v2.10.1b1 build 4712 is ready for testing

[tony]

Do not apply this update unless you have easy access to the system in question. Always backup your configuration before upgrading.

Read the previous release notes before applying this update.

Changes since v2.10.0:
*) watchdog will be less prone to reboot the system under sustained high system load.
*) Atheros now has an option to select short/long, or long preamble. (see note below)

Release Caveats:
*) vds is not functional, will be resolved in v2.10.1b2

Preamble related notes:

This option is located under the Atheros 'advanced security and access control' menu option.

To enable short/long preamble (the default), add this line:
preamble short/long

To enable long preamble (needed for some 11b clients), add this line:
preamble long

[tony]

downloads have been removed, please use version 2.10.1b2 once it's released

BETA downloads are now available.

Areas of focus while testing this release are:
*) new preamble option, testing against 11b clients that had problems in the past.

Please post your results in this thread. Given the test results from the areas listed, either a new beta will be released, or this version will be renamed to 2.10.1 and made public on our website downloads page.

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[Tom-J]

I noticed the VTunD version went from a 2004 version in the 4693 release to one about 10 days old in this release.

In the System / Kernel logs on the master, I receive these errors with this beta and not the 2.10.0 (4693) release, The VDS Service fails to start.

-----VDS Master-----
Oct 5 22:24:16 vtund[1351]: parse error, expecting `NUM' line 13
Oct 5 22:24:16 vtund[1351]: No hosts defined
--------------------

VDS1 is Bridged to a Ethernet interface which holds the LAN IP for that side of the link.

Here is a link to a screenshot of my VDS Server config.
VDS Config Screenshot (http://fileserver1.jpghosting.com/images/VDSConfig_fd5b3c761a002368c93af52e560be5e3.gif)

Here is a screenshot of the log entry.
VDS Kernel Error Screenshot (http://fileserver1.jpghosting.com/images/VDS-Master-Error_8aa18eeae33bacd5cd1b633c4f36af83.gif)

Thanks.

[tony]

Thank you, this will be resolved shortly.