Bug Fix Advisory Updated net-tools package

Advisory: RHBA-2004:576-02
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2004-12-13
Last updated on: 2004-12-13
Affected Products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor
OVAL: N/A

Details

An updated net-tools package that fixes various bugs is now available.

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

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
net-tools-1.60-19.AS21.2.src.rpm     14e3befa3ca3a0f39f317121de8807c5
 
IA-32:
net-tools-1.60-19.AS21.2.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:052
    ac3164aacbc97afbd051ba5b93d16386
 
IA-64:
net-tools-1.60-19.AS21.2.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:052
    05ac7e2ca72f2c98f7437ce87f626933
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
net-tools-1.60-19.AS21.2.src.rpm     14e3befa3ca3a0f39f317121de8807c5
 
IA-32:
net-tools-1.60-19.AS21.2.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:052
    ac3164aacbc97afbd051ba5b93d16386
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
net-tools-1.60-19.AS21.2.src.rpm     14e3befa3ca3a0f39f317121de8807c5
 
IA-32:
net-tools-1.60-19.AS21.2.i386.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:052
    ac3164aacbc97afbd051ba5b93d16386
 
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

SRPMS:
net-tools-1.60-19.AS21.2.src.rpm     14e3befa3ca3a0f39f317121de8807c5
 
IA-64:
net-tools-1.60-19.AS21.2.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2005:052
    05ac7e2ca72f2c98f7437ce87f626933
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

128359 - Netstat truncating numeric IP addresses
129032 - The retrun value of nameif is wrong.
133888 - French man pages broken


Keywords

nameif, net-tools, netstat


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