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March 31, 1999
These release notes discuss features, caveats, and open problem reports for the Cisco 605 2.1.0 release.
For more detailed information about the features in these release notes, refer to the "Related Documentation" section. Information about electronic documentation can be found in the "Cisco Connection Online" section and in the "Documentation CD-ROM" section.
These release notes discuss the following topics:
Cisco 605 2.1.0 is a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) compliant Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) modem for use in connecting to the Internet or your corporate LAN. The Cisco 605 slides easily into any PCI compliant personal computer. The driver software for the Cisco 605 ships on the Cisco 605 CD-ROM.
There are no primary fixes for Cisco 605 2.1.0.
The new features in Cisco 605 2.1.0 are as follows:
The Cisco 605 Commander now displays timeout messages that the SP generates. These messages give you warning that the SP will terminate or is terminating your session.
To display timeout information, click on the Link tab in the Cisco 605 Commander. If the Timer Type, Elapsed Time and Timer Period fields display Unknown, the SP may be enforcing time limits on the session. If the SP is enforcing time limits, the Cisco 605 Commander pops up dialog boxes when the link is about to drop or when the link drops. If Timer Type, Elapsed Time and Timer Period fields display specific timeout values, the SP terminates the link according to these timeout values.
For more information on timeout values, see the "Viewing and Changing Cisco 605 Settings" chapter in the Cisco 605 Personal PCI ADSL Modem User Guide.
The Cisco 605 now supports dedicated service for the RFC 1483 driver, which gives you a dedicated modem at the SP. You must subscribe to this service by contacting you SP. Once you have subscribed to the service, check the Auto Connect check box on the Settings tab of the Cisco 605 Commander to invoke the service.
 | Caution If you check the Auto Connect check box and have not subscribed to a dedicated or leased line service, the Cisco 605 will train, but the SP equipment will immediately terminate the link. Once the SP terminates the link, you could be prevented from training again for up to 60 minutes even after you uncheck the Auto Connect check box. |
The following bullets list the new features for Cisco 605 Release 2.0.2.
The following items are important caveats for Release 2.1.0 of the Cisco 605:
CHECKSW.EXE, that checks for these updates. See the following table:
TCP/IP TCP/IP TCP/IP RAS (Required for the PPP driver only) DUN 1.2 (Required for PPP driver only) DUN (Required for PPP driver only) Service Pack 3 WinSock 2.0 (Required for RFC1483 driver only)
Table 1: Windows Software Updates by Platform
Windows NT
Windows 95
Windows 98
CHECKSW.EXE utility on your system.
D:\CHECKSW.EXE (where D: is your CD-ROM drive letter).
CHECKSW.EXE again to detect other missing components.
There are no resolved problem report as of Release 2.1.0.
The problems listed in Table 2 are open as of Cisco 605 2.1.0.
| PR Number | Description |
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CSCdk90492 | On Windows NT 4.0, the downstream data rate with the PPP driver is limited to approximately 3.5 megabits per second. Impact: Downstream data rates do not reach optimum speeds. Workaround: Currently none. This is believed to be an operating system limitation. Microsoft is investigating. |
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Posted: Thu Apr 1 09:22:45 PST 1999
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