GSM7212 Firmware Version 6.3.3.7

GSM7212 Firmware Version 6.3.3.7

Published August 21, 2008

New Features/Enhancements/Bug Fixes:

1. Added NETGEAR public SNTP server as default 
   
2. Added warning message during upgrade via CLI 
   
3. Dot1x: macbased authentication doesn’t work 
   
4. SNTP:‘SNTP server time-f.netgear.com’ will cause ‘script apply’ ceased 
   
5. SNTP: additional character for command 'clock timezone' 
   
6. STP: path external-cost changed while modifying path cost 
   
7. "show port status all" output always show STP mode of port channel as Blocked. 
   
8. If SNTP server responds with "Server Kiss of Death" message, the switch does not retry SNTP request
   
9. LAG could stop fowarding traffic after running a period of time 
   
10. GSM7248 MTU setting not allowed on CLI 
    
11. MTU showed via SNMP is wrong 
    
12. DHCP server error message is cryptic 
    
13. “ezconfig” does not ask for default route/gateway 
    
14. Console port hang up while executing "show hosts" 
    
15. DHCP: wrong client identifier in show pool configuration 
    
16. GSM7224: GUI do not display the configuration revision level correctly when MST is used 
    
17. GSM7224: DNS client does not seems to be working 
    
18. GSM7224: SSH session hang when pinging from the CLI 
    
19. GSM7224: console and web session hang when attempt to include all ports (or a lot) into port monitor 
    
20. GSM72xx: Sometime under heavy traffic, the switch may fail to clear mac address table at user’s command 
    
21. GSM7212/GSM7224: Sometime the switch may failed to learn the MAC address correctly under heavy traffic 
    
22. The interface name in error message are wrong when a port is added to LAG group that it already is a member. 
    
23. SNTP: the same SNTP server can be added twice. 
    
24. Traffic destined to VMAC stop forwarding after rebooting VRRP master 
    
25. Using xmodem protocol to perform firmware upgrade or configuration file update by serial port might fail 
    
26. DNS error message is crypted 
    
27. Switch will not pass IS-IS packets 
    

Upgrading

Note:

• Version 6.3.3.7 will support configuration migration from all previous to this version. However, if user decided to revert back to the version 5.x or older, the configuration will be lost. If the current version is 5.x, please save a copy of your current configuration in case you want to revert back to 5.x. All version 6.x configurations will be interchangeable.

1. Using the button below, download the firmware file.
2. If you have not setup any special functions on the existing switch other than the management IP address, or you have saved a copy of the configuration in a text file, proceed to the next step.
   • On the existing switch, use capture mode in Hyperterminal to capture the output from the switch console to a file.
   • On the switch console, type “show run”. The output of current running configuration will be captured in the file.
   • Open the file and review the content. If there is any changes to the configuration but not present in the file, manually add them. Save the file after it is done.
3. Start a tftp server on the PC where the new images are stored. If you do not have a tftp server, you may want to try either of the following public domain tftp servers: 
   PumpKIN - http://kin.klever.net/pumpkin/ 
   Solarwind - http://support.solarwinds.net/updates/New-customerFree.cfm
4. On the switch console, type the following command:
   • # copy tftp://<tftp server IP address><image name> system:image
   • It will ask for confirm with input data displayed. Hit enter if all parameters look correct.
   • The download should take a minute or two, after that, the code will be checked for possible corruption, if not, it will report firmware successfully upgraded.
   • Reboot the switch by typing “reload” command or power cycle the switch.
5. After the switch is restarted, type the following command to verify the version is correct.
   • # show hardware
6. .If you did not skip step #1, now you can use the saved “show run” output file to restore the switch to your configuration, otherwise skip this step.
   • First enter exec mode, by enable command after you logged in.
   • Once in exec mode, paste the content of that file to the console. If there is any error during such operation, please report it to NETGEAR tech support.
   • Do a “show run” command on the console and make sure everything you expect to be there is present. If not, please report the problem to the tech support and manually add your configuration back.
7. You can now make additional configuration change for your application need. And be sure to use “copy” command to save the configuration after you’re done.

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