Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(2)XK
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Release Notes for Cisco IOS Release 12.2 XK Software Feature Packs for the Cisco 806 Routers
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New and Changed Information
New and Changed Information
The following sections describes the new features supported by the Cisco 806 router for
Release 12.2(2)XK and above.
Release 12.2(2)XK and above.
New Hardware Features in Release 12.2(2)XK
Cisco 806 Router
The Cisco 806 router connects corporate telecommuters and small offices to corporate LANs and the
Internet through Internet Service Providers (ISPs), using a broadband or Ethernet connection. The router
provides bridging and multiprotocol routing between LAN and WAN ports.
Internet through Internet Service Providers (ISPs), using a broadband or Ethernet connection. The router
provides bridging and multiprotocol routing between LAN and WAN ports.
New Software Features in Release 12.2(2)XK
The following sections list the new software features supported by Cisco IOS Release 12.2(2)XK on the
Cisco 806 router.
Cisco 806 router.
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Committed Access Rate
Release 12.2(2)XK supports committed access rate (CAR) on Cisco 806 routers, to limit bandwidth
transmission rates to traffic sources and destinations. The CAR feature also specifies policies for
handling traffic that breaches the specified bandwidth allocations. To enable CAR, enter the command
rate-limit in ATM-interface-configuration mode. Additional feature configuration instructions and
examples are available in the
transmission rates to traffic sources and destinations. The CAR feature also specifies policies for
handling traffic that breaches the specified bandwidth allocations. To enable CAR, enter the command
rate-limit in ATM-interface-configuration mode. Additional feature configuration instructions and
examples are available in the
Software Enhancements for the Cisco 800 Routers and SOHO Routers
publication.
DHCP Server Import
Prior to Release 12.1(5), DHCP options on the IOS DHCP server could only be configured through the
command-line interface (CLI). You can now configure the same DHCP options on multiple DHCP
servers by configuring one remote master DHCP server located on the corporate backbone. Using this
capability causes all local DHCP servers to have the same DHCP options as those on the remote
DHCP server.
command-line interface (CLI). You can now configure the same DHCP options on multiple DHCP
servers by configuring one remote master DHCP server located on the corporate backbone. Using this
capability causes all local DHCP servers to have the same DHCP options as those on the remote
DHCP server.
To enable this feature, the Cisco IOS DHCP server allows configuration information to be updated
automatically by PPP. You can enable PPP to automatically configure the Domain Name Server (DNS),
the Windows Information Name Server (WINS), or the NetBIOS Name Service (NBNS), and the server
automatically by PPP. You can enable PPP to automatically configure the Domain Name Server (DNS),
the Windows Information Name Server (WINS), or the NetBIOS Name Service (NBNS), and the server