you edit the
IP address unless you change sections and come back.
Resolution: When changing the interface from PPP to
something else the read only and enabled properties were
not being updated.
4. It is possible to add more than the maximum allowed number
of users and VPN objects.
Resolution: Add limit for inserting USERS and VPN Objects.
5. It is possible to add an unlimited number of DNS host in
the DNS Server Screen.
Resolution: Added limit for number of DNS host in the DNS
Server screen.
6. It is possible to add an unlimited number of DNS Domains
and Networks in the DNS Server Screen.
Resolution: Added limit for number of DNS Domains and
Networks in the DNS Server screen.
7. If you double-click on the toolbar to move it, GBAdmin
will crash with a divide by 0 error. It also does not draw
the grid properly.
Resolution: There was a problem in the OnSize for the grids.
The height of a row was being reported incorrectly as 0. It
now gets the correct height even if there are no rows.
8. When merging in a configuration from an older system, 3.2.1
or earlier: if the external interface is named anything
other than "EXTERNAL". The local gateway and local network
do not get converted properly.
Resolution: When doing the merge the local gateway was being
set to "EXTERNAL". Now we look for the IP address that was in
the old config and use the name for that interface if found.
If the interface is not found then we search for the first
external interface and use the name of that interface.
9. When upgrading the GNAT Box Pro system, the user loses the
local network and gateway in the VPN Objects section if the
gateway's logical name was other than "EXTERNAL."
Resolution: GBAdmin looks for the IP address of the VPN's
gateway from the old configuration. If this is not available,
GBAdmin uses the logical name of the first External Interface.
10. New default "Protected Networks Object" is being written over
in the 3.2.2 upgrade process, causing the new default VPN Objects
to be incorrect.
Resolution: When upgrading a configuration, the default
Address Objects are restored to the configuration.
5. Console User Interface
5.1 Enhancements and Changes
None
5.2 Bug Fixes
None
6. Web Browser Interface
6.1 Enhancements and Changes
None
6.2 Bug Fixes
1. Upload configuration not working.
Resolution: Make code use interface configuration load
routine correctly.
7. Verification
7.1 Enhancements and Changes
None
7.2 Bug Fixes
1. On the VPN Object screen, if an object that doesn't exist is
used for a network entry. It is not flagged by the
validation routine.
Resolution: Added code to catch the case of the object not
existing for a network entry on the VPN Object screen.
2. When using a filter to allow access to an inbound tunnel,
and the filter's destination object uses an interface object,
you get a warning verification message that says, "tunnel is
denied by all remote access filters."
Resolution: Have tunnel verification code check object names
against interface and alias names in addition to
address objects.
8. Syslogger
8.1 Enhancements and Changes
None
8.2 Bug Fixes
1. If window is smaller than number of rows to display, the
window doesn't correctly scroll to the bottom when inserting
a new message.
Resolution: Change display to use descending order (newest
to oldest).
9. Installers
9.1 Enhancements and Changes
None
9.2 Bug Fixes
None
10. GBReports
10.1 Enhancements and Changes
None
10.2 Bug Fixes
1. Unable to execute on Windows NT systems.
Resolution: Modified to execute on Windows NT systems.
