Bug Fix Advisory New wireless-tools package available

Advisory: RHBA-2001:054-03
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2001-04-23
Last updated on: 2001-04-30
Affected Products: Red Hat Linux 7.0
OVAL: N/A

Details

A new wireless-tools package is available. This fixes a conflict between
the previous wireless-tools package and later kernel versions.

It is recommended that users of wireless-tools update to the new
packages.

Some changes were made to the wireless interface in the 2.2.19 kernels that
were incompatible with the previous wireless-tools; this could cause the
tools to hang or crash.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

Updated packages

Red Hat Linux 7.0

Alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.0/en/os/alpha/wireless-tools-21-0.alpha.rpm
Missing file
    461c7696bf623825a9f28bd381cf4a3f
 
IA-32:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.0/en/os/i386/wireless-tools-21-0.i386.rpm
Missing file
    c02f289ecd67f86cf294356a8c15a395
 

Keywords

2.2.19


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