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3 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.2
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6 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
8 * Better handling of WiFi devices via nl80211 when available (instead of WEXT)
9 * IP configuration is now non-blocking; waiting for IPv6 RA no longer blocks
10 the device from activating if IPv4 is ready and vice versa
11 * Addded support for firewall "zones" via FirewallD
12 * Added Basic support for bonding interfaces
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17 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.0
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20 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
22 * Support for libnl2 and libnl3 and various memory leak fixes
23 * Bug fixes for the ifnet config plugin
24 * Ensure IPv6 link-local DNS servers work correctly in the dnsmasq DNS plugin
25 * Add ability for nmcli to delete connections
26 * Fix setup of connection sharing with newer iptables versions
27 * Ensure WiMAX activation emits correct signals (fixes initial signal strength)
28 * Fix an issue with duplicated keyfile connections
29 * Ensure the 'novj' options is passed through to pppd
30 * Store timestamps for VPN connections too
31 * Fix a crash when deleting default wired connections
32 * Fix a security issue in the ifcfg-rh plugin with newlines in file names
33 * Fix the "SpecificObject" property for active VPN connection objects
34 * Improve handling of rfkill on some platforms
35 * Spaces no longer used in ifcfg config file names
36 * IPv6 RAs are now accepted when forwarding is configured
37 * dnsmasq local caching nameserver plugin cache size bumped to 400 entries (from 150)
38 * Fix handling of SSIDs in the keyfile plugin
39 * Fix some GObject Introspection annotations in libnm-glib and libnm-util
40 * Fix setting hostnames from DHCP
41 * Fixes for building with recent GLib versions
42 * Don't update routing and DNS until a device is managed
43 * Fix bug causing IPv6 RA-provided routes to be ignored
44 * Fix possible wrong handling of 'keyfile' connection certificates
45 * Correct Shared connection IP address range to be as documented
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50 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.x
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53 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
55 * All connections and configuration now managed by NetworkManager
56 * Secrets for any connection can now be stored in user session or by NetworkManager
57 * All secrets can now be requested each time
58 * Fast User Switching support
59 * Support for WiMAX mobile broadband
60 * Connections can now be restricted to one or more users
61 * Support for 802.1X certificate subject matching for greater security
62 * Requires wpa_supplicant 0.7 or later
63 * Better support for AP roaming using nl80211 and background scanning
64 * Simplified D-Bus API for easier client usage
65 * Support for GObject Introspection in libnm-glib and libnm-util
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70 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.4
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73 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
75 * Fix handling of WINS server address in libnm-glib
76 * Fix checks for s390 CTC device types
77 * Fix export of nm_device_get_ip_iface() in libnm-glib
78 * Fix export of IPv6 DNS GValue conversion functions in libnm-glib
79 * Recognize and manage platform 'gadget' devices
80 * Send only "short" hostname, not FQDN, to DHCP servers
81 * Allow "_" as a valid character for GSM APNs
82 * Handle shared connections in the ifnet plugin
83 * Fix Ad-Hoc frequency selection for user-created Ad-Hoc networks
84 * Allow failed connections to be retried when Ethernet carrier bounces
85 * Allow usage of paths for certificates and keys in the keyfile plugin
86 * Fix crash requesting system VPN secrets
87 * Add ability to blacklist certain MAC addresses for wired & wifi connections
88 * Ensure users are authorized to share wifi networks (CVE-2011-2176)
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93 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.2
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96 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
98 * Preliminary support for Exherbo Linux
99 * Logging fixes to suppress unnecessary messages
100 * Ensure removed devices are cleaned up
101 * Fix potential 64-bit crash updating timestamps
102 * IPv6 setup, routing, and compliance fixes
103 * Fix WWAN enable/disable handling
104 * Handle reverse DNS lookups with local caching nameserver configurations
105 * Ensure usable DNS configuration is written when NetworkManager quits
106 * No longer updates /etc/hosts when hostname changes
107 * Request WPAD option from DHCP servers
108 * Allow use of paths for certificates and keys in connection keyfiles
109 * Allow operation without any DHCP client installed
110 * Fix operation with newer versions of dnsmasq
111 * nmcli support for WWAN connections
112 * Persistent hostname sent to DHCP servers by default
113 * Allow disabing PPP support at build time
114 * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling S390 CTC device configuration
115 * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling IPADDR config items
116 * Shutdown crash fixes
118 * Documentation fixes and updates
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123 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.1
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126 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
128 * Native local caching nameserver support using dnsmasq
129 * Automatically detect addition and removal of new VPN plugins
130 * Support for handling suspend/resume signals from UPower
131 * Ensure users are allowed to enable/disable WiFi and networking
132 * Ensure WiFi enable state is perserved across reboot and suspend
133 * Better handling of /etc/hosts and preservation of custom hostnames
134 * Support for the systemd session management service
135 * Better handling of 'keyfile' system connection errors
136 * Support for S390 network devices
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142 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.6
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145 This is a new major stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
147 * Multiple active devices
148 * Internet connection sharing
149 * Support for many mobile broadband devices
150 * Full static IP support
151 * More reliable connections
152 * Rich, flexible D-Bus API
153 * Boot-time connections (no logins required)
156 ==============================================
158 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.2
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161 0.6.2 is a bug fix release. Note that NetworkManager no longer automatically
162 runs dhcdbd if it is not running. This means that it is now the system's
163 responsibility to start dhcdbd prior to NetworkManager, e.g. in the
164 distribution's NetworkManager initscript.
167 * Many, many bug fixes (Everyone)
168 * Dynamic WEP Support (Robert Love)
171 * Many bug fixes (Everyone)
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176 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.0
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179 0.6.1 is a minor bug fix release.
182 * Improved activation cancelation (Dan Williams)
183 * Workarounds for non-WPA drivers (Dan Williams)
184 * Fix WPA Enterprise crasher (Robert Love)
187 * Hide password entry fields by default (Robert Love)
188 * Add toggle to show/hide password field (Robert Love)
189 * Add 'Remove' option to right-click menu (Robert Love)
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193 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.1
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196 This releases ushers in WPA support, as well as many other features, bug fixes,
199 We now require libnl, a netlink library (http://people.suug.ch/~tgr/libnl/) and
200 wpa_supplicant, a WPA supplicant (http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/).
202 Two new VPN modules are part of the distribution: openvpn and pptp.
205 * WPA and WPA2 support (Dan Williams)
206 * WPA Enterprise support (Robert Love)
207 * Rearchitecting, refactoring (Dan Williams)
208 * wpa_supplicant support (Dan Williams, Kay Sievers)
209 * NIS support (Robert Love)
210 * DHCP hostname support (Timo Hoenig)
211 * ISDN support, improve dial up support (Robert Love)
212 * Man pages (Robert Love)
213 * Survive DBUS and HAL restarts (Timo Hoening)
214 * Generate PID files (Dan Willians)
215 * Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
218 * New tray icon look and behavior (Robert Love, Dan Williams)
219 * New wireless security layer (Dan Williams)
220 * New "Enable Networking" toggle (Robert Love)
221 * Display speed of current connection (Robert Love)
222 * Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
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226 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.0
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230 * Don't drop the last scanned AP (Dan Williams)
231 * Broadcast state change when disconnected (Robert Love)
232 * The Slackware backend now builds (Nico)
233 * Don't install unsued config files (Dan Williams)
234 * Add a test for libnm_glib_unregister_callback (Christopher Aillon)
235 * Requires wireless-tools 28pre9 (Christopher Aillon)
238 * Use g_get_host_name () if we've got it (Christopher Aillon)
239 * Fix an unitialized variable (Robert Love)
240 * Fix sensitivity of VPN items (Robert Love)
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245 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.4.1
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249 * Initscripts are now generated
250 * Not waiting as long for scans to complete (Bill Moss).
251 * Fix several D-BUS object leaks (John Palmieri, Dan Williams,
253 * VPN now advertises state changes
254 * Make --without-named work (j@bootlab.org)
255 * Make --with-dhcdbd work correctly (j@bootlab.org)
256 * Fix timeout scan values (Bill Moss)
257 * Send notifications of device strength changing so clients do
259 * Don't return a UDI device if it doesn't exist (Tomislav Vujec)
260 * Strip whitespace from the VPN banner (Bill Moss)
261 * VPN Manager rewritten to better support signals (Dan Williams)
262 * Don't allow clients to determine what states we should be
263 scanning in, add logic to scan when we need to.
264 * Blacklist some common ESSIDs such that multiple access points
265 with these ESSIDs aren't treated as the same network.
266 * Support for D-BUS enabled named (Dan Williams)
267 * Only '#' is a valid comment in resolv.conf (Robert Love)
268 * Don't try to set auth mode on the AP from the allowed list if
269 it's NULL (Bill Moss)
270 * Add internal scanning code so we don't have to use iwlib's
271 code any longer (Dan Williams)
272 * libnm now uses guints instead of gints for its callback IDs.
273 * libnm_glib_unregister_callback () now works.
274 * Fix our scanning interval (Robert Love)
275 * Updates to backends for Gentoo, SuSE, RedHat, Debian, and
276 Slackware (Robert Love, Peter Jones, Bill Nottingham,
278 - Dialup support in RedHat backend
279 - ISDN support in SUSE backend
283 * The applet is no longer threaded (Dan Williams)
284 * Dialogs no longer block the UI when shown
285 * Passphrase dialog now treats Esc keypresses properly
286 * Create Network and Connect to Network dialogs now have
287 different window titles
288 * New icons for connecting to a network and to a VPN
290 * Context menu items have been cleaned up
291 * Pressing enter in the passphrase entry should activate the
293 * Fix icon animation smoothness
294 * Display more data in the Connection Information dialog
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300 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.3
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305 * Debian backend fixes, Thom May
306 * Build fixes, Thom May
307 * Better handling of encrypted devices, Dan Williams
308 * Better handling of user-selected access points, Dan Williams
310 NetworkManagerNotification:
312 * Simplified D-Bus code, Dan Williams
313 * Better error handling and feedback, Dan Williams
314 * Greatly simplify the locking to UI smoother, Dan Williams
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318 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.2
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323 * Lots of fixes, Dan Williams
324 * Support static IP addresses, Dan Williams
325 - Get broadcast address from config files, Robert Paskowitz
326 * Support for non-ESSID-broadcasting base stations, Dan Williams
327 * Only accept and manager 802.3 and 802.11 devices, Dan Williams
328 * Don't blow away an active wired connection on startup, Dan Williams
329 * Improve strength calculation, Dan Williams
330 * Constantly scanning behavior, Dan Williams
331 * add .pc file, Colin Walters
332 * move to syslog, Dan Willemsen
333 * Improve MD5 hashing of 128-bit passphrases, Colin Walters
334 * DBUS API docs, Dan Williams
335 * Cleanups, Colin Walters
336 * Trusted networks, Dan Williams
338 - Debian, Thom May and Mark Roach
339 - Slackware, Narayan Newton
340 * Fixes and functionality improvements in Gentoo backend, Robert Paskowitz
344 * Example python code, Bryan Clark.
345 * python test framework, Bryan Clark
349 * Trusted networks, Dan Williams
350 * Escape ESSIDs in gconf, Dan Williams
351 * Lifecycle improvements, John Palmieri
355 * New/Improved translations: da de sv en_CA nb no pa bs pt_BR wa gu es
365 Francisco Javier F. Serrador
366 Martin Willemoes Hansen
369 NetworkManagerNotification:
371 * Complete rewrite, Jonathan Blandford and John Palmieri
372 - Now a Notification area
374 - Hook up the "other network" dialog to do something
375 * New icons, Diana Fong