- Issued:
- 2004-12-13
- Updated:
- 2004-12-13
RHBA-2004:576 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
Updated net-tools package
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated net-tools package that fixes various bugs is now available.
Description
The net-tools package contains basic networking tools, including ifconfig,
netstat, route, and others.
This updated package addresses the following issues:
- The return value of nameif was fixed by Fujitsu QA. The assignment of
interfaces during system start up is now fixed.
- French and Portuguese man pages are now converted to UTF-8.
- IP addresses are no longer truncated to 11 characters via "netstat -n".
All users of net-tools should upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves these issues.
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
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 2 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 2 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 2 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 2 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 128359 - Netstat truncating numeric IP addresses
- BZ - 129032 - The retrun value of nameif is wrong.
- BZ - 133888 - French man pages broken
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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