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3 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.6
4 ==============================================
6 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
8 * New AvailableConnections property for Device objects
9 * Better handling of various rfkill/Airplane Mode switches
10 * Fixed handling of DNS servers for some mobile broadband devices
11 * Don't duplicate various IPv6 routes added by the kernel
12 * Ensure buggy ethernet driver carrier indications are handled correctly
13 * Fix crash in dnsmasq plugin when no nameservers were present
14 * Add support for 4G LTE network modes
15 * Fix signal handling when daemonizing at startup
16 * Don't autoconnect to WiFi networks that have never successfully connected
17 * Only request new WiFi secrets during the initial association or when the
18 secrets are known to be wrong, not every time the connection randomly fails
19 * Add capability to autoconnect VPN connections when a parent connection succeeds
20 * Add configure-time option for "permissive" system connection editing policy
21 * Various libnm-glib fixes for asynchronous usage
22 * Fix gateway handling when given with secondary IP addresses
23 * Optionally listen to systemd for suspend/resume events instead of UPower
24 * Fix 'seen-bssids' property when retrieving WiFi connections via D-Bus
25 * Add support for AP-mode WiFi hotspots (instead of just Ad-Hoc)
26 * Add a "slaves" property to Bond devices
27 * Add support for ModemManager 0.7/0.8
28 * Allow more human-readable formatting of IP address in keyfile connections
29 * Drop support for dhclient v3
30 * Add support for DHCPv6 server-side Dynamic DNS
31 * Add support for bridge master devices and bridge ports
32 * Fix canceling secrets requests in GUI agents
33 * Always enable Proactive Key Caching (PKC, also called OKC) for WPA Enterprise
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39 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.4
40 ==============================================
42 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
44 * Many libnm-glib fixes, including crashes when NetworkManager restarts
45 * Enhanced IPv6 stability and compatibility
46 * Fix regression in carrier handling for devices that don't support carrier detect
47 * Add ability to connect to new WiFi networks from nmcli
48 * Add native support for ADSL modems using PPPoE or PPPoATM
49 * Reduce number of changes made to DNS information during connection setup
50 * Add support for IPv6-enabled VPN connections
51 * Add device driver version, firmware version, and autoconnect properties to D-Bus API
52 * Add on-demand WiFi scan support
53 * Fix IPv6 default gateway handling for DHCPv6
54 * Add Vala language bindings
55 * Fix various crashes and issues in the ifcfg-rh system settings plugin
56 * Fix race with multiple interfaces running DHCP at the same time
57 * Add Linux From Scratch (LFS) support
58 * Allow customized dnsmasq local caching nameserver config via /etc/NetworkManager/dnsmasq.d/
59 * Fixes for VLAN and bonding when libnl2 or earlier are used
60 * D-Bus API, libnm-glib, libnm-util, and GObject Introspection documentation updates
63 ==============================================
65 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.2
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68 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
70 * Better handling of WiFi devices via nl80211 when available (instead of WEXT)
71 * IP configuration is now non-blocking; waiting for IPv6 RA no longer blocks
72 the device from activating if IPv4 is ready and vice versa
73 * Addded support for firewall "zones" via FirewallD
74 * Added basic support for bonded interfaces
75 * WiFi connections are no longer locked to a specific MAC address if they are
76 "locally administered" addresses (ie, 02:::::)
77 * New state change reasons have been added for mobile broadband PIN errors
78 * Agent-owned secrets are now sent to agents for newly created connections
79 * Support for non-UTF8-encoded 802.1x passwords has been added
80 * libnm-glib now fetches some properties more aggressively (like active
81 connections, access points, etc)
82 * Added basic support for IP-over-Infiniband interfaces
83 * Added support for device plugins and converted WiMAX support to a plugin for
84 easier packaging and simpler dependencies
85 * Added support for VLAN interfaces
86 * Added support for 802.1x EAP-FAST authentication
87 * Added non-blocking mode and API to libnm-glib
88 * Linux Wireless Extensions (WEXT) support can be disabled at configure time
90 * IPv6 Privacy Extensions are now enabled by default for new connections
91 * Support for checking Internet connectivity has been added
92 * The ifnet system config plugin rewrites config files less often
93 * A bug causing IPv6 address assignment to fail on newer kernels with libnl3
95 * Fix a bug in the ifcfg-rh plugin with backticks in WPA passphrases
96 * Ensure connections that cannot be stored are ignored by the ifnet plugin
97 * Enable out-of-the-box IPv6 connectivity by allowing IPv4 to fail if IPv6 succeeds
98 * Allow proxying of DNSSEC data when using the dnsmasq local caching nameserver plugin
99 * Add support for multiple domain names sent from VPN plugins
100 * Removed support for WiFi Ad-Hoc WPA connections due to kernel bugs
103 ==============================================
105 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.0
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108 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
110 * Support for libnl2 and libnl3 and various memory leak fixes
111 * Bug fixes for the ifnet config plugin
112 * Ensure IPv6 link-local DNS servers work correctly in the dnsmasq DNS plugin
113 * Add ability for nmcli to delete connections
114 * Fix setup of connection sharing with newer iptables versions
115 * Ensure WiMAX activation emits correct signals (fixes initial signal strength)
116 * Fix an issue with duplicated keyfile connections
117 * Ensure the 'novj' options is passed through to pppd
118 * Store timestamps for VPN connections too
119 * Fix a crash when deleting default wired connections
120 * Fix a security issue in the ifcfg-rh plugin with newlines in file names
121 * Fix the "SpecificObject" property for active VPN connection objects
122 * Improve handling of rfkill on some platforms
123 * Spaces no longer used in ifcfg config file names
124 * IPv6 RAs are now accepted when forwarding is configured
125 * dnsmasq local caching nameserver plugin cache size bumped to 400 entries (from 150)
126 * Fix handling of SSIDs in the keyfile plugin
127 * Fix some GObject Introspection annotations in libnm-glib and libnm-util
128 * Fix setting hostnames from DHCP
129 * Fixes for building with recent GLib versions
130 * Don't update routing and DNS until a device is managed
131 * Fix bug causing IPv6 RA-provided routes to be ignored
132 * Fix possible wrong handling of 'keyfile' connection certificates
133 * Correct Shared connection IP address range to be as documented
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138 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.x
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141 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
143 * All connections and configuration now managed by NetworkManager
144 * Secrets for any connection can now be stored in user session or by NetworkManager
145 * All secrets can now be requested each time
146 * Fast User Switching support
147 * Support for WiMAX mobile broadband
148 * Connections can now be restricted to one or more users
149 * Support for 802.1X certificate subject matching for greater security
150 * Requires wpa_supplicant 0.7 or later
151 * Better support for AP roaming using nl80211 and background scanning
152 * Simplified D-Bus API for easier client usage
153 * Support for GObject Introspection in libnm-glib and libnm-util
156 ==============================================
158 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.4
159 ==============================================
161 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
163 * Fix handling of WINS server address in libnm-glib
164 * Fix checks for s390 CTC device types
165 * Fix export of nm_device_get_ip_iface() in libnm-glib
166 * Fix export of IPv6 DNS GValue conversion functions in libnm-glib
167 * Recognize and manage platform 'gadget' devices
168 * Send only "short" hostname, not FQDN, to DHCP servers
169 * Allow "_" as a valid character for GSM APNs
170 * Handle shared connections in the ifnet plugin
171 * Fix Ad-Hoc frequency selection for user-created Ad-Hoc networks
172 * Allow failed connections to be retried when Ethernet carrier bounces
173 * Allow usage of paths for certificates and keys in the keyfile plugin
174 * Fix crash requesting system VPN secrets
175 * Add ability to blacklist certain MAC addresses for wired & wifi connections
176 * Ensure users are authorized to share wifi networks (CVE-2011-2176)
179 ==============================================
181 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.2
182 ==============================================
184 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
186 * Preliminary support for Exherbo Linux
187 * Logging fixes to suppress unnecessary messages
188 * Ensure removed devices are cleaned up
189 * Fix potential 64-bit crash updating timestamps
190 * IPv6 setup, routing, and compliance fixes
191 * Fix WWAN enable/disable handling
192 * Handle reverse DNS lookups with local caching nameserver configurations
193 * Ensure usable DNS configuration is written when NetworkManager quits
194 * No longer updates /etc/hosts when hostname changes
195 * Request WPAD option from DHCP servers
196 * Allow use of paths for certificates and keys in connection keyfiles
197 * Allow operation without any DHCP client installed
198 * Fix operation with newer versions of dnsmasq
199 * nmcli support for WWAN connections
200 * Persistent hostname sent to DHCP servers by default
201 * Allow disabing PPP support at build time
202 * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling S390 CTC device configuration
203 * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling IPADDR config items
204 * Shutdown crash fixes
206 * Documentation fixes and updates
209 ==============================================
211 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.1
212 ==============================================
214 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
216 * Native local caching nameserver support using dnsmasq
217 * Automatically detect addition and removal of new VPN plugins
218 * Support for handling suspend/resume signals from UPower
219 * Ensure users are allowed to enable/disable WiFi and networking
220 * Ensure WiFi enable state is perserved across reboot and suspend
221 * Better handling of /etc/hosts and preservation of custom hostnames
222 * Support for the systemd session management service
223 * Better handling of 'keyfile' system connection errors
224 * Support for S390 network devices
228 ==============================================
230 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.6
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233 This is a new major stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
235 * Multiple active devices
236 * Internet connection sharing
237 * Support for many mobile broadband devices
238 * Full static IP support
239 * More reliable connections
240 * Rich, flexible D-Bus API
241 * Boot-time connections (no logins required)
244 ==============================================
246 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.2
247 ==============================================
249 0.6.2 is a bug fix release. Note that NetworkManager no longer automatically
250 runs dhcdbd if it is not running. This means that it is now the system's
251 responsibility to start dhcdbd prior to NetworkManager, e.g. in the
252 distribution's NetworkManager initscript.
255 * Many, many bug fixes (Everyone)
256 * Dynamic WEP Support (Robert Love)
259 * Many bug fixes (Everyone)
262 ==============================================
264 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.0
265 ==============================================
267 0.6.1 is a minor bug fix release.
270 * Improved activation cancelation (Dan Williams)
271 * Workarounds for non-WPA drivers (Dan Williams)
272 * Fix WPA Enterprise crasher (Robert Love)
275 * Hide password entry fields by default (Robert Love)
276 * Add toggle to show/hide password field (Robert Love)
277 * Add 'Remove' option to right-click menu (Robert Love)
279 ==============================================
281 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.1
282 ==============================================
284 This releases ushers in WPA support, as well as many other features, bug fixes,
287 We now require libnl, a netlink library (http://people.suug.ch/~tgr/libnl/) and
288 wpa_supplicant, a WPA supplicant (http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/).
290 Two new VPN modules are part of the distribution: openvpn and pptp.
293 * WPA and WPA2 support (Dan Williams)
294 * WPA Enterprise support (Robert Love)
295 * Rearchitecting, refactoring (Dan Williams)
296 * wpa_supplicant support (Dan Williams, Kay Sievers)
297 * NIS support (Robert Love)
298 * DHCP hostname support (Timo Hoenig)
299 * ISDN support, improve dial up support (Robert Love)
300 * Man pages (Robert Love)
301 * Survive DBUS and HAL restarts (Timo Hoening)
302 * Generate PID files (Dan Willians)
303 * Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
306 * New tray icon look and behavior (Robert Love, Dan Williams)
307 * New wireless security layer (Dan Williams)
308 * New "Enable Networking" toggle (Robert Love)
309 * Display speed of current connection (Robert Love)
310 * Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
312 ==============================================
314 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.0
315 ==============================================
318 * Don't drop the last scanned AP (Dan Williams)
319 * Broadcast state change when disconnected (Robert Love)
320 * The Slackware backend now builds (Nico)
321 * Don't install unsued config files (Dan Williams)
322 * Add a test for libnm_glib_unregister_callback (Christopher Aillon)
323 * Requires wireless-tools 28pre9 (Christopher Aillon)
326 * Use g_get_host_name () if we've got it (Christopher Aillon)
327 * Fix an unitialized variable (Robert Love)
328 * Fix sensitivity of VPN items (Robert Love)
331 ==============================================
333 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.4.1
334 ==============================================
337 * Initscripts are now generated
338 * Not waiting as long for scans to complete (Bill Moss).
339 * Fix several D-BUS object leaks (John Palmieri, Dan Williams,
341 * VPN now advertises state changes
342 * Make --without-named work (j@bootlab.org)
343 * Make --with-dhcdbd work correctly (j@bootlab.org)
344 * Fix timeout scan values (Bill Moss)
345 * Send notifications of device strength changing so clients do
347 * Don't return a UDI device if it doesn't exist (Tomislav Vujec)
348 * Strip whitespace from the VPN banner (Bill Moss)
349 * VPN Manager rewritten to better support signals (Dan Williams)
350 * Don't allow clients to determine what states we should be
351 scanning in, add logic to scan when we need to.
352 * Blacklist some common ESSIDs such that multiple access points
353 with these ESSIDs aren't treated as the same network.
354 * Support for D-BUS enabled named (Dan Williams)
355 * Only '#' is a valid comment in resolv.conf (Robert Love)
356 * Don't try to set auth mode on the AP from the allowed list if
357 it's NULL (Bill Moss)
358 * Add internal scanning code so we don't have to use iwlib's
359 code any longer (Dan Williams)
360 * libnm now uses guints instead of gints for its callback IDs.
361 * libnm_glib_unregister_callback () now works.
362 * Fix our scanning interval (Robert Love)
363 * Updates to backends for Gentoo, SuSE, RedHat, Debian, and
364 Slackware (Robert Love, Peter Jones, Bill Nottingham,
366 - Dialup support in RedHat backend
367 - ISDN support in SUSE backend
371 * The applet is no longer threaded (Dan Williams)
372 * Dialogs no longer block the UI when shown
373 * Passphrase dialog now treats Esc keypresses properly
374 * Create Network and Connect to Network dialogs now have
375 different window titles
376 * New icons for connecting to a network and to a VPN
378 * Context menu items have been cleaned up
379 * Pressing enter in the passphrase entry should activate the
381 * Fix icon animation smoothness
382 * Display more data in the Connection Information dialog
386 ============================================
388 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.3
389 ============================================
393 * Debian backend fixes, Thom May
394 * Build fixes, Thom May
395 * Better handling of encrypted devices, Dan Williams
396 * Better handling of user-selected access points, Dan Williams
398 NetworkManagerNotification:
400 * Simplified D-Bus code, Dan Williams
401 * Better error handling and feedback, Dan Williams
402 * Greatly simplify the locking to UI smoother, Dan Williams
404 ============================================
406 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.2
407 ============================================
411 * Lots of fixes, Dan Williams
412 * Support static IP addresses, Dan Williams
413 - Get broadcast address from config files, Robert Paskowitz
414 * Support for non-ESSID-broadcasting base stations, Dan Williams
415 * Only accept and manager 802.3 and 802.11 devices, Dan Williams
416 * Don't blow away an active wired connection on startup, Dan Williams
417 * Improve strength calculation, Dan Williams
418 * Constantly scanning behavior, Dan Williams
419 * add .pc file, Colin Walters
420 * move to syslog, Dan Willemsen
421 * Improve MD5 hashing of 128-bit passphrases, Colin Walters
422 * DBUS API docs, Dan Williams
423 * Cleanups, Colin Walters
424 * Trusted networks, Dan Williams
426 - Debian, Thom May and Mark Roach
427 - Slackware, Narayan Newton
428 * Fixes and functionality improvements in Gentoo backend, Robert Paskowitz
432 * Example python code, Bryan Clark.
433 * python test framework, Bryan Clark
437 * Trusted networks, Dan Williams
438 * Escape ESSIDs in gconf, Dan Williams
439 * Lifecycle improvements, John Palmieri
443 * New/Improved translations: da de sv en_CA nb no pa bs pt_BR wa gu es
453 Francisco Javier F. Serrador
454 Martin Willemoes Hansen
457 NetworkManagerNotification:
459 * Complete rewrite, Jonathan Blandford and John Palmieri
460 - Now a Notification area
462 - Hook up the "other network" dialog to do something
463 * New icons, Diana Fong