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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 bonded interfaces
13 * WiFi connections are no longer locked to a specific MAC address if they are
14 "locally administered" addresses (ie, 02:::::)
15 * New state change reasons have been added for mobile broadband PIN errors
16 * Agent-owned secrets are now sent to agents for newly created connections
17 * Support for non-UTF8-encoded 802.1x passwords has been added
18 * libnm-glib now fetches some properties more aggressively (like active
19 connections, access points, etc)
20 * Added basic support for IP-over-Infiniband interfaces
21 * Added support for device plugins and converted WiMAX support to a plugin for
22 easier packaging and simpler dependencies
23 * Added support for VLAN interfaces
24 * Added support for 802.1x EAP-FAST authentication
25 * Added non-blocking mode and API to libnm-glib
28 ==============================================
30 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.0
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33 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
35 * Support for libnl2 and libnl3 and various memory leak fixes
36 * Bug fixes for the ifnet config plugin
37 * Ensure IPv6 link-local DNS servers work correctly in the dnsmasq DNS plugin
38 * Add ability for nmcli to delete connections
39 * Fix setup of connection sharing with newer iptables versions
40 * Ensure WiMAX activation emits correct signals (fixes initial signal strength)
41 * Fix an issue with duplicated keyfile connections
42 * Ensure the 'novj' options is passed through to pppd
43 * Store timestamps for VPN connections too
44 * Fix a crash when deleting default wired connections
45 * Fix a security issue in the ifcfg-rh plugin with newlines in file names
46 * Fix the "SpecificObject" property for active VPN connection objects
47 * Improve handling of rfkill on some platforms
48 * Spaces no longer used in ifcfg config file names
49 * IPv6 RAs are now accepted when forwarding is configured
50 * dnsmasq local caching nameserver plugin cache size bumped to 400 entries (from 150)
51 * Fix handling of SSIDs in the keyfile plugin
52 * Fix some GObject Introspection annotations in libnm-glib and libnm-util
53 * Fix setting hostnames from DHCP
54 * Fixes for building with recent GLib versions
55 * Don't update routing and DNS until a device is managed
56 * Fix bug causing IPv6 RA-provided routes to be ignored
57 * Fix possible wrong handling of 'keyfile' connection certificates
58 * Correct Shared connection IP address range to be as documented
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63 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.x
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66 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
68 * All connections and configuration now managed by NetworkManager
69 * Secrets for any connection can now be stored in user session or by NetworkManager
70 * All secrets can now be requested each time
71 * Fast User Switching support
72 * Support for WiMAX mobile broadband
73 * Connections can now be restricted to one or more users
74 * Support for 802.1X certificate subject matching for greater security
75 * Requires wpa_supplicant 0.7 or later
76 * Better support for AP roaming using nl80211 and background scanning
77 * Simplified D-Bus API for easier client usage
78 * Support for GObject Introspection in libnm-glib and libnm-util
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83 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.4
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86 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
88 * Fix handling of WINS server address in libnm-glib
89 * Fix checks for s390 CTC device types
90 * Fix export of nm_device_get_ip_iface() in libnm-glib
91 * Fix export of IPv6 DNS GValue conversion functions in libnm-glib
92 * Recognize and manage platform 'gadget' devices
93 * Send only "short" hostname, not FQDN, to DHCP servers
94 * Allow "_" as a valid character for GSM APNs
95 * Handle shared connections in the ifnet plugin
96 * Fix Ad-Hoc frequency selection for user-created Ad-Hoc networks
97 * Allow failed connections to be retried when Ethernet carrier bounces
98 * Allow usage of paths for certificates and keys in the keyfile plugin
99 * Fix crash requesting system VPN secrets
100 * Add ability to blacklist certain MAC addresses for wired & wifi connections
101 * Ensure users are authorized to share wifi networks (CVE-2011-2176)
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106 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.2
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109 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
111 * Preliminary support for Exherbo Linux
112 * Logging fixes to suppress unnecessary messages
113 * Ensure removed devices are cleaned up
114 * Fix potential 64-bit crash updating timestamps
115 * IPv6 setup, routing, and compliance fixes
116 * Fix WWAN enable/disable handling
117 * Handle reverse DNS lookups with local caching nameserver configurations
118 * Ensure usable DNS configuration is written when NetworkManager quits
119 * No longer updates /etc/hosts when hostname changes
120 * Request WPAD option from DHCP servers
121 * Allow use of paths for certificates and keys in connection keyfiles
122 * Allow operation without any DHCP client installed
123 * Fix operation with newer versions of dnsmasq
124 * nmcli support for WWAN connections
125 * Persistent hostname sent to DHCP servers by default
126 * Allow disabing PPP support at build time
127 * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling S390 CTC device configuration
128 * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling IPADDR config items
129 * Shutdown crash fixes
131 * Documentation fixes and updates
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136 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.1
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139 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
141 * Native local caching nameserver support using dnsmasq
142 * Automatically detect addition and removal of new VPN plugins
143 * Support for handling suspend/resume signals from UPower
144 * Ensure users are allowed to enable/disable WiFi and networking
145 * Ensure WiFi enable state is perserved across reboot and suspend
146 * Better handling of /etc/hosts and preservation of custom hostnames
147 * Support for the systemd session management service
148 * Better handling of 'keyfile' system connection errors
149 * Support for S390 network devices
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155 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.6
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158 This is a new major stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
160 * Multiple active devices
161 * Internet connection sharing
162 * Support for many mobile broadband devices
163 * Full static IP support
164 * More reliable connections
165 * Rich, flexible D-Bus API
166 * Boot-time connections (no logins required)
169 ==============================================
171 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.2
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174 0.6.2 is a bug fix release. Note that NetworkManager no longer automatically
175 runs dhcdbd if it is not running. This means that it is now the system's
176 responsibility to start dhcdbd prior to NetworkManager, e.g. in the
177 distribution's NetworkManager initscript.
180 * Many, many bug fixes (Everyone)
181 * Dynamic WEP Support (Robert Love)
184 * Many bug fixes (Everyone)
187 ==============================================
189 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.0
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192 0.6.1 is a minor bug fix release.
195 * Improved activation cancelation (Dan Williams)
196 * Workarounds for non-WPA drivers (Dan Williams)
197 * Fix WPA Enterprise crasher (Robert Love)
200 * Hide password entry fields by default (Robert Love)
201 * Add toggle to show/hide password field (Robert Love)
202 * Add 'Remove' option to right-click menu (Robert Love)
204 ==============================================
206 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.1
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209 This releases ushers in WPA support, as well as many other features, bug fixes,
212 We now require libnl, a netlink library (http://people.suug.ch/~tgr/libnl/) and
213 wpa_supplicant, a WPA supplicant (http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/).
215 Two new VPN modules are part of the distribution: openvpn and pptp.
218 * WPA and WPA2 support (Dan Williams)
219 * WPA Enterprise support (Robert Love)
220 * Rearchitecting, refactoring (Dan Williams)
221 * wpa_supplicant support (Dan Williams, Kay Sievers)
222 * NIS support (Robert Love)
223 * DHCP hostname support (Timo Hoenig)
224 * ISDN support, improve dial up support (Robert Love)
225 * Man pages (Robert Love)
226 * Survive DBUS and HAL restarts (Timo Hoening)
227 * Generate PID files (Dan Willians)
228 * Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
231 * New tray icon look and behavior (Robert Love, Dan Williams)
232 * New wireless security layer (Dan Williams)
233 * New "Enable Networking" toggle (Robert Love)
234 * Display speed of current connection (Robert Love)
235 * Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
237 ==============================================
239 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.0
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243 * Don't drop the last scanned AP (Dan Williams)
244 * Broadcast state change when disconnected (Robert Love)
245 * The Slackware backend now builds (Nico)
246 * Don't install unsued config files (Dan Williams)
247 * Add a test for libnm_glib_unregister_callback (Christopher Aillon)
248 * Requires wireless-tools 28pre9 (Christopher Aillon)
251 * Use g_get_host_name () if we've got it (Christopher Aillon)
252 * Fix an unitialized variable (Robert Love)
253 * Fix sensitivity of VPN items (Robert Love)
256 ==============================================
258 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.4.1
259 ==============================================
262 * Initscripts are now generated
263 * Not waiting as long for scans to complete (Bill Moss).
264 * Fix several D-BUS object leaks (John Palmieri, Dan Williams,
266 * VPN now advertises state changes
267 * Make --without-named work (j@bootlab.org)
268 * Make --with-dhcdbd work correctly (j@bootlab.org)
269 * Fix timeout scan values (Bill Moss)
270 * Send notifications of device strength changing so clients do
272 * Don't return a UDI device if it doesn't exist (Tomislav Vujec)
273 * Strip whitespace from the VPN banner (Bill Moss)
274 * VPN Manager rewritten to better support signals (Dan Williams)
275 * Don't allow clients to determine what states we should be
276 scanning in, add logic to scan when we need to.
277 * Blacklist some common ESSIDs such that multiple access points
278 with these ESSIDs aren't treated as the same network.
279 * Support for D-BUS enabled named (Dan Williams)
280 * Only '#' is a valid comment in resolv.conf (Robert Love)
281 * Don't try to set auth mode on the AP from the allowed list if
282 it's NULL (Bill Moss)
283 * Add internal scanning code so we don't have to use iwlib's
284 code any longer (Dan Williams)
285 * libnm now uses guints instead of gints for its callback IDs.
286 * libnm_glib_unregister_callback () now works.
287 * Fix our scanning interval (Robert Love)
288 * Updates to backends for Gentoo, SuSE, RedHat, Debian, and
289 Slackware (Robert Love, Peter Jones, Bill Nottingham,
291 - Dialup support in RedHat backend
292 - ISDN support in SUSE backend
296 * The applet is no longer threaded (Dan Williams)
297 * Dialogs no longer block the UI when shown
298 * Passphrase dialog now treats Esc keypresses properly
299 * Create Network and Connect to Network dialogs now have
300 different window titles
301 * New icons for connecting to a network and to a VPN
303 * Context menu items have been cleaned up
304 * Pressing enter in the passphrase entry should activate the
306 * Fix icon animation smoothness
307 * Display more data in the Connection Information dialog
311 ============================================
313 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.3
314 ============================================
318 * Debian backend fixes, Thom May
319 * Build fixes, Thom May
320 * Better handling of encrypted devices, Dan Williams
321 * Better handling of user-selected access points, Dan Williams
323 NetworkManagerNotification:
325 * Simplified D-Bus code, Dan Williams
326 * Better error handling and feedback, Dan Williams
327 * Greatly simplify the locking to UI smoother, Dan Williams
329 ============================================
331 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.2
332 ============================================
336 * Lots of fixes, Dan Williams
337 * Support static IP addresses, Dan Williams
338 - Get broadcast address from config files, Robert Paskowitz
339 * Support for non-ESSID-broadcasting base stations, Dan Williams
340 * Only accept and manager 802.3 and 802.11 devices, Dan Williams
341 * Don't blow away an active wired connection on startup, Dan Williams
342 * Improve strength calculation, Dan Williams
343 * Constantly scanning behavior, Dan Williams
344 * add .pc file, Colin Walters
345 * move to syslog, Dan Willemsen
346 * Improve MD5 hashing of 128-bit passphrases, Colin Walters
347 * DBUS API docs, Dan Williams
348 * Cleanups, Colin Walters
349 * Trusted networks, Dan Williams
351 - Debian, Thom May and Mark Roach
352 - Slackware, Narayan Newton
353 * Fixes and functionality improvements in Gentoo backend, Robert Paskowitz
357 * Example python code, Bryan Clark.
358 * python test framework, Bryan Clark
362 * Trusted networks, Dan Williams
363 * Escape ESSIDs in gconf, Dan Williams
364 * Lifecycle improvements, John Palmieri
368 * New/Improved translations: da de sv en_CA nb no pa bs pt_BR wa gu es
378 Francisco Javier F. Serrador
379 Martin Willemoes Hansen
382 NetworkManagerNotification:
384 * Complete rewrite, Jonathan Blandford and John Palmieri
385 - Now a Notification area
387 - Hook up the "other network" dialog to do something
388 * New icons, Diana Fong