Socket Version 23.0 Release Notes

New Features & Updates

Socket version 23.x includes the firmware for new features, and in the coming weeks, we will update the Cato Cloud and release the following features:

  • Identical Internet-Only IP Ranges: To simplify network management and improve security for guest traffic, you can now configure identical IP ranges in multiple sites to be used for Internet-only traffic. These ranges are not propagated to the global routing table, preventing communication with the WAN.

    • We recommend as a guest WiFi best practice for using the Internet-only ranges together with the Cato captive portal

    • Supported for physical Sockets only

  • WAN Recovery Enhancements: For enhanced resiliency of our WAN Recovery feature, we introduced the following improvements:

    • Cached IP Addresses for More Reliable Tunnel Establishment: We've implemented a Socket caching mechanism that retains the last known IP addresses of remote sockets. This improves the reliability of WAN recovery tunnel establishment.

    • Enhanced Recovery Event Logging: Recovery events are now cached within the socket during periods of connectivity loss. Once the tunnel is re-established, these events are sent to the CMA, ensuring admins have a complete and accurate log of recovery events.

Summary of Minor Versions

  • v23.0.19481 - limitation 132324

    • Fixes for minor bugs related to the upgrade process from Socket versions lower than v23.0.

      • These updates are not relevant for Sockets that were already upgraded to v23.0.

  • v23.0.19599 - resolution 132169

  • v23.0.19786 - resolution 133135

  • v.23.0.20122 - resolution 144181

Known Limitations

Socket version 23.x has the following known limitations:

ID

Description

Severity

Issue Found In

132324

For X1600 LTE Sockets, eSIMs are not supported. It is possible that an eSIM functioned in previous Socket versions because those versions didn’t identify the card as an eSIM.

Critical

v23.0.19481

136115

 

Sometimes when there is low throughput on a link, the Cato Management Application falsely reports packet loss (about 4-5%). PCAPs can correctly confirm that there is no actual packet loss.

Low

v23.0

Resolved Issues

 

Socket v23.x resolved the following issues:

ID

Description

Severity

Issue Found In

Issue Resolved In

123666

After upgrading X1700 Sockets in HA configuration with add-on cards, created a split-brain condition.

Critical

v22.0.19219

v23.0

124297

Changing the WAN interface speed/duplex settings in the Socket WebUI from a manual value to Auto led to an issue where the Socket was frozen and required a full reset.

Critical

v22.0

v23.0

126869

For Azure vSocket HA configuration, after upgrading to the new version, vSocket did not receive the floating IP configuration from the Azure API.

Critical

v22.0

v23.0

127743

X1700 Socket site did not reconnect to the optimal PoP after scheduled maintenance.

High

v22.0.19344

v23.0

132169

In some scenarios, after a Socket HA site upgrade, traffic to Azure was disrupted because a floating IP range was unexpectedly assigned to the secondary Socket instead of the primary.

Critical

v.23.0.19445

v23.0.19599

133135

In some scenarios, after the upgrade of an AWS vSocket HA site, the Sockets couldn't connect until one of the Sockets was rebooted.

Critical

v23.0.19445

v23.0.19786

144181

After applying a hub and spoke configuration to the Socket site infrastructure, this could cause degraded network states and Socket disconnects and restarts.

Critical

v23.0

v.23.0.20122

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2 comments

  • Comment author
    Jonathan Rabinowitz

    Added the following:

    • Known Limitations:
      • 132324 - For X1600 LTE Sockets, eSIMs are not supported. It is possible that an eSIM functioned in previous Socket versions because those versions didn’t identify the card as an eSIM.
    • Resolved Issues:
      • 132169 - In some scenarios, after a Socket HA site upgrade, traffic to Azure was disrupted because a floating IP range was unexpectedly assigned to the secondary Socket instead of the primary.

     

  • Comment author
    Yaakov Simon

    Added:

    • Resolved Issue:
      • 144181 - After applying a hub and spoke configuration to the Socket site infrastructure, this could cause degraded network states and Socket disconnects and restarts.