TITLE
    Mac OS 9: What's New - Open Transport 2.5
Article ID:
Created:
Modified: 		60516
9/30/99
7/11/00
TOPIC

    This article describes the new features of Open Transport 2.5 in Mac OS 9.0.

DISCUSSION

    The new features of Open Transport in Mac OS 9 are:
    • Stability and performance have been improved.
    • Copy stall problems should not occur over TCP/IP connections while transferring large blocks of data.
    • The number of Open Transport library files has been reduced to two thereby reducing clutter in the extensions folder.
    • Mac OS 9 includes a client/server version of ARA.
    • Dial on demand performance has been improved.
    • Corrects some problems affecting various third party wireless modems.
    • Some internal changes to fix Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)-related pausing behavior.
    • DHCP packets are now more compatible with Windows NT DHCP servers and other types of DHCP servers.

Document Information
Product Area: Mac OS System Software
Category: Mac OS 9.0
Sub Category: Networking & Internet; System Software Components
Keywords: kmos90

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