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Avaya VPN Client Release 10.05.100 for Windows 7

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September 20, 2011
by Michael McNamara in

Avaya has released version 10.05.100 of their VPN client (formerly Contivity client) that supports both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7. This single client supports the following operating systems (in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions);

  • Windows XP
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7

The following feature has been added;

Integrated smart card PIN prompt (wi00565664)

When users use smart cards, normally the smart card reader applications and the operating system handle the context setup, i.e. they pop up PIN prompt and PIN verification. However, with the introduction of Windows 7/Vista’s “Session 0 isolation”, this mechanism does work for some smart cards any longer. Their PIN prompts get blocked by “Session 0 isolation” when the calling applications run as services.

In this release, we take care of the smart card context setup within our client in a way that is compatible with the OS that users can continue using smart card based authentication smoothly as before.

The following issues were resolved;

  • wi00889552 – On Windows 7, when AVC establishes a SSL VPN tunnel, it identifies its local OS to Avaya VPN Gateway (AVG) as Vista.
  • wi00888226 – Certificates not available for selection if there are certificates installed on the PC that do not have a Subject field
  • wi00896822 – Occasionally the upgrade install on Windows XP 64-bit doesn’t install the driver properly.

You should refer to the release notes for all the details.

I will continue to host both the 32bit and 64bit installation files here on my blog for download until such time as I run out of bandwidth or someone from Avaya objects (whichever occurs first).

If you feel so inclined why not leave a comment, even if it’s just to say “Hi!”.

AVC32-10.05.100.exe (MD5SUM HASH – 08f1a124ec969333680f883580327009)
AVC64-10.05.100.exe (MD5SUM HASH – 4174ea5afba84ad496356744a7ac579e)

Cheers!

Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Software Release v6.2.3

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August 23, 2011
by Michael McNamara in ,

Avaya has released software 6.2.3 for the Ethernet Routing Switch 5500/5600 series switches.

Here are some of the highlights from skimming the release notes;

  • SLPP Guard
    The Switch Clustering implementations on the VSP9000, ERS8800/8600, and ERS5000 provide a Simple Loop Prevention Protocol (SLPP) packet, which operates to help prevent loops from occurring when Switch Clustering is used.
    Simple Loop Prevention Protocol (SLPP) Guard can be used to provide additional loop protection to protect wiring closets from incorrect or faulty connections. When SLPP Guard is enabled, this loop prevention mechanism extends into and across multiple wiring closets. If an edge switch configured for SLPP Guard receives an SLPP packet on a port, the feature can immediately disable the port administratively, and generate appropriate log messages and SNMP traps.

The following issues were resolved in this release;

  • Stack upgrade failure from 6.1.4.011s to 6.2.1.003s with a large config file (wi00882592)
  • Loss of IST VLAN on three unit stack after a base unit failure (wi00885609)
  • Some links get disabled after upgrade from 5.1.x to 6.x (wi00731564)
  • IST Peers FDB table were out of sync (wi00892974)
  • “show spanning-tree rstp port role” command displayed ‘Oper Status’ incorrectly as “disabled” after reboot (wi00899325)
  • After upgrading from 5.1.4 to 6.2.1 EDM routing/IGMP/SNOOPING table expanded indefinitely causing high CPU utilization (wi00886347)
  • Using show running-configuration with 744 VLANs configured, spiked the CPU utilization to 100% for about 12-15 minutes (wi00907462)

Cheers!

UNIStim Firmware Release 5.2 for IP Deskphones

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July 22, 2011
by Michael McNamara in ,

Avaya has released UNIStim firmware 5.2 for their IP deskphones;

  • 0621C8G for the 2007 IP deskphone
  • 0623C8G, 0624C8G, 0625C8G, 0627C8G, 0626C8G for the 1110, 1120E, 1140E, 1150E and 1165E IP deskphones
  • 062AC8G for the 1200 series IP deskphones

As always I recommend you review the release notes for all the details.

Cheers!

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