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3 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.0
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6 * Support for libnl2 and libnl3
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11 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.x
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14 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
16 * All connections and configuration now managed by NetworkManager
17 * Secrets for any connection can now be stored in user session or by NetworkManager
18 * All secrets can now be requested each time
19 * Fast User Switching support
20 * Support for WiMAX mobile broadband
21 * Connections can now be restricted to one or more users
22 * Support for 802.1X certificate subject matching for greater security
23 * Requires wpa_supplicant 0.7 or later
24 * Better support for AP roaming using nl80211 and background scanning
25 * Simplified D-Bus API for easier client usage
26 * Support for GObject Introspection in libnm-glib and libnm-util
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31 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.4
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34 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
36 * Fix handling of WINS server address in libnm-glib
37 * Fix checks for s390 CTC device types
38 * Fix export of nm_device_get_ip_iface() in libnm-glib
39 * Fix export of IPv6 DNS GValue conversion functions in libnm-glib
40 * Recognize and manage platform 'gadget' devices
41 * Send only "short" hostname, not FQDN, to DHCP servers
42 * Allow "_" as a valid character for GSM APNs
43 * Handle shared connections in the ifnet plugin
44 * Fix Ad-Hoc frequency selection for user-created Ad-Hoc networks
45 * Allow failed connections to be retried when Ethernet carrier bounces
46 * Allow usage of paths for certificates and keys in the keyfile plugin
47 * Fix crash requesting system VPN secrets
48 * Add ability to blacklist certain MAC addresses for wired & wifi connections
49 * Ensure users are authorized to share wifi networks (CVE-2011-2176)
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54 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.2
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57 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
59 * Preliminary support for Exherbo Linux
60 * Logging fixes to suppress unnecessary messages
61 * Ensure removed devices are cleaned up
62 * Fix potential 64-bit crash updating timestamps
63 * IPv6 setup, routing, and compliance fixes
64 * Fix WWAN enable/disable handling
65 * Handle reverse DNS lookups with local caching nameserver configurations
66 * Ensure usable DNS configuration is written when NetworkManager quits
67 * No longer updates /etc/hosts when hostname changes
68 * Request WPAD option from DHCP servers
69 * Allow use of paths for certificates and keys in connection keyfiles
70 * Allow operation without any DHCP client installed
71 * Fix operation with newer versions of dnsmasq
72 * nmcli support for WWAN connections
73 * Persistent hostname sent to DHCP servers by default
74 * Allow disabing PPP support at build time
75 * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling S390 CTC device configuration
76 * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling IPADDR config items
77 * Shutdown crash fixes
79 * Documentation fixes and updates
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84 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.1
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87 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
89 * Native local caching nameserver support using dnsmasq
90 * Automatically detect addition and removal of new VPN plugins
91 * Support for handling suspend/resume signals from UPower
92 * Ensure users are allowed to enable/disable WiFi and networking
93 * Ensure WiFi enable state is perserved across reboot and suspend
94 * Better handling of /etc/hosts and preservation of custom hostnames
95 * Support for the systemd session management service
96 * Better handling of 'keyfile' system connection errors
97 * Support for S390 network devices
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103 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.6
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106 This is a new major stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
108 * Multiple active devices
109 * Internet connection sharing
110 * Support for many mobile broadband devices
111 * Full static IP support
112 * More reliable connections
113 * Rich, flexible D-Bus API
114 * Boot-time connections (no logins required)
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119 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.2
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122 0.6.2 is a bug fix release. Note that NetworkManager no longer automatically
123 runs dhcdbd if it is not running. This means that it is now the system's
124 responsibility to start dhcdbd prior to NetworkManager, e.g. in the
125 distribution's NetworkManager initscript.
128 * Many, many bug fixes (Everyone)
129 * Dynamic WEP Support (Robert Love)
132 * Many bug fixes (Everyone)
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137 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.0
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140 0.6.1 is a minor bug fix release.
143 * Improved activation cancelation (Dan Williams)
144 * Workarounds for non-WPA drivers (Dan Williams)
145 * Fix WPA Enterprise crasher (Robert Love)
148 * Hide password entry fields by default (Robert Love)
149 * Add toggle to show/hide password field (Robert Love)
150 * Add 'Remove' option to right-click menu (Robert Love)
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154 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.1
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157 This releases ushers in WPA support, as well as many other features, bug fixes,
160 We now require libnl, a netlink library (http://people.suug.ch/~tgr/libnl/) and
161 wpa_supplicant, a WPA supplicant (http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/).
163 Two new VPN modules are part of the distribution: openvpn and pptp.
166 * WPA and WPA2 support (Dan Williams)
167 * WPA Enterprise support (Robert Love)
168 * Rearchitecting, refactoring (Dan Williams)
169 * wpa_supplicant support (Dan Williams, Kay Sievers)
170 * NIS support (Robert Love)
171 * DHCP hostname support (Timo Hoenig)
172 * ISDN support, improve dial up support (Robert Love)
173 * Man pages (Robert Love)
174 * Survive DBUS and HAL restarts (Timo Hoening)
175 * Generate PID files (Dan Willians)
176 * Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
179 * New tray icon look and behavior (Robert Love, Dan Williams)
180 * New wireless security layer (Dan Williams)
181 * New "Enable Networking" toggle (Robert Love)
182 * Display speed of current connection (Robert Love)
183 * Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
185 ==============================================
187 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.0
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191 * Don't drop the last scanned AP (Dan Williams)
192 * Broadcast state change when disconnected (Robert Love)
193 * The Slackware backend now builds (Nico)
194 * Don't install unsued config files (Dan Williams)
195 * Add a test for libnm_glib_unregister_callback (Christopher Aillon)
196 * Requires wireless-tools 28pre9 (Christopher Aillon)
199 * Use g_get_host_name () if we've got it (Christopher Aillon)
200 * Fix an unitialized variable (Robert Love)
201 * Fix sensitivity of VPN items (Robert Love)
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206 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.4.1
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210 * Initscripts are now generated
211 * Not waiting as long for scans to complete (Bill Moss).
212 * Fix several D-BUS object leaks (John Palmieri, Dan Williams,
214 * VPN now advertises state changes
215 * Make --without-named work (j@bootlab.org)
216 * Make --with-dhcdbd work correctly (j@bootlab.org)
217 * Fix timeout scan values (Bill Moss)
218 * Send notifications of device strength changing so clients do
220 * Don't return a UDI device if it doesn't exist (Tomislav Vujec)
221 * Strip whitespace from the VPN banner (Bill Moss)
222 * VPN Manager rewritten to better support signals (Dan Williams)
223 * Don't allow clients to determine what states we should be
224 scanning in, add logic to scan when we need to.
225 * Blacklist some common ESSIDs such that multiple access points
226 with these ESSIDs aren't treated as the same network.
227 * Support for D-BUS enabled named (Dan Williams)
228 * Only '#' is a valid comment in resolv.conf (Robert Love)
229 * Don't try to set auth mode on the AP from the allowed list if
230 it's NULL (Bill Moss)
231 * Add internal scanning code so we don't have to use iwlib's
232 code any longer (Dan Williams)
233 * libnm now uses guints instead of gints for its callback IDs.
234 * libnm_glib_unregister_callback () now works.
235 * Fix our scanning interval (Robert Love)
236 * Updates to backends for Gentoo, SuSE, RedHat, Debian, and
237 Slackware (Robert Love, Peter Jones, Bill Nottingham,
239 - Dialup support in RedHat backend
240 - ISDN support in SUSE backend
244 * The applet is no longer threaded (Dan Williams)
245 * Dialogs no longer block the UI when shown
246 * Passphrase dialog now treats Esc keypresses properly
247 * Create Network and Connect to Network dialogs now have
248 different window titles
249 * New icons for connecting to a network and to a VPN
251 * Context menu items have been cleaned up
252 * Pressing enter in the passphrase entry should activate the
254 * Fix icon animation smoothness
255 * Display more data in the Connection Information dialog
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261 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.3
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266 * Debian backend fixes, Thom May
267 * Build fixes, Thom May
268 * Better handling of encrypted devices, Dan Williams
269 * Better handling of user-selected access points, Dan Williams
271 NetworkManagerNotification:
273 * Simplified D-Bus code, Dan Williams
274 * Better error handling and feedback, Dan Williams
275 * Greatly simplify the locking to UI smoother, Dan Williams
277 ============================================
279 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.2
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284 * Lots of fixes, Dan Williams
285 * Support static IP addresses, Dan Williams
286 - Get broadcast address from config files, Robert Paskowitz
287 * Support for non-ESSID-broadcasting base stations, Dan Williams
288 * Only accept and manager 802.3 and 802.11 devices, Dan Williams
289 * Don't blow away an active wired connection on startup, Dan Williams
290 * Improve strength calculation, Dan Williams
291 * Constantly scanning behavior, Dan Williams
292 * add .pc file, Colin Walters
293 * move to syslog, Dan Willemsen
294 * Improve MD5 hashing of 128-bit passphrases, Colin Walters
295 * DBUS API docs, Dan Williams
296 * Cleanups, Colin Walters
297 * Trusted networks, Dan Williams
299 - Debian, Thom May and Mark Roach
300 - Slackware, Narayan Newton
301 * Fixes and functionality improvements in Gentoo backend, Robert Paskowitz
305 * Example python code, Bryan Clark.
306 * python test framework, Bryan Clark
310 * Trusted networks, Dan Williams
311 * Escape ESSIDs in gconf, Dan Williams
312 * Lifecycle improvements, John Palmieri
316 * New/Improved translations: da de sv en_CA nb no pa bs pt_BR wa gu es
326 Francisco Javier F. Serrador
327 Martin Willemoes Hansen
330 NetworkManagerNotification:
332 * Complete rewrite, Jonathan Blandford and John Palmieri
333 - Now a Notification area
335 - Hook up the "other network" dialog to do something
336 * New icons, Diana Fong