Urgency: Middle(low, Middle, HIGH)
Size:27MB (27,347,507 bytes)
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Up2Date 5.027

Remarks

• Required previous version is 5.026
• Existing configuration will not be changed
• !! Firewall will reboot after Up2Date !! 

New/Changed/Improved

• Added new kernel with a lot of bugfixes
• Added extra e100/e1000 drivers with NAPI support
• (the new intel modules are 'optional' which means they are not used by default. they are named e100_asl and e1000_asl)

Bugfix 

(please refer to the known issue list on http://docs.astaro.org)
ID1120 Dynamic packet filter rules do not work correctly
ID1144 IP address of HA slave is always 0.0.0.0
ID1740 Some websites not reachable via PPTP
ID1746 Spam Score visible in the body of an email
ID1764 PPTP server gives out information about its version

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 5.027