Urgency: Middle(low, Middle, HIGH)
Size: 19MB (19821481 bytes)
md5sum: 7cd7b062cc5fc84c99312fb11f591563

Up2Date 5.017

Remarks

• Required previous version is 5.016
• Existing configuration will not be changed
• MiddleWare will be restarted
• Active IP and VPN connections will be restarted
• Depending on the speed of the CPU the Up2Date, the installation will take a few minutes

New/Changed/Improved

• Improved SYN Rate Limiter 

Bugfix

(please refer to the known issue list on http://docs.astaro.org)
ID1066 Radius for PPTP may not work with all radius servers
ID1220 Static IPs for PPPoE interfaces may cause trouble
ID1270 Up2Date Parent Proxy feature may not work correctly
ID1361 System hangs after removing all allowed networks for SNMP
ID1372 Bootup sequence needs improvement for first boot
ID1377 RBLs not working in ASL V5 Version 5.015

Download Information

All Up2Dates are GNUPG-signed! The Astaro Up2Date technology makes it easy to upgrade your installed Astaro Security Linux to the latest version. There are three ways to apply an Up2Date package to the system:

1. Log on to WebAdmin, navigate to “System -> Up2Date Service” and start a “Update now” in “System Up2Date. An extra browser window will show the progress of the Up2Date process and the System Administrator will receive a notification email once the Up2Date process has finished successfully.
2. Log on to WebAdmin, navigate to “System -> Up2Date Service” and enable “Prefetch Up2dates”. The System Administrator will receive a Notification email after an Up2Date package has been succesfully fetched and can install the Up2Date by clicking “[install]” on the now available menu item “Unapplied Up2Dates”. An extra browser window will show the progress of the Up2Date installation and the System administrator will receive a notification email once the Up2Date process has finished successfully.
3. Download the Up2Date package from our HTTP or FTP Server:
   HTTP: Astaro US – Astaro Germany – Australian Mirror – Austria Mirror – Japanese Mirror
   FTP: Astaro US – Astaro Germany – Australian Mirror – Austria Mirror – Japanese Mirror
   Log on to WebAdmin, navigate to “System -> Up2Date Service”, start “Import from file” and import the downloaded Up2Date package. After a successful upload click “[install]” on the now available menu item “Unapplied Up2Dates”. An extra browser window will show the progress of the Up2Date installation and the System Administrator will receive a notification email once the Up2Date process has finished successfully.

To install Astaro Security Linux, you need the installation ISO image, available on our download page.

Hardware Requirements

(Hardware Calculator):

• CPU: PII > 400MHz
• RAM: 128 MB (256 recommended)
• CDROM: IDE or SCSI (see HCL for supported SCSI controller)
• Harddisk: > 5GB IDE or SCSI (see HCL for supported SCSI controller)
• NIC: at least 2 PCI NICs (see HCL for support chipsets)

READ MORE

You Can Learn More About the Astaro Internet Security Product Line By Going to www.FirewallShop.com/Astaro.

The original article/video can be found at [Middle] Up2Date 5.017