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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
26 * Linux Wireless Extensions (WEXT) support can be disabled at configure time
28 * IPv6 Privacy Extensions are now enabled by default for new connections
29 * Support for checking Internet connectivity has been added
30 * The ifnet system config plugin rewrites config files less often
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35 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.0
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38 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
40 * Support for libnl2 and libnl3 and various memory leak fixes
41 * Bug fixes for the ifnet config plugin
42 * Ensure IPv6 link-local DNS servers work correctly in the dnsmasq DNS plugin
43 * Add ability for nmcli to delete connections
44 * Fix setup of connection sharing with newer iptables versions
45 * Ensure WiMAX activation emits correct signals (fixes initial signal strength)
46 * Fix an issue with duplicated keyfile connections
47 * Ensure the 'novj' options is passed through to pppd
48 * Store timestamps for VPN connections too
49 * Fix a crash when deleting default wired connections
50 * Fix a security issue in the ifcfg-rh plugin with newlines in file names
51 * Fix the "SpecificObject" property for active VPN connection objects
52 * Improve handling of rfkill on some platforms
53 * Spaces no longer used in ifcfg config file names
54 * IPv6 RAs are now accepted when forwarding is configured
55 * dnsmasq local caching nameserver plugin cache size bumped to 400 entries (from 150)
56 * Fix handling of SSIDs in the keyfile plugin
57 * Fix some GObject Introspection annotations in libnm-glib and libnm-util
58 * Fix setting hostnames from DHCP
59 * Fixes for building with recent GLib versions
60 * Don't update routing and DNS until a device is managed
61 * Fix bug causing IPv6 RA-provided routes to be ignored
62 * Fix possible wrong handling of 'keyfile' connection certificates
63 * Correct Shared connection IP address range to be as documented
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68 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.x
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71 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
73 * All connections and configuration now managed by NetworkManager
74 * Secrets for any connection can now be stored in user session or by NetworkManager
75 * All secrets can now be requested each time
76 * Fast User Switching support
77 * Support for WiMAX mobile broadband
78 * Connections can now be restricted to one or more users
79 * Support for 802.1X certificate subject matching for greater security
80 * Requires wpa_supplicant 0.7 or later
81 * Better support for AP roaming using nl80211 and background scanning
82 * Simplified D-Bus API for easier client usage
83 * Support for GObject Introspection in libnm-glib and libnm-util
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88 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.4
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91 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
93 * Fix handling of WINS server address in libnm-glib
94 * Fix checks for s390 CTC device types
95 * Fix export of nm_device_get_ip_iface() in libnm-glib
96 * Fix export of IPv6 DNS GValue conversion functions in libnm-glib
97 * Recognize and manage platform 'gadget' devices
98 * Send only "short" hostname, not FQDN, to DHCP servers
99 * Allow "_" as a valid character for GSM APNs
100 * Handle shared connections in the ifnet plugin
101 * Fix Ad-Hoc frequency selection for user-created Ad-Hoc networks
102 * Allow failed connections to be retried when Ethernet carrier bounces
103 * Allow usage of paths for certificates and keys in the keyfile plugin
104 * Fix crash requesting system VPN secrets
105 * Add ability to blacklist certain MAC addresses for wired & wifi connections
106 * Ensure users are authorized to share wifi networks (CVE-2011-2176)
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111 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.2
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114 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
116 * Preliminary support for Exherbo Linux
117 * Logging fixes to suppress unnecessary messages
118 * Ensure removed devices are cleaned up
119 * Fix potential 64-bit crash updating timestamps
120 * IPv6 setup, routing, and compliance fixes
121 * Fix WWAN enable/disable handling
122 * Handle reverse DNS lookups with local caching nameserver configurations
123 * Ensure usable DNS configuration is written when NetworkManager quits
124 * No longer updates /etc/hosts when hostname changes
125 * Request WPAD option from DHCP servers
126 * Allow use of paths for certificates and keys in connection keyfiles
127 * Allow operation without any DHCP client installed
128 * Fix operation with newer versions of dnsmasq
129 * nmcli support for WWAN connections
130 * Persistent hostname sent to DHCP servers by default
131 * Allow disabing PPP support at build time
132 * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling S390 CTC device configuration
133 * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling IPADDR config items
134 * Shutdown crash fixes
136 * Documentation fixes and updates
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141 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.1
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144 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
146 * Native local caching nameserver support using dnsmasq
147 * Automatically detect addition and removal of new VPN plugins
148 * Support for handling suspend/resume signals from UPower
149 * Ensure users are allowed to enable/disable WiFi and networking
150 * Ensure WiFi enable state is perserved across reboot and suspend
151 * Better handling of /etc/hosts and preservation of custom hostnames
152 * Support for the systemd session management service
153 * Better handling of 'keyfile' system connection errors
154 * Support for S390 network devices
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160 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.6
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163 This is a new major stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
165 * Multiple active devices
166 * Internet connection sharing
167 * Support for many mobile broadband devices
168 * Full static IP support
169 * More reliable connections
170 * Rich, flexible D-Bus API
171 * Boot-time connections (no logins required)
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176 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.2
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179 0.6.2 is a bug fix release. Note that NetworkManager no longer automatically
180 runs dhcdbd if it is not running. This means that it is now the system's
181 responsibility to start dhcdbd prior to NetworkManager, e.g. in the
182 distribution's NetworkManager initscript.
185 * Many, many bug fixes (Everyone)
186 * Dynamic WEP Support (Robert Love)
189 * Many bug fixes (Everyone)
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194 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.0
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197 0.6.1 is a minor bug fix release.
200 * Improved activation cancelation (Dan Williams)
201 * Workarounds for non-WPA drivers (Dan Williams)
202 * Fix WPA Enterprise crasher (Robert Love)
205 * Hide password entry fields by default (Robert Love)
206 * Add toggle to show/hide password field (Robert Love)
207 * Add 'Remove' option to right-click menu (Robert Love)
209 ==============================================
211 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.1
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214 This releases ushers in WPA support, as well as many other features, bug fixes,
217 We now require libnl, a netlink library (http://people.suug.ch/~tgr/libnl/) and
218 wpa_supplicant, a WPA supplicant (http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/).
220 Two new VPN modules are part of the distribution: openvpn and pptp.
223 * WPA and WPA2 support (Dan Williams)
224 * WPA Enterprise support (Robert Love)
225 * Rearchitecting, refactoring (Dan Williams)
226 * wpa_supplicant support (Dan Williams, Kay Sievers)
227 * NIS support (Robert Love)
228 * DHCP hostname support (Timo Hoenig)
229 * ISDN support, improve dial up support (Robert Love)
230 * Man pages (Robert Love)
231 * Survive DBUS and HAL restarts (Timo Hoening)
232 * Generate PID files (Dan Willians)
233 * Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
236 * New tray icon look and behavior (Robert Love, Dan Williams)
237 * New wireless security layer (Dan Williams)
238 * New "Enable Networking" toggle (Robert Love)
239 * Display speed of current connection (Robert Love)
240 * Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
242 ==============================================
244 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.0
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248 * Don't drop the last scanned AP (Dan Williams)
249 * Broadcast state change when disconnected (Robert Love)
250 * The Slackware backend now builds (Nico)
251 * Don't install unsued config files (Dan Williams)
252 * Add a test for libnm_glib_unregister_callback (Christopher Aillon)
253 * Requires wireless-tools 28pre9 (Christopher Aillon)
256 * Use g_get_host_name () if we've got it (Christopher Aillon)
257 * Fix an unitialized variable (Robert Love)
258 * Fix sensitivity of VPN items (Robert Love)
261 ==============================================
263 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.4.1
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267 * Initscripts are now generated
268 * Not waiting as long for scans to complete (Bill Moss).
269 * Fix several D-BUS object leaks (John Palmieri, Dan Williams,
271 * VPN now advertises state changes
272 * Make --without-named work (j@bootlab.org)
273 * Make --with-dhcdbd work correctly (j@bootlab.org)
274 * Fix timeout scan values (Bill Moss)
275 * Send notifications of device strength changing so clients do
277 * Don't return a UDI device if it doesn't exist (Tomislav Vujec)
278 * Strip whitespace from the VPN banner (Bill Moss)
279 * VPN Manager rewritten to better support signals (Dan Williams)
280 * Don't allow clients to determine what states we should be
281 scanning in, add logic to scan when we need to.
282 * Blacklist some common ESSIDs such that multiple access points
283 with these ESSIDs aren't treated as the same network.
284 * Support for D-BUS enabled named (Dan Williams)
285 * Only '#' is a valid comment in resolv.conf (Robert Love)
286 * Don't try to set auth mode on the AP from the allowed list if
287 it's NULL (Bill Moss)
288 * Add internal scanning code so we don't have to use iwlib's
289 code any longer (Dan Williams)
290 * libnm now uses guints instead of gints for its callback IDs.
291 * libnm_glib_unregister_callback () now works.
292 * Fix our scanning interval (Robert Love)
293 * Updates to backends for Gentoo, SuSE, RedHat, Debian, and
294 Slackware (Robert Love, Peter Jones, Bill Nottingham,
296 - Dialup support in RedHat backend
297 - ISDN support in SUSE backend
301 * The applet is no longer threaded (Dan Williams)
302 * Dialogs no longer block the UI when shown
303 * Passphrase dialog now treats Esc keypresses properly
304 * Create Network and Connect to Network dialogs now have
305 different window titles
306 * New icons for connecting to a network and to a VPN
308 * Context menu items have been cleaned up
309 * Pressing enter in the passphrase entry should activate the
311 * Fix icon animation smoothness
312 * Display more data in the Connection Information dialog
316 ============================================
318 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.3
319 ============================================
323 * Debian backend fixes, Thom May
324 * Build fixes, Thom May
325 * Better handling of encrypted devices, Dan Williams
326 * Better handling of user-selected access points, Dan Williams
328 NetworkManagerNotification:
330 * Simplified D-Bus code, Dan Williams
331 * Better error handling and feedback, Dan Williams
332 * Greatly simplify the locking to UI smoother, Dan Williams
334 ============================================
336 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.2
337 ============================================
341 * Lots of fixes, Dan Williams
342 * Support static IP addresses, Dan Williams
343 - Get broadcast address from config files, Robert Paskowitz
344 * Support for non-ESSID-broadcasting base stations, Dan Williams
345 * Only accept and manager 802.3 and 802.11 devices, Dan Williams
346 * Don't blow away an active wired connection on startup, Dan Williams
347 * Improve strength calculation, Dan Williams
348 * Constantly scanning behavior, Dan Williams
349 * add .pc file, Colin Walters
350 * move to syslog, Dan Willemsen
351 * Improve MD5 hashing of 128-bit passphrases, Colin Walters
352 * DBUS API docs, Dan Williams
353 * Cleanups, Colin Walters
354 * Trusted networks, Dan Williams
356 - Debian, Thom May and Mark Roach
357 - Slackware, Narayan Newton
358 * Fixes and functionality improvements in Gentoo backend, Robert Paskowitz
362 * Example python code, Bryan Clark.
363 * python test framework, Bryan Clark
367 * Trusted networks, Dan Williams
368 * Escape ESSIDs in gconf, Dan Williams
369 * Lifecycle improvements, John Palmieri
373 * New/Improved translations: da de sv en_CA nb no pa bs pt_BR wa gu es
383 Francisco Javier F. Serrador
384 Martin Willemoes Hansen
387 NetworkManagerNotification:
389 * Complete rewrite, Jonathan Blandford and John Palmieri
390 - Now a Notification area
392 - Hook up the "other network" dialog to do something
393 * New icons, Diana Fong