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Re: (ASCEND) ver 5.1 (when?)



Kevin Smith wrote:
> At 03:44 PM 8/28/97 -0700, James Johnson wrote:
> >I have a new P75 (rev B, 5.0b software). I need single address NAT, but
> >unless I'm mistaken I can't get this with the current patches or
> >incrementals.
> 
> Isn't single address NAT supported native in 5.0B ? I know that NAT-for-LAN
> isn't in that release...

No, single address NAT is not in 5.0B -- at least not the 5.0B in my
P75.  NAT for LAN is in 5.0B.  Since I want single address NAT, I'm
stuck.

> >So when is 5.1 to be released? or does anyone know how I can get connected
> >with a single static address?
> 
> We are expecting the next major release (it might not be called 5.1 ;) within
> the next few weeks. In the meantime, tech support can get incremental versions
> for the b2.p75 on a case-by-case basis (there are issues with it that would
> need workarounds, so we prefer to have you work with TAC if you can't wait for
> the next release).

I got an email on 8/11 from Ascend Support telling me that single
address NAT would be in the next release which was due out about a week
ago.  To quote the email, "We are expecting 5.1A software to be released
very shortly, probably in the next 2 weeks, which will have a release
for both the old hardware, as well as the new hardware, and it will
incorporate all of the new features introduces in the 5.0Ai incremental
branch of software, including one to many NAT."  About three weeks have
passed since 8/11 and now I hear a few more weeks and, by the way, it
won't be called version 5.1.  Just exacly what is the story?  It's hard
to know what to plan for when the target keeps moving.

-- 
Mark Hilbush

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
        -- Albert Einstein
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