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3 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.4
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6 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
8 * Many libnm-glib fixes, including crashes when NetworkManager restarts
9 * Fix fights with the kernel over the IPv6 default route
10 * Fix regression in carrier handling for device's that don't support carrier detect
11 * Add ability to connect to new WiFi networks from nmcli
12 * Add native support for ADSL modems using PPPoE or PPPoATM
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17 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.2
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20 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
22 * Better handling of WiFi devices via nl80211 when available (instead of WEXT)
23 * IP configuration is now non-blocking; waiting for IPv6 RA no longer blocks
24 the device from activating if IPv4 is ready and vice versa
25 * Addded support for firewall "zones" via FirewallD
26 * Added basic support for bonded interfaces
27 * WiFi connections are no longer locked to a specific MAC address if they are
28 "locally administered" addresses (ie, 02:::::)
29 * New state change reasons have been added for mobile broadband PIN errors
30 * Agent-owned secrets are now sent to agents for newly created connections
31 * Support for non-UTF8-encoded 802.1x passwords has been added
32 * libnm-glib now fetches some properties more aggressively (like active
33 connections, access points, etc)
34 * Added basic support for IP-over-Infiniband interfaces
35 * Added support for device plugins and converted WiMAX support to a plugin for
36 easier packaging and simpler dependencies
37 * Added support for VLAN interfaces
38 * Added support for 802.1x EAP-FAST authentication
39 * Added non-blocking mode and API to libnm-glib
40 * Linux Wireless Extensions (WEXT) support can be disabled at configure time
42 * IPv6 Privacy Extensions are now enabled by default for new connections
43 * Support for checking Internet connectivity has been added
44 * The ifnet system config plugin rewrites config files less often
45 * A bug causing IPv6 address assignment to fail on newer kernels with libnl3
47 * Fix a bug in the ifcfg-rh plugin with backticks in WPA passphrases
48 * Ensure connections that cannot be stored are ignored by the ifnet plugin
49 * Enable out-of-the-box IPv6 connectivity by allowing IPv4 to fail if IPv6 succeeds
50 * Allow proxying of DNSSEC data when using the dnsmasq local caching nameserver plugin
51 * Add support for multiple domain names sent from VPN plugins
52 * Removed support for WiFi Ad-Hoc WPA connections due to kernel bugs
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57 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.0
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60 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
62 * Support for libnl2 and libnl3 and various memory leak fixes
63 * Bug fixes for the ifnet config plugin
64 * Ensure IPv6 link-local DNS servers work correctly in the dnsmasq DNS plugin
65 * Add ability for nmcli to delete connections
66 * Fix setup of connection sharing with newer iptables versions
67 * Ensure WiMAX activation emits correct signals (fixes initial signal strength)
68 * Fix an issue with duplicated keyfile connections
69 * Ensure the 'novj' options is passed through to pppd
70 * Store timestamps for VPN connections too
71 * Fix a crash when deleting default wired connections
72 * Fix a security issue in the ifcfg-rh plugin with newlines in file names
73 * Fix the "SpecificObject" property for active VPN connection objects
74 * Improve handling of rfkill on some platforms
75 * Spaces no longer used in ifcfg config file names
76 * IPv6 RAs are now accepted when forwarding is configured
77 * dnsmasq local caching nameserver plugin cache size bumped to 400 entries (from 150)
78 * Fix handling of SSIDs in the keyfile plugin
79 * Fix some GObject Introspection annotations in libnm-glib and libnm-util
80 * Fix setting hostnames from DHCP
81 * Fixes for building with recent GLib versions
82 * Don't update routing and DNS until a device is managed
83 * Fix bug causing IPv6 RA-provided routes to be ignored
84 * Fix possible wrong handling of 'keyfile' connection certificates
85 * Correct Shared connection IP address range to be as documented
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90 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.x
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93 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
95 * All connections and configuration now managed by NetworkManager
96 * Secrets for any connection can now be stored in user session or by NetworkManager
97 * All secrets can now be requested each time
98 * Fast User Switching support
99 * Support for WiMAX mobile broadband
100 * Connections can now be restricted to one or more users
101 * Support for 802.1X certificate subject matching for greater security
102 * Requires wpa_supplicant 0.7 or later
103 * Better support for AP roaming using nl80211 and background scanning
104 * Simplified D-Bus API for easier client usage
105 * Support for GObject Introspection in libnm-glib and libnm-util
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110 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.4
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113 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
115 * Fix handling of WINS server address in libnm-glib
116 * Fix checks for s390 CTC device types
117 * Fix export of nm_device_get_ip_iface() in libnm-glib
118 * Fix export of IPv6 DNS GValue conversion functions in libnm-glib
119 * Recognize and manage platform 'gadget' devices
120 * Send only "short" hostname, not FQDN, to DHCP servers
121 * Allow "_" as a valid character for GSM APNs
122 * Handle shared connections in the ifnet plugin
123 * Fix Ad-Hoc frequency selection for user-created Ad-Hoc networks
124 * Allow failed connections to be retried when Ethernet carrier bounces
125 * Allow usage of paths for certificates and keys in the keyfile plugin
126 * Fix crash requesting system VPN secrets
127 * Add ability to blacklist certain MAC addresses for wired & wifi connections
128 * Ensure users are authorized to share wifi networks (CVE-2011-2176)
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133 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.2
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136 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
138 * Preliminary support for Exherbo Linux
139 * Logging fixes to suppress unnecessary messages
140 * Ensure removed devices are cleaned up
141 * Fix potential 64-bit crash updating timestamps
142 * IPv6 setup, routing, and compliance fixes
143 * Fix WWAN enable/disable handling
144 * Handle reverse DNS lookups with local caching nameserver configurations
145 * Ensure usable DNS configuration is written when NetworkManager quits
146 * No longer updates /etc/hosts when hostname changes
147 * Request WPAD option from DHCP servers
148 * Allow use of paths for certificates and keys in connection keyfiles
149 * Allow operation without any DHCP client installed
150 * Fix operation with newer versions of dnsmasq
151 * nmcli support for WWAN connections
152 * Persistent hostname sent to DHCP servers by default
153 * Allow disabing PPP support at build time
154 * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling S390 CTC device configuration
155 * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling IPADDR config items
156 * Shutdown crash fixes
158 * Documentation fixes and updates
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163 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.1
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166 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
168 * Native local caching nameserver support using dnsmasq
169 * Automatically detect addition and removal of new VPN plugins
170 * Support for handling suspend/resume signals from UPower
171 * Ensure users are allowed to enable/disable WiFi and networking
172 * Ensure WiFi enable state is perserved across reboot and suspend
173 * Better handling of /etc/hosts and preservation of custom hostnames
174 * Support for the systemd session management service
175 * Better handling of 'keyfile' system connection errors
176 * Support for S390 network devices
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182 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.6
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185 This is a new major stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
187 * Multiple active devices
188 * Internet connection sharing
189 * Support for many mobile broadband devices
190 * Full static IP support
191 * More reliable connections
192 * Rich, flexible D-Bus API
193 * Boot-time connections (no logins required)
196 ==============================================
198 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.2
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201 0.6.2 is a bug fix release. Note that NetworkManager no longer automatically
202 runs dhcdbd if it is not running. This means that it is now the system's
203 responsibility to start dhcdbd prior to NetworkManager, e.g. in the
204 distribution's NetworkManager initscript.
207 * Many, many bug fixes (Everyone)
208 * Dynamic WEP Support (Robert Love)
211 * Many bug fixes (Everyone)
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216 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.0
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219 0.6.1 is a minor bug fix release.
222 * Improved activation cancelation (Dan Williams)
223 * Workarounds for non-WPA drivers (Dan Williams)
224 * Fix WPA Enterprise crasher (Robert Love)
227 * Hide password entry fields by default (Robert Love)
228 * Add toggle to show/hide password field (Robert Love)
229 * Add 'Remove' option to right-click menu (Robert Love)
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233 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.1
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236 This releases ushers in WPA support, as well as many other features, bug fixes,
239 We now require libnl, a netlink library (http://people.suug.ch/~tgr/libnl/) and
240 wpa_supplicant, a WPA supplicant (http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/).
242 Two new VPN modules are part of the distribution: openvpn and pptp.
245 * WPA and WPA2 support (Dan Williams)
246 * WPA Enterprise support (Robert Love)
247 * Rearchitecting, refactoring (Dan Williams)
248 * wpa_supplicant support (Dan Williams, Kay Sievers)
249 * NIS support (Robert Love)
250 * DHCP hostname support (Timo Hoenig)
251 * ISDN support, improve dial up support (Robert Love)
252 * Man pages (Robert Love)
253 * Survive DBUS and HAL restarts (Timo Hoening)
254 * Generate PID files (Dan Willians)
255 * Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
258 * New tray icon look and behavior (Robert Love, Dan Williams)
259 * New wireless security layer (Dan Williams)
260 * New "Enable Networking" toggle (Robert Love)
261 * Display speed of current connection (Robert Love)
262 * Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
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266 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.0
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270 * Don't drop the last scanned AP (Dan Williams)
271 * Broadcast state change when disconnected (Robert Love)
272 * The Slackware backend now builds (Nico)
273 * Don't install unsued config files (Dan Williams)
274 * Add a test for libnm_glib_unregister_callback (Christopher Aillon)
275 * Requires wireless-tools 28pre9 (Christopher Aillon)
278 * Use g_get_host_name () if we've got it (Christopher Aillon)
279 * Fix an unitialized variable (Robert Love)
280 * Fix sensitivity of VPN items (Robert Love)
283 ==============================================
285 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.4.1
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289 * Initscripts are now generated
290 * Not waiting as long for scans to complete (Bill Moss).
291 * Fix several D-BUS object leaks (John Palmieri, Dan Williams,
293 * VPN now advertises state changes
294 * Make --without-named work (j@bootlab.org)
295 * Make --with-dhcdbd work correctly (j@bootlab.org)
296 * Fix timeout scan values (Bill Moss)
297 * Send notifications of device strength changing so clients do
299 * Don't return a UDI device if it doesn't exist (Tomislav Vujec)
300 * Strip whitespace from the VPN banner (Bill Moss)
301 * VPN Manager rewritten to better support signals (Dan Williams)
302 * Don't allow clients to determine what states we should be
303 scanning in, add logic to scan when we need to.
304 * Blacklist some common ESSIDs such that multiple access points
305 with these ESSIDs aren't treated as the same network.
306 * Support for D-BUS enabled named (Dan Williams)
307 * Only '#' is a valid comment in resolv.conf (Robert Love)
308 * Don't try to set auth mode on the AP from the allowed list if
309 it's NULL (Bill Moss)
310 * Add internal scanning code so we don't have to use iwlib's
311 code any longer (Dan Williams)
312 * libnm now uses guints instead of gints for its callback IDs.
313 * libnm_glib_unregister_callback () now works.
314 * Fix our scanning interval (Robert Love)
315 * Updates to backends for Gentoo, SuSE, RedHat, Debian, and
316 Slackware (Robert Love, Peter Jones, Bill Nottingham,
318 - Dialup support in RedHat backend
319 - ISDN support in SUSE backend
323 * The applet is no longer threaded (Dan Williams)
324 * Dialogs no longer block the UI when shown
325 * Passphrase dialog now treats Esc keypresses properly
326 * Create Network and Connect to Network dialogs now have
327 different window titles
328 * New icons for connecting to a network and to a VPN
330 * Context menu items have been cleaned up
331 * Pressing enter in the passphrase entry should activate the
333 * Fix icon animation smoothness
334 * Display more data in the Connection Information dialog
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340 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.3
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345 * Debian backend fixes, Thom May
346 * Build fixes, Thom May
347 * Better handling of encrypted devices, Dan Williams
348 * Better handling of user-selected access points, Dan Williams
350 NetworkManagerNotification:
352 * Simplified D-Bus code, Dan Williams
353 * Better error handling and feedback, Dan Williams
354 * Greatly simplify the locking to UI smoother, Dan Williams
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358 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.2
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363 * Lots of fixes, Dan Williams
364 * Support static IP addresses, Dan Williams
365 - Get broadcast address from config files, Robert Paskowitz
366 * Support for non-ESSID-broadcasting base stations, Dan Williams
367 * Only accept and manager 802.3 and 802.11 devices, Dan Williams
368 * Don't blow away an active wired connection on startup, Dan Williams
369 * Improve strength calculation, Dan Williams
370 * Constantly scanning behavior, Dan Williams
371 * add .pc file, Colin Walters
372 * move to syslog, Dan Willemsen
373 * Improve MD5 hashing of 128-bit passphrases, Colin Walters
374 * DBUS API docs, Dan Williams
375 * Cleanups, Colin Walters
376 * Trusted networks, Dan Williams
378 - Debian, Thom May and Mark Roach
379 - Slackware, Narayan Newton
380 * Fixes and functionality improvements in Gentoo backend, Robert Paskowitz
384 * Example python code, Bryan Clark.
385 * python test framework, Bryan Clark
389 * Trusted networks, Dan Williams
390 * Escape ESSIDs in gconf, Dan Williams
391 * Lifecycle improvements, John Palmieri
395 * New/Improved translations: da de sv en_CA nb no pa bs pt_BR wa gu es
405 Francisco Javier F. Serrador
406 Martin Willemoes Hansen
409 NetworkManagerNotification:
411 * Complete rewrite, Jonathan Blandford and John Palmieri
412 - Now a Notification area
414 - Hook up the "other network" dialog to do something
415 * New icons, Diana Fong