1 ==============================================
3 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.8
4 ==============================================
6 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
8 * Added a new curses-based client called "nmtui" for easier console operation
9 * Added interactive connection editing and creation mode to nmcli with detailed
10 help and tab completion support
11 * nmcli bash completion has been greatly improved
12 * Added support for Data Center Bridging (DCB) and FibreChannel over Ethernet (FCoE)
13 * IPv6 autoconfiguration is now done in userspace with libndp instead of the kernel
14 * The D-Bus daemon is no longer required for root-only operation
15 * WiFi, ADSL, WWAN, and Bluetooth are now optional plugins, reducing install size
16 * Added support for Infiniband Partitions
17 * Network connection files are no longer watched by default, use "nmcli con reload"
18 to notice chagnes made externally or set "monitor-connection-files=true" in
19 NetworkManager.conf's [main] section
20 * Connections can now be locked to interface names in addition to hardware/MAC addresses
21 * A new "ignore-carrier" configuration option is available to ignore the carrier
22 on selected interfaces
23 * A new "dns=none" option has been added to suppress changes to /etc/resolv.conf
24 * Changes made to IP addresses, IP routes, and master/slave relationships from
25 external tools are now recognized and reflected in the D-Bus API
26 * Assuming the existing configuration of interfaces without changing that
27 configuration is now more reliable
28 * The 'root' user is no longer subject to PolicyKit access controls and usage
29 of D-Bus "at_console" permissions has been removed
30 * Configuration file snippets can be dropped in /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d to
31 change smaller sets of configuration options
32 * Added IP-level support for more software/virtual interfaces types including
33 GRE, macvlan, macvtap, tun, tap, veth, and vxlan interfaces
34 * All network interfaces known to the kernel are now exposed through
36 * Improved support for routing-only VPNs like openswan/libreswan/strongswan
37 * Added support for "temporary" connections which are not saved to disk until
39 * Added WWAN autoconnect support and fixed issues with airplane mode handling
40 * NetworkManager-wait-online systemd service behavior is more reliable
41 * The dispatcher timeout has increased to 10 minutes, and new "pre-up" and
42 "pre-down" events have been added which block activation until complete
43 * NetworkManager no longer prevents Wake-on-LAN functionality from working
44 * PPPoE now requires userland "rp-pppoe" to work around kernel bugs with
45 that prevent detecting server-side termination of the PPP link
46 * An ARP announcement is now sent after IPv4 addresses are configured
47 * Added a DNS plugin for dnssec-trigger for better DNSSEC operation
48 * More properties are now exposed via the D-Bus properties interface in
49 addition to getter/setter functions
50 * Added support for custom IP address ranges for Shared connections
51 * Fatal connection failures now block automatic reconnection more reliably
52 * VPN connection IP details are now available via the D-Bus interface
53 * VPN plugins can now request additional/new secrets from the user during the
57 ==============================================
59 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.6
60 ==============================================
62 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
64 * New AvailableConnections property for Device objects
65 * Better handling of various rfkill/Airplane Mode switches
66 * Fixed handling of DNS servers for some mobile broadband devices
67 * Don't duplicate various IPv6 routes added by the kernel
68 * Ensure buggy ethernet driver carrier indications are handled correctly
69 * Fix crash in dnsmasq plugin when no nameservers were present
70 * Add support for 4G LTE network modes
71 * Fix signal handling when daemonizing at startup
72 * Don't autoconnect to WiFi networks that have never successfully connected
73 * Only request new WiFi secrets during the initial association or when the
74 secrets are known to be wrong, not every time the connection randomly fails
75 * Add capability to autoconnect VPN connections when a parent connection succeeds
76 * Add configure-time option for "permissive" system connection editing policy
77 * Various libnm-glib fixes for asynchronous usage
78 * Fix gateway handling when given with secondary IP addresses
79 * Optionally listen to systemd for suspend/resume events instead of UPower
80 * Fix 'seen-bssids' property when retrieving WiFi connections via D-Bus
81 * Add support for AP-mode WiFi hotspots (instead of just Ad-Hoc)
82 * Add a "slaves" property to Bond devices
83 * Add support for ModemManager 0.7/0.8
84 * Allow more human-readable formatting of IP address in keyfile connections
85 * Drop support for dhclient v3
86 * Add support for DHCPv6 server-side Dynamic DNS
87 * Add support for bridge master devices and bridge ports
88 * Fix canceling secrets requests in GUI agents
89 * Always enable Proactive Key Caching (PKC, also called OKC) for WPA Enterprise
93 ==============================================
95 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.4
96 ==============================================
98 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
100 * Many libnm-glib fixes, including crashes when NetworkManager restarts
101 * Enhanced IPv6 stability and compatibility
102 * Fix regression in carrier handling for devices that don't support carrier detect
103 * Add ability to connect to new WiFi networks from nmcli
104 * Add native support for ADSL modems using PPPoE or PPPoATM
105 * Reduce number of changes made to DNS information during connection setup
106 * Add support for IPv6-enabled VPN connections
107 * Add device driver version, firmware version, and autoconnect properties to D-Bus API
108 * Add on-demand WiFi scan support
109 * Fix IPv6 default gateway handling for DHCPv6
110 * Add Vala language bindings
111 * Fix various crashes and issues in the ifcfg-rh system settings plugin
112 * Fix race with multiple interfaces running DHCP at the same time
113 * Add Linux From Scratch (LFS) support
114 * Allow customized dnsmasq local caching nameserver config via /etc/NetworkManager/dnsmasq.d/
115 * Fixes for VLAN and bonding when libnl2 or earlier are used
116 * D-Bus API, libnm-glib, libnm-util, and GObject Introspection documentation updates
119 ==============================================
121 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.2
122 ==============================================
124 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
126 * Better handling of WiFi devices via nl80211 when available (instead of WEXT)
127 * IP configuration is now non-blocking; waiting for IPv6 RA no longer blocks
128 the device from activating if IPv4 is ready and vice versa
129 * Addded support for firewall "zones" via FirewallD
130 * Added basic support for bonded interfaces
131 * WiFi connections are no longer locked to a specific MAC address if they are
132 "locally administered" addresses (ie, 02:::::)
133 * New state change reasons have been added for mobile broadband PIN errors
134 * Agent-owned secrets are now sent to agents for newly created connections
135 * Support for non-UTF8-encoded 802.1x passwords has been added
136 * libnm-glib now fetches some properties more aggressively (like active
137 connections, access points, etc)
138 * Added basic support for IP-over-Infiniband interfaces
139 * Added support for device plugins and converted WiMAX support to a plugin for
140 easier packaging and simpler dependencies
141 * Added support for VLAN interfaces
142 * Added support for 802.1x EAP-FAST authentication
143 * Added non-blocking mode and API to libnm-glib
144 * Linux Wireless Extensions (WEXT) support can be disabled at configure time
146 * IPv6 Privacy Extensions are now enabled by default for new connections
147 * Support for checking Internet connectivity has been added
148 * The ifnet system config plugin rewrites config files less often
149 * A bug causing IPv6 address assignment to fail on newer kernels with libnl3
151 * Fix a bug in the ifcfg-rh plugin with backticks in WPA passphrases
152 * Ensure connections that cannot be stored are ignored by the ifnet plugin
153 * Enable out-of-the-box IPv6 connectivity by allowing IPv4 to fail if IPv6 succeeds
154 * Allow proxying of DNSSEC data when using the dnsmasq local caching nameserver plugin
155 * Add support for multiple domain names sent from VPN plugins
156 * Removed support for WiFi Ad-Hoc WPA connections due to kernel bugs
159 ==============================================
161 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.0
162 ==============================================
164 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
166 * Support for libnl2 and libnl3 and various memory leak fixes
167 * Bug fixes for the ifnet config plugin
168 * Ensure IPv6 link-local DNS servers work correctly in the dnsmasq DNS plugin
169 * Add ability for nmcli to delete connections
170 * Fix setup of connection sharing with newer iptables versions
171 * Ensure WiMAX activation emits correct signals (fixes initial signal strength)
172 * Fix an issue with duplicated keyfile connections
173 * Ensure the 'novj' options is passed through to pppd
174 * Store timestamps for VPN connections too
175 * Fix a crash when deleting default wired connections
176 * Fix a security issue in the ifcfg-rh plugin with newlines in file names
177 * Fix the "SpecificObject" property for active VPN connection objects
178 * Improve handling of rfkill on some platforms
179 * Spaces no longer used in ifcfg config file names
180 * IPv6 RAs are now accepted when forwarding is configured
181 * dnsmasq local caching nameserver plugin cache size bumped to 400 entries (from 150)
182 * Fix handling of SSIDs in the keyfile plugin
183 * Fix some GObject Introspection annotations in libnm-glib and libnm-util
184 * Fix setting hostnames from DHCP
185 * Fixes for building with recent GLib versions
186 * Don't update routing and DNS until a device is managed
187 * Fix bug causing IPv6 RA-provided routes to be ignored
188 * Fix possible wrong handling of 'keyfile' connection certificates
189 * Correct Shared connection IP address range to be as documented
192 ==============================================
194 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.x
195 ==============================================
197 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
199 * All connections and configuration now managed by NetworkManager
200 * Secrets for any connection can now be stored in user session or by NetworkManager
201 * All secrets can now be requested each time
202 * Fast User Switching support
203 * Support for WiMAX mobile broadband
204 * Connections can now be restricted to one or more users
205 * Support for 802.1X certificate subject matching for greater security
206 * Requires wpa_supplicant 0.7 or later
207 * Better support for AP roaming using nl80211 and background scanning
208 * Simplified D-Bus API for easier client usage
209 * Support for GObject Introspection in libnm-glib and libnm-util
212 ==============================================
214 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.4
215 ==============================================
217 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
219 * Fix handling of WINS server address in libnm-glib
220 * Fix checks for s390 CTC device types
221 * Fix export of nm_device_get_ip_iface() in libnm-glib
222 * Fix export of IPv6 DNS GValue conversion functions in libnm-glib
223 * Recognize and manage platform 'gadget' devices
224 * Send only "short" hostname, not FQDN, to DHCP servers
225 * Allow "_" as a valid character for GSM APNs
226 * Handle shared connections in the ifnet plugin
227 * Fix Ad-Hoc frequency selection for user-created Ad-Hoc networks
228 * Allow failed connections to be retried when Ethernet carrier bounces
229 * Allow usage of paths for certificates and keys in the keyfile plugin
230 * Fix crash requesting system VPN secrets
231 * Add ability to blacklist certain MAC addresses for wired & wifi connections
232 * Ensure users are authorized to share wifi networks (CVE-2011-2176)
235 ==============================================
237 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.2
238 ==============================================
240 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
242 * Preliminary support for Exherbo Linux
243 * Logging fixes to suppress unnecessary messages
244 * Ensure removed devices are cleaned up
245 * Fix potential 64-bit crash updating timestamps
246 * IPv6 setup, routing, and compliance fixes
247 * Fix WWAN enable/disable handling
248 * Handle reverse DNS lookups with local caching nameserver configurations
249 * Ensure usable DNS configuration is written when NetworkManager quits
250 * No longer updates /etc/hosts when hostname changes
251 * Request WPAD option from DHCP servers
252 * Allow use of paths for certificates and keys in connection keyfiles
253 * Allow operation without any DHCP client installed
254 * Fix operation with newer versions of dnsmasq
255 * nmcli support for WWAN connections
256 * Persistent hostname sent to DHCP servers by default
257 * Allow disabing PPP support at build time
258 * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling S390 CTC device configuration
259 * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling IPADDR config items
260 * Shutdown crash fixes
262 * Documentation fixes and updates
265 ==============================================
267 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.1
268 ==============================================
270 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
272 * Native local caching nameserver support using dnsmasq
273 * Automatically detect addition and removal of new VPN plugins
274 * Support for handling suspend/resume signals from UPower
275 * Ensure users are allowed to enable/disable WiFi and networking
276 * Ensure WiFi enable state is perserved across reboot and suspend
277 * Better handling of /etc/hosts and preservation of custom hostnames
278 * Support for the systemd session management service
279 * Better handling of 'keyfile' system connection errors
280 * Support for S390 network devices
284 ==============================================
286 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.6
287 ==============================================
289 This is a new major stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
291 * Multiple active devices
292 * Internet connection sharing
293 * Support for many mobile broadband devices
294 * Full static IP support
295 * More reliable connections
296 * Rich, flexible D-Bus API
297 * Boot-time connections (no logins required)
300 ==============================================
302 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.2
303 ==============================================
305 0.6.2 is a bug fix release. Note that NetworkManager no longer automatically
306 runs dhcdbd if it is not running. This means that it is now the system's
307 responsibility to start dhcdbd prior to NetworkManager, e.g. in the
308 distribution's NetworkManager initscript.
311 * Many, many bug fixes (Everyone)
312 * Dynamic WEP Support (Robert Love)
315 * Many bug fixes (Everyone)
318 ==============================================
320 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.0
321 ==============================================
323 0.6.1 is a minor bug fix release.
326 * Improved activation cancelation (Dan Williams)
327 * Workarounds for non-WPA drivers (Dan Williams)
328 * Fix WPA Enterprise crasher (Robert Love)
331 * Hide password entry fields by default (Robert Love)
332 * Add toggle to show/hide password field (Robert Love)
333 * Add 'Remove' option to right-click menu (Robert Love)
335 ==============================================
337 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.1
338 ==============================================
340 This releases ushers in WPA support, as well as many other features, bug fixes,
343 We now require libnl, a netlink library (http://people.suug.ch/~tgr/libnl/) and
344 wpa_supplicant, a WPA supplicant (http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/).
346 Two new VPN modules are part of the distribution: openvpn and pptp.
349 * WPA and WPA2 support (Dan Williams)
350 * WPA Enterprise support (Robert Love)
351 * Rearchitecting, refactoring (Dan Williams)
352 * wpa_supplicant support (Dan Williams, Kay Sievers)
353 * NIS support (Robert Love)
354 * DHCP hostname support (Timo Hoenig)
355 * ISDN support, improve dial up support (Robert Love)
356 * Man pages (Robert Love)
357 * Survive DBUS and HAL restarts (Timo Hoening)
358 * Generate PID files (Dan Willians)
359 * Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
362 * New tray icon look and behavior (Robert Love, Dan Williams)
363 * New wireless security layer (Dan Williams)
364 * New "Enable Networking" toggle (Robert Love)
365 * Display speed of current connection (Robert Love)
366 * Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
368 ==============================================
370 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.0
371 ==============================================
374 * Don't drop the last scanned AP (Dan Williams)
375 * Broadcast state change when disconnected (Robert Love)
376 * The Slackware backend now builds (Nico)
377 * Don't install unsued config files (Dan Williams)
378 * Add a test for libnm_glib_unregister_callback (Christopher Aillon)
379 * Requires wireless-tools 28pre9 (Christopher Aillon)
382 * Use g_get_host_name () if we've got it (Christopher Aillon)
383 * Fix an unitialized variable (Robert Love)
384 * Fix sensitivity of VPN items (Robert Love)
387 ==============================================
389 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.4.1
390 ==============================================
393 * Initscripts are now generated
394 * Not waiting as long for scans to complete (Bill Moss).
395 * Fix several D-BUS object leaks (John Palmieri, Dan Williams,
397 * VPN now advertises state changes
398 * Make --without-named work (j@bootlab.org)
399 * Make --with-dhcdbd work correctly (j@bootlab.org)
400 * Fix timeout scan values (Bill Moss)
401 * Send notifications of device strength changing so clients do
403 * Don't return a UDI device if it doesn't exist (Tomislav Vujec)
404 * Strip whitespace from the VPN banner (Bill Moss)
405 * VPN Manager rewritten to better support signals (Dan Williams)
406 * Don't allow clients to determine what states we should be
407 scanning in, add logic to scan when we need to.
408 * Blacklist some common ESSIDs such that multiple access points
409 with these ESSIDs aren't treated as the same network.
410 * Support for D-BUS enabled named (Dan Williams)
411 * Only '#' is a valid comment in resolv.conf (Robert Love)
412 * Don't try to set auth mode on the AP from the allowed list if
413 it's NULL (Bill Moss)
414 * Add internal scanning code so we don't have to use iwlib's
415 code any longer (Dan Williams)
416 * libnm now uses guints instead of gints for its callback IDs.
417 * libnm_glib_unregister_callback () now works.
418 * Fix our scanning interval (Robert Love)
419 * Updates to backends for Gentoo, SuSE, RedHat, Debian, and
420 Slackware (Robert Love, Peter Jones, Bill Nottingham,
422 - Dialup support in RedHat backend
423 - ISDN support in SUSE backend
427 * The applet is no longer threaded (Dan Williams)
428 * Dialogs no longer block the UI when shown
429 * Passphrase dialog now treats Esc keypresses properly
430 * Create Network and Connect to Network dialogs now have
431 different window titles
432 * New icons for connecting to a network and to a VPN
434 * Context menu items have been cleaned up
435 * Pressing enter in the passphrase entry should activate the
437 * Fix icon animation smoothness
438 * Display more data in the Connection Information dialog
442 ============================================
444 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.3
445 ============================================
449 * Debian backend fixes, Thom May
450 * Build fixes, Thom May
451 * Better handling of encrypted devices, Dan Williams
452 * Better handling of user-selected access points, Dan Williams
454 NetworkManagerNotification:
456 * Simplified D-Bus code, Dan Williams
457 * Better error handling and feedback, Dan Williams
458 * Greatly simplify the locking to UI smoother, Dan Williams
460 ============================================
462 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.2
463 ============================================
467 * Lots of fixes, Dan Williams
468 * Support static IP addresses, Dan Williams
469 - Get broadcast address from config files, Robert Paskowitz
470 * Support for non-ESSID-broadcasting base stations, Dan Williams
471 * Only accept and manager 802.3 and 802.11 devices, Dan Williams
472 * Don't blow away an active wired connection on startup, Dan Williams
473 * Improve strength calculation, Dan Williams
474 * Constantly scanning behavior, Dan Williams
475 * add .pc file, Colin Walters
476 * move to syslog, Dan Willemsen
477 * Improve MD5 hashing of 128-bit passphrases, Colin Walters
478 * DBUS API docs, Dan Williams
479 * Cleanups, Colin Walters
480 * Trusted networks, Dan Williams
482 - Debian, Thom May and Mark Roach
483 - Slackware, Narayan Newton
484 * Fixes and functionality improvements in Gentoo backend, Robert Paskowitz
488 * Example python code, Bryan Clark.
489 * python test framework, Bryan Clark
493 * Trusted networks, Dan Williams
494 * Escape ESSIDs in gconf, Dan Williams
495 * Lifecycle improvements, John Palmieri
499 * New/Improved translations: da de sv en_CA nb no pa bs pt_BR wa gu es
509 Francisco Javier F. Serrador
510 Martin Willemoes Hansen
513 NetworkManagerNotification:
515 * Complete rewrite, Jonathan Blandford and John Palmieri
516 - Now a Notification area
518 - Hook up the "other network" dialog to do something
519 * New icons, Diana Fong
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