[Info-vax] Update to TCP/IP problem with Alpha VMS 8.4

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Richard B. Gilbert wrote 2012-04-07 02:27:
> On 4/5/2012 7:20 PM, vmsmangler at earthlink.net wrote:
>> On Apr 5, 2:38 pm, Jan-Erik Soderholm<jan-erik.soderh... at telia.com>
>> wrote:
>>> vmsmang... at earthlink.net wrote 2012-04-05 22:21:
>>>
>>>> Here is the reaponse to Jan-Erik's reply:
>>>
>>> Hi. Sorry if I was a bit "short" earlier, but I usualy (and
>>> I know others too) find hard output better then rewritten
>>> descriptions of something. :-)
>>>
>>>> COUGAR$ tcpip show ver
>>>
>>>> HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Alpha Version V5.7
>>>> on an AlphaServer DS20 500 MHz running OpenVMS V8.4
>>>
>>> OK. My system says :
>>>
>>> $ tcpip sh ver
>>>
>>> HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Alpha Version V5.7 - ECO 3
>>> on an AlphaServer DS25 running OpenVMS V8.4
>>>
>>> $
>>>
>>> Are you able to goto ECO 3 ?
>>> No idea if that "solves" anything of course, it's just
>>> a thought. There is usualy no reason *not* to apply ECO's.
>
> The conservative approach is to NOT apply ECOs, or upgrades
> unless they fix a problem that YOU HAVE or add a feature that
> that you NEED.
>

Right. Now, in the case of TCPIP Services, these are not like
usual "patches". The 5.7-ECO3 was simply the latest kit. In the
case of TCPIP Services, they are always full and complete kits.

So I never "applied an ECO" or did any "upgrade".

Now, as far as I can see right now, it is the non-ECO kit that
is supplied on the ALPHA084.ISO, I do not remember where I
got the ECO3 kit. It is not (now) on the FTP site where the
ISO's are.

Jan-Erik.





> It's not always possible but you should be conservative
> in applying patches and upgrades when possible; especially
> if your system is working properly.
>
> Fixes have been known to break working systems. Sometimes they
> don't even fix the problem(s) that they are supposed to fix!
> Upgrades may create new problems! TEST before installing upgrades,
> or fixes in production!
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> <snip>