1 ============================================
3 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-1.0
4 ============================================
6 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
8 * Added an option to enable use of random MAC addresses for Wi-Fi access
9 point scanning (defaults to disabled). Controlled with
10 'wifi.mac-address-randomization' property (MAC_ADDRESS_RANDOMIZATION key in
12 * Wi-Fi scanning now utilizes wpa_supplicant's AP list.
13 * Added support for Wi-Fi powersave, configured with POWERSAVE key in ifcfg
15 * Added support for creation of more types of software devices: tun & tap,
16 macvlan, vxlan and ip tunnels (ipip, gre, sit, ip6ip6 and ipip6).
17 * The software devices (bond, bridge, vlan, team, ...) can now be stacked
18 arbitrarily. The nmcli interface for creating master-slave relationships
19 has been significantly improved by the use of 'master' argument to
21 * RFC7217 stable privacy addressing is now used by default to protect from
22 address-based host tracking. The IPv6 addressing mode is configured with
23 IPV6_ADDR_GEN_MODE key in ifcfg files.
24 * Improved route management code to avoid clashes between conflicting
25 routes in multiple connections.
26 * Refactored platform code resulting in more robust interface to platform,
27 less overhead and reduced memory footprint.
28 * Improved interoperability with other network management tools. The
29 externally created software devices are not managed until they're
31 * The Device instances now exist for all software connections and the platform
32 devices are now only created when the device is activated. This makes it
33 possible for connections with device of same name not to clash unless
34 they're activated concurrently. The links are now not unnecessarily present
35 unless the connection is active, avoiding pollution of the link namespace.
36 * NetworkManager now correctly manages connectivity in namespace-based
37 containers such as LXC and Docker.
38 * Support for configuring ethernet Wake-On-Lan has been added.
39 * Added LLDP listener functionality and related CLI client commands. Enabled via
40 LLDP option in ifcfg files.
41 * CLI secret agent has been extended with support for VPN secrets.
42 * The command line client now utilizes colors for its output.
43 * The command line client now sorts the devices and properties for better
45 * Numerous improvements to Bash command completion for nmcli.
46 * NetworkManager relies on less external libraries. The use of dbus-glib
47 has been replaced with gio's native D-Bus support and libnl-route is no
49 * Dependency on avahi-autoipd has been dropped. Native IPv4 link-local
50 addressing configuration based on systemd network library is now used
52 * Hostname is now managed via systemd-hostnamed on systemd-based systems.
53 * Management of resolv.conf management can be changed at runtime, private
54 resolv.conf is always written in /run.
55 * NetworkManager can now write DNS options to resolv.conf.
56 * Updated version of systemd network library used for internal DHCP and
57 IPv4 link-local support.
58 * Support for event logging via audit subsystem has been added.
59 * Support for native logging via systemd-journald has been added taking
60 advantage of its structured logging.
61 * Live reconfiguration of IP configuration after changing the settings without
62 reactivation of the device with "nmcli device reapply" command and via
64 * The API for VPN plugins now supports multiple simultaneous connections.
65 Most popular VPN plugins have been updated to support this functionality.
66 * The libnm library now provides API to access VPN service definitions.
67 * Fair amount of bugs was fixed and robustness was generally improved.
68 * New DHCP_FQDN key in ifcfg files to configure the full FQDN to be sent to
70 * The timeout for DHCP requests can now be modified using the
71 'ipv4.dhcp-timeout' property.
72 * Added multicast_snooping option to BRIDGING_OPTS ifcfg key.
74 The following features were backported to 1.0.x releases from 1.0.0 to 1.0.8
75 are also present in NetworkManager-1.2:
77 * Added support for handling VPN secrets to nmtui and nmcli agent.
78 * The team devices can now properly be enslaved to bridges.
79 * Failed DHCP attempts for assumed connections are now retried after
81 * Default wired connection is now created after udev registers the device.
82 * Support for Bluetooth DUN devices with Bluez 5 has been fixed.
83 * The 'ipv6.ignore-auto-dns' property is now properly honored making it
84 possible to override automatically obtained name servers.
85 * Invalid permanent MAC addresses as reported by some devices are now
87 * Device links reported by more recent versions of Linux kernel that reside
88 in different network namespaces are no longer confused with links in
89 the namespace NetworkManager runs in.
90 * MAC address changes of bond or team devices are now properly propagated
91 to VLANs created on the device.
92 * Fixed error handling for teaming devices with invalid configuration.
93 * Wi-Fi AP list is now updated correctly after AP mode has been used.
94 * The error handling for VPN secret agents is now significantly more robust.
95 * Detection of s390 CTC devices now works properly.
96 * A GATEWAY key in in /etc/sysconfig/network now no longer affects
97 non-static connections.
98 * Added support for IPv6-only VPN connections.
99 * The systemd service now uses HUP signal to reload configuration.
100 * Change VLAN default flags to set REORDER_HDR for new connections.
101 * nmtui is now able to ignore automatically configured routes.
102 * Allow setting IPv6 and PPP settings for GDM and CDMA connections via
104 * Added support for adding ADSL connections in nmcli.
105 * Improved capture portal detection.
106 * Default route through WiFi connection is now preferred to Mobile
107 Broadband if both are available.
108 * Expose a flag to determine whether a particular connection is metered
109 via API and client tools. Configurable in ifcfg with CONNECTION_METERED
111 * Add support for locking connections to a channel within a particular
113 * Add support for configuring Wake-on-LAN capabilitites.
114 * Allow overriding the MTU for team device.
115 * The MTU setting from an IPv6 neighbor discovery Router Advertisements is
116 now ignored if applying it would result in invalid configuration.
117 * Some configuration options can now be changed without restarting the
118 daemon. Notably, this applies to 'dns', 'connectivity' and
119 'ignore-carrier' settings.
120 * The connection activation was made more robust. If an active connection
121 is reactivated, the device it is active on takes precedence. If an attempt
122 is made to activate a connection on a different device than the one it is
123 active on, the activation proceeds removing the connection from the active
125 * The device specifiers in configuration files now support negation via
127 * Devices that only have IPv6 link-local address are no longer assumed to
129 * nmcli now provides hints and tab-completion for enumeration properties.
130 * If the IPv6 interface tokens are set they are honored when creating an
131 interface identifier for IPv6 addressing.
132 * NetworkManager now maintains correct routing configuration when multiple
133 interfaces are connected to the same network.
134 * The management of devices can now be controlled with udev rules. The veth
135 devices as well as the virtual Ethernet devices of various
136 virtualization tools (VMWare, VirtualBox, Parallels Workstation) are
137 now ignored by default.
138 * The IPv6 privacy extensions are now enabled by default and handling of
139 the ip6-privacy sysctl has been improved.
140 * Activating a Bond, Bridge or Team device can now optionally activate the
141 slave connections as well. The behavior is controlled with
142 'connection.autoconnect-slaves' property and AUTOCONNECT-SLAVES key in
144 * The platform support code has been refactored, resulting in better
145 scalability in large configurations.
146 * Changes to network interfaces configuration done outside NetworkManager
147 are now picked up and exposed to the user via NetworkManager API and tools.
148 * A connection can now optionally leave externally configured default route
149 in place instead of overriding it. The behavior is controlled with
150 'ipv4.never-default' and 'ipv6.never-default' properties.
151 * nmcli allows multiple devices for 'nmcli device disconnect/delete'.
152 * Firewall zone is added to firewalld for device-based VPN connections too.
153 * Wi-Fi devices now indicate support for 2GHz and 5GHz frequencies
154 * "nmcli device" output now indicates physical port ID
155 * New config items added to the 'ifcfg-rh' plugin:
156 - IPV4_ROUTE_METRIC and IPV6_ROUTE_METRIC
158 - IPADDR and PREFIX are now supported for specifying address ranges of
159 shared IPv4 connections
160 * Dispatcher scripts now get a CONNECTION_FILENAME variable with the path
161 to the configuration file for the connection
162 * An example dispatcher script that is able to apply complex routing rules
163 (such as setting up policy-based routing) for 'ifcfg-rh' connections was
164 added to examples/dispatcher/.
165 * 'mode' key of Bond device options property now accepts numeric values
166 * Connection attempts for devices without carrier on startup now wait for
167 carrier to appear within a short timeout instead of failing
168 immediately. This makes system startup more robust.
169 * Bridge connectivity is now properly restored on resume from suspend
170 * The D-Bus name is acquired earlier during the daemon startup. This makes
171 it possible for the systemd service manager to optimize the service
172 startup so that services that require networking are activated sooner
173 contributing to faster system start up time.
174 * A lot of memory leak problems were fixed, resulting in reduced memory usage.
175 Many of them were discovered as a result of improvements in use of
176 Valgrind in the testing infrastructure.
177 * Management of 'teamd' daemon instances for Team devices is now more robust.
178 * The 'dnsmasq' daemon respawns when it terminates and it is configured for
179 management of DNS resolver configuration
180 * Hostnames that are not fully qualified are no longer sent to a DHCPv6
181 server for a dynamic DNS update
182 * Connection UUIDs are now checked for uniqueness when connection
183 configurations are read
184 * Receipt of a NDP Router Advertisement can no longer lower the IPv6 hop
185 limit (CVE-2015-2924)
187 ===============================================
189 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.10
190 ===============================================
192 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
194 * A new 'libnm' GObject-based client library to replace libnm-util/libnm-glib
195 - IP address, IP route, hardware address, and other properties are now
196 represented as strings
197 - Based on GIO's GDBus bindings instead of dbus-glib
198 - Uses modern GObject APIs including GAsyncResult and GVariant
199 - For more information see https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/NetworkManager/libnm
200 * Devices and VPN connections now have individual default routes. Priorities
201 are handled through configurable route metrics.
202 * nmcli now supports password requests and PolicyKit authorizations
203 * A faster, lighter-weight (though less capable) internal DHCP client has been
204 added and may be selected with the "dhcp=internal" option. It supports
205 fewer DHCP options and does not yet support DHCPv6.
206 * A new 'configure-and-quit=yes' option has been added for environments with
207 less dynamic network configuration
208 * When running on 3.17 and later kernels, NetworkManager handles IPv6LL address
209 assignment to ensure that IPv6 connectivity is not enabled until
210 intentionally configured by the user
211 * NetworkManager no longer causes the nl80211 kernel module to be loaded on
212 systems with no Wi-Fi devices
213 * Bluetooth DUN support now works with Bluez 5.x
214 * VPN connections can now persist across link changes and suspend/resume if
215 their VPN plugin supports this feature
216 * A new 'ibft' settings plugin has been added to support firmware-based
217 iBFT/iSCSI configurations. This functionality has been moved to 'ibft'
218 from the 'ifcfg-rh' plugin.
219 * IPv6 router advertisement MTUs are now respected
220 * NetworkManager no longer requires polkit libraries at runtime when Polkit
221 support is enabled, and Polkit can be disabled at build time too
222 * Automatically created connections are now deleted when their device goes away
223 * 'nmcli dev connect' now attemts to create a connection if none exists
224 * Manually configured static IPv6 configuration is kept even if SLAAC fails
225 * Manpages for the 'keyfile' and 'ifcfg-rh' plugins now describe their
226 configuration syntax and available options
227 * WWAN connections now support IPv6 if the modem and provider support IPv6
228 * Software devices (bridge, bond, team, etc) can now be deleted from the D-Bus
230 * The manpages, documentation, and API annotations have received many cleanups
231 * Externally created virtual interfaces are no longer managed by NetworkManager
232 until they are set "up" or activated via nmcli
233 * Team device support is now an optional plugin
236 ==============================================
237 NetworkManager-0.9.10
238 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.8
239 ==============================================
241 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
243 * Added a new curses-based client called "nmtui" for easier console operation
244 * Added interactive connection editing and creation mode to nmcli with detailed
245 help and tab completion support
246 * nmcli bash completion has been greatly improved
247 * Added support for Data Center Bridging (DCB) and FibreChannel over Ethernet (FCoE)
248 * IPv6 autoconfiguration is now done in userspace with libndp instead of the kernel
249 * The D-Bus daemon is no longer required for root-only operation
250 * WiFi, ADSL, WWAN, and Bluetooth are now optional plugins, reducing install size
251 * Added support for Infiniband Partitions
252 * Network connection files are no longer watched by default, use "nmcli con reload"
253 to notice changes made externally or set "monitor-connection-files=true" in
254 NetworkManager.conf's [main] section
255 * Connections can now be locked to interface names in addition to hardware/MAC addresses
256 * A new "ignore-carrier" configuration option is available to ignore the carrier
257 on selected interfaces
258 * A new "dns=none" option has been added to suppress changes to /etc/resolv.conf
259 * Changes made to IP addresses, IP routes, and master/slave relationships from
260 external tools are now recognized and reflected in the D-Bus API
261 * Assuming the existing configuration of interfaces without changing that
262 configuration is now more reliable
263 * The 'root' user is no longer subject to PolicyKit access controls and usage
264 of D-Bus "at_console" permissions has been removed
265 * Configuration file snippets can be dropped in /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d to
266 change smaller sets of configuration options
267 * Added IP-level support for more software/virtual interfaces types including
268 GRE, macvlan, macvtap, tun, tap, veth, and vxlan interfaces
269 * All network interfaces known to the kernel are now exposed through
271 * Improved support for routing-only VPNs like openswan/libreswan/strongswan
272 * Added support for "temporary" connections which are not saved to disk until
274 * Added WWAN autoconnect support and fixed issues with airplane mode handling
275 * NetworkManager-wait-online systemd service behavior is more reliable
276 * The dispatcher timeout has increased to 10 minutes, and new "pre-up" and
277 "pre-down" events have been added which block activation until complete
278 * NetworkManager no longer prevents Wake-on-LAN functionality from working
279 * PPPoE now requires userland "rp-pppoe" to work around kernel bugs
280 that prevent detecting server-side termination of the PPP link
281 * An ARP announcement is now sent after IPv4 addresses are configured
282 * Added a DNS plugin for dnssec-trigger for better DNSSEC operation
283 * More properties are now exposed via the D-Bus properties interface in
284 addition to getter/setter functions
285 * Added support for custom IP address ranges for Shared connections
286 * Fatal connection failures now block automatic reconnection more reliably
287 * VPN connection IP details are now available via the D-Bus interface
288 * VPN plugins can now request additional/new secrets from the user during the
292 ==============================================
294 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.6
295 ==============================================
297 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
299 * New AvailableConnections property for Device objects
300 * Better handling of various rfkill/Airplane Mode switches
301 * Fixed handling of DNS servers for some mobile broadband devices
302 * Don't duplicate various IPv6 routes added by the kernel
303 * Ensure buggy ethernet driver carrier indications are handled correctly
304 * Fix crash in dnsmasq plugin when no nameservers were present
305 * Add support for 4G LTE network modes
306 * Fix signal handling when daemonizing at startup
307 * Don't autoconnect to WiFi networks that have never successfully connected
308 * Only request new WiFi secrets during the initial association or when the
309 secrets are known to be wrong, not every time the connection randomly fails
310 * Add capability to autoconnect VPN connections when a parent connection succeeds
311 * Add configure-time option for "permissive" system connection editing policy
312 * Various libnm-glib fixes for asynchronous usage
313 * Fix gateway handling when given with secondary IP addresses
314 * Optionally listen to systemd for suspend/resume events instead of UPower
315 * Fix 'seen-bssids' property when retrieving WiFi connections via D-Bus
316 * Add support for AP-mode WiFi hotspots (instead of just Ad-Hoc)
317 * Add a "slaves" property to Bond devices
318 * Add support for ModemManager 0.7/0.8
319 * Allow more human-readable formatting of IP address in keyfile connections
320 * Drop support for dhclient v3
321 * Add support for DHCPv6 server-side Dynamic DNS
322 * Add support for bridge master devices and bridge ports
323 * Fix canceling secrets requests in GUI agents
324 * Always enable Proactive Key Caching (PKC, also called OKC) for WPA Enterprise
328 ==============================================
330 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.4
331 ==============================================
333 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
335 * Many libnm-glib fixes, including crashes when NetworkManager restarts
336 * Enhanced IPv6 stability and compatibility
337 * Fix regression in carrier handling for devices that don't support carrier detect
338 * Add ability to connect to new WiFi networks from nmcli
339 * Add native support for ADSL modems using PPPoE or PPPoATM
340 * Reduce number of changes made to DNS information during connection setup
341 * Add support for IPv6-enabled VPN connections
342 * Add device driver version, firmware version, and autoconnect properties to D-Bus API
343 * Add on-demand WiFi scan support
344 * Fix IPv6 default gateway handling for DHCPv6
345 * Add Vala language bindings
346 * Fix various crashes and issues in the ifcfg-rh system settings plugin
347 * Fix race with multiple interfaces running DHCP at the same time
348 * Add Linux From Scratch (LFS) support
349 * Allow customized dnsmasq local caching nameserver config via /etc/NetworkManager/dnsmasq.d/
350 * Fixes for VLAN and bonding when libnl2 or earlier are used
351 * D-Bus API, libnm-glib, libnm-util, and GObject Introspection documentation updates
354 ==============================================
356 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.2
357 ==============================================
359 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
361 * Better handling of WiFi devices via nl80211 when available (instead of WEXT)
362 * IP configuration is now non-blocking; waiting for IPv6 RA no longer blocks
363 the device from activating if IPv4 is ready and vice versa
364 * Addded support for firewall "zones" via FirewallD
365 * Added basic support for bonded interfaces
366 * WiFi connections are no longer locked to a specific MAC address if they are
367 "locally administered" addresses (ie, 02:::::)
368 * New state change reasons have been added for mobile broadband PIN errors
369 * Agent-owned secrets are now sent to agents for newly created connections
370 * Support for non-UTF8-encoded 802.1x passwords has been added
371 * libnm-glib now fetches some properties more aggressively (like active
372 connections, access points, etc)
373 * Added basic support for IP-over-Infiniband interfaces
374 * Added support for device plugins and converted WiMAX support to a plugin for
375 easier packaging and simpler dependencies
376 * Added support for VLAN interfaces
377 * Added support for 802.1x EAP-FAST authentication
378 * Added non-blocking mode and API to libnm-glib
379 * Linux Wireless Extensions (WEXT) support can be disabled at configure time
381 * IPv6 Privacy Extensions are now enabled by default for new connections
382 * Support for checking Internet connectivity has been added
383 * The ifnet system config plugin rewrites config files less often
384 * A bug causing IPv6 address assignment to fail on newer kernels with libnl3
386 * Fix a bug in the ifcfg-rh plugin with backticks in WPA passphrases
387 * Ensure connections that cannot be stored are ignored by the ifnet plugin
388 * Enable out-of-the-box IPv6 connectivity by allowing IPv4 to fail if IPv6 succeeds
389 * Allow proxying of DNSSEC data when using the dnsmasq local caching nameserver plugin
390 * Add support for multiple domain names sent from VPN plugins
391 * Removed support for WiFi Ad-Hoc WPA connections due to kernel bugs
394 ==============================================
396 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.0
397 ==============================================
399 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
401 * Support for libnl2 and libnl3 and various memory leak fixes
402 * Bug fixes for the ifnet config plugin
403 * Ensure IPv6 link-local DNS servers work correctly in the dnsmasq DNS plugin
404 * Add ability for nmcli to delete connections
405 * Fix setup of connection sharing with newer iptables versions
406 * Ensure WiMAX activation emits correct signals (fixes initial signal strength)
407 * Fix an issue with duplicated keyfile connections
408 * Ensure the 'novj' options is passed through to pppd
409 * Store timestamps for VPN connections too
410 * Fix a crash when deleting default wired connections
411 * Fix a security issue in the ifcfg-rh plugin with newlines in file names
412 * Fix the "SpecificObject" property for active VPN connection objects
413 * Improve handling of rfkill on some platforms
414 * Spaces no longer used in ifcfg config file names
415 * IPv6 RAs are now accepted when forwarding is configured
416 * dnsmasq local caching nameserver plugin cache size bumped to 400 entries (from 150)
417 * Fix handling of SSIDs in the keyfile plugin
418 * Fix some GObject Introspection annotations in libnm-glib and libnm-util
419 * Fix setting hostnames from DHCP
420 * Fixes for building with recent GLib versions
421 * Don't update routing and DNS until a device is managed
422 * Fix bug causing IPv6 RA-provided routes to be ignored
423 * Fix possible wrong handling of 'keyfile' connection certificates
424 * Correct Shared connection IP address range to be as documented
427 ==============================================
429 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.x
430 ==============================================
432 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
434 * All connections and configuration now managed by NetworkManager
435 * Secrets for any connection can now be stored in user session or by NetworkManager
436 * All secrets can now be requested each time
437 * Fast User Switching support
438 * Support for WiMAX mobile broadband
439 * Connections can now be restricted to one or more users
440 * Support for 802.1X certificate subject matching for greater security
441 * Requires wpa_supplicant 0.7 or later
442 * Better support for AP roaming using nl80211 and background scanning
443 * Simplified D-Bus API for easier client usage
444 * Support for GObject Introspection in libnm-glib and libnm-util
447 ==============================================
449 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.4
450 ==============================================
452 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
454 * Fix handling of WINS server address in libnm-glib
455 * Fix checks for s390 CTC device types
456 * Fix export of nm_device_get_ip_iface() in libnm-glib
457 * Fix export of IPv6 DNS GValue conversion functions in libnm-glib
458 * Recognize and manage platform 'gadget' devices
459 * Send only "short" hostname, not FQDN, to DHCP servers
460 * Allow "_" as a valid character for GSM APNs
461 * Handle shared connections in the ifnet plugin
462 * Fix Ad-Hoc frequency selection for user-created Ad-Hoc networks
463 * Allow failed connections to be retried when Ethernet carrier bounces
464 * Allow usage of paths for certificates and keys in the keyfile plugin
465 * Fix crash requesting system VPN secrets
466 * Add ability to blacklist certain MAC addresses for wired & wifi connections
467 * Ensure users are authorized to share wifi networks (CVE-2011-2176)
470 ==============================================
472 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.2
473 ==============================================
475 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
477 * Preliminary support for Exherbo Linux
478 * Logging fixes to suppress unnecessary messages
479 * Ensure removed devices are cleaned up
480 * Fix potential 64-bit crash updating timestamps
481 * IPv6 setup, routing, and compliance fixes
482 * Fix WWAN enable/disable handling
483 * Handle reverse DNS lookups with local caching nameserver configurations
484 * Ensure usable DNS configuration is written when NetworkManager quits
485 * No longer updates /etc/hosts when hostname changes
486 * Request WPAD option from DHCP servers
487 * Allow use of paths for certificates and keys in connection keyfiles
488 * Allow operation without any DHCP client installed
489 * Fix operation with newer versions of dnsmasq
490 * nmcli support for WWAN connections
491 * Persistent hostname sent to DHCP servers by default
492 * Allow disabing PPP support at build time
493 * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling S390 CTC device configuration
494 * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling IPADDR config items
495 * Shutdown crash fixes
497 * Documentation fixes and updates
500 ==============================================
502 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.1
503 ==============================================
505 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
507 * Native local caching nameserver support using dnsmasq
508 * Automatically detect addition and removal of new VPN plugins
509 * Support for handling suspend/resume signals from UPower
510 * Ensure users are allowed to enable/disable WiFi and networking
511 * Ensure WiFi enable state is perserved across reboot and suspend
512 * Better handling of /etc/hosts and preservation of custom hostnames
513 * Support for the systemd session management service
514 * Better handling of 'keyfile' system connection errors
515 * Support for S390 network devices
519 ==============================================
521 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.6
522 ==============================================
524 This is a new major stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
526 * Multiple active devices
527 * Internet connection sharing
528 * Support for many mobile broadband devices
529 * Full static IP support
530 * More reliable connections
531 * Rich, flexible D-Bus API
532 * Boot-time connections (no logins required)
535 ==============================================
537 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.2
538 ==============================================
540 0.6.2 is a bug fix release. Note that NetworkManager no longer automatically
541 runs dhcdbd if it is not running. This means that it is now the system's
542 responsibility to start dhcdbd prior to NetworkManager, e.g. in the
543 distribution's NetworkManager initscript.
546 * Many, many bug fixes (Everyone)
547 * Dynamic WEP Support (Robert Love)
550 * Many bug fixes (Everyone)
553 ==============================================
555 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.0
556 ==============================================
558 0.6.1 is a minor bug fix release.
561 * Improved activation cancelation (Dan Williams)
562 * Workarounds for non-WPA drivers (Dan Williams)
563 * Fix WPA Enterprise crasher (Robert Love)
566 * Hide password entry fields by default (Robert Love)
567 * Add toggle to show/hide password field (Robert Love)
568 * Add 'Remove' option to right-click menu (Robert Love)
570 ==============================================
572 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.1
573 ==============================================
575 This releases ushers in WPA support, as well as many other features, bug fixes,
578 We now require libnl, a netlink library (http://people.suug.ch/~tgr/libnl/) and
579 wpa_supplicant, a WPA supplicant (http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/).
581 Two new VPN modules are part of the distribution: openvpn and pptp.
584 * WPA and WPA2 support (Dan Williams)
585 * WPA Enterprise support (Robert Love)
586 * Rearchitecting, refactoring (Dan Williams)
587 * wpa_supplicant support (Dan Williams, Kay Sievers)
588 * NIS support (Robert Love)
589 * DHCP hostname support (Timo Hoenig)
590 * ISDN support, improve dial up support (Robert Love)
591 * Man pages (Robert Love)
592 * Survive DBUS and HAL restarts (Timo Hoening)
593 * Generate PID files (Dan Willians)
594 * Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
597 * New tray icon look and behavior (Robert Love, Dan Williams)
598 * New wireless security layer (Dan Williams)
599 * New "Enable Networking" toggle (Robert Love)
600 * Display speed of current connection (Robert Love)
601 * Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
603 ==============================================
605 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.0
606 ==============================================
609 * Don't drop the last scanned AP (Dan Williams)
610 * Broadcast state change when disconnected (Robert Love)
611 * The Slackware backend now builds (Nico)
612 * Don't install unsued config files (Dan Williams)
613 * Add a test for libnm_glib_unregister_callback (Christopher Aillon)
614 * Requires wireless-tools 28pre9 (Christopher Aillon)
617 * Use g_get_host_name () if we've got it (Christopher Aillon)
618 * Fix an unitialized variable (Robert Love)
619 * Fix sensitivity of VPN items (Robert Love)
622 ==============================================
624 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.4.1
625 ==============================================
628 * Initscripts are now generated
629 * Not waiting as long for scans to complete (Bill Moss).
630 * Fix several D-BUS object leaks (John Palmieri, Dan Williams,
632 * VPN now advertises state changes
633 * Make --without-named work (j@bootlab.org)
634 * Make --with-dhcdbd work correctly (j@bootlab.org)
635 * Fix timeout scan values (Bill Moss)
636 * Send notifications of device strength changing so clients do
638 * Don't return a UDI device if it doesn't exist (Tomislav Vujec)
639 * Strip whitespace from the VPN banner (Bill Moss)
640 * VPN Manager rewritten to better support signals (Dan Williams)
641 * Don't allow clients to determine what states we should be
642 scanning in, add logic to scan when we need to.
643 * Blacklist some common ESSIDs such that multiple access points
644 with these ESSIDs aren't treated as the same network.
645 * Support for D-BUS enabled named (Dan Williams)
646 * Only '#' is a valid comment in resolv.conf (Robert Love)
647 * Don't try to set auth mode on the AP from the allowed list if
648 it's NULL (Bill Moss)
649 * Add internal scanning code so we don't have to use iwlib's
650 code any longer (Dan Williams)
651 * libnm now uses guints instead of gints for its callback IDs.
652 * libnm_glib_unregister_callback () now works.
653 * Fix our scanning interval (Robert Love)
654 * Updates to backends for Gentoo, SuSE, RedHat, Debian, and
655 Slackware (Robert Love, Peter Jones, Bill Nottingham,
657 - Dialup support in RedHat backend
658 - ISDN support in SUSE backend
662 * The applet is no longer threaded (Dan Williams)
663 * Dialogs no longer block the UI when shown
664 * Passphrase dialog now treats Esc keypresses properly
665 * Create Network and Connect to Network dialogs now have
666 different window titles
667 * New icons for connecting to a network and to a VPN
669 * Context menu items have been cleaned up
670 * Pressing enter in the passphrase entry should activate the
672 * Fix icon animation smoothness
673 * Display more data in the Connection Information dialog
677 ============================================
679 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.3
680 ============================================
684 * Debian backend fixes, Thom May
685 * Build fixes, Thom May
686 * Better handling of encrypted devices, Dan Williams
687 * Better handling of user-selected access points, Dan Williams
689 NetworkManagerNotification:
691 * Simplified D-Bus code, Dan Williams
692 * Better error handling and feedback, Dan Williams
693 * Greatly simplify the locking to UI smoother, Dan Williams
695 ============================================
697 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.2
698 ============================================
702 * Lots of fixes, Dan Williams
703 * Support static IP addresses, Dan Williams
704 - Get broadcast address from config files, Robert Paskowitz
705 * Support for non-ESSID-broadcasting base stations, Dan Williams
706 * Only accept and manager 802.3 and 802.11 devices, Dan Williams
707 * Don't blow away an active wired connection on startup, Dan Williams
708 * Improve strength calculation, Dan Williams
709 * Constantly scanning behavior, Dan Williams
710 * add .pc file, Colin Walters
711 * move to syslog, Dan Willemsen
712 * Improve MD5 hashing of 128-bit passphrases, Colin Walters
713 * DBUS API docs, Dan Williams
714 * Cleanups, Colin Walters
715 * Trusted networks, Dan Williams
717 - Debian, Thom May and Mark Roach
718 - Slackware, Narayan Newton
719 * Fixes and functionality improvements in Gentoo backend, Robert Paskowitz
723 * Example python code, Bryan Clark.
724 * python test framework, Bryan Clark
728 * Trusted networks, Dan Williams
729 * Escape ESSIDs in gconf, Dan Williams
730 * Lifecycle improvements, John Palmieri
734 * New/Improved translations: da de sv en_CA nb no pa bs pt_BR wa gu es
744 Francisco Javier F. Serrador
745 Martin Willemoes Hansen
748 NetworkManagerNotification:
750 * Complete rewrite, Jonathan Blandford and John Palmieri
751 - Now a Notification area
753 - Hook up the "other network" dialog to do something
754 * New icons, Diana Fong