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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
31 * A bug causing IPv6 address assignment to fail on newer kernels with libnl3
33 * Fix a bug in the ifcfg-rh plugin with backticks in WPA passphrases
34 * Ensure connections that cannot be stored are ignored by the ifnet plugin
35 * Enable out-of-the-box IPv6 connectivity by allowing IPv4 to fail if IPv6 succeeds
36 * Allow proxying of DNSSEC data when using the dnsmasq local caching nameserver plugin
37 * Add support for multiple domain names sent from VPN plugins
38 * Removed support for WiFi Ad-Hoc WPA connections due to kernel bugs
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43 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.0
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46 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
48 * Support for libnl2 and libnl3 and various memory leak fixes
49 * Bug fixes for the ifnet config plugin
50 * Ensure IPv6 link-local DNS servers work correctly in the dnsmasq DNS plugin
51 * Add ability for nmcli to delete connections
52 * Fix setup of connection sharing with newer iptables versions
53 * Ensure WiMAX activation emits correct signals (fixes initial signal strength)
54 * Fix an issue with duplicated keyfile connections
55 * Ensure the 'novj' options is passed through to pppd
56 * Store timestamps for VPN connections too
57 * Fix a crash when deleting default wired connections
58 * Fix a security issue in the ifcfg-rh plugin with newlines in file names
59 * Fix the "SpecificObject" property for active VPN connection objects
60 * Improve handling of rfkill on some platforms
61 * Spaces no longer used in ifcfg config file names
62 * IPv6 RAs are now accepted when forwarding is configured
63 * dnsmasq local caching nameserver plugin cache size bumped to 400 entries (from 150)
64 * Fix handling of SSIDs in the keyfile plugin
65 * Fix some GObject Introspection annotations in libnm-glib and libnm-util
66 * Fix setting hostnames from DHCP
67 * Fixes for building with recent GLib versions
68 * Don't update routing and DNS until a device is managed
69 * Fix bug causing IPv6 RA-provided routes to be ignored
70 * Fix possible wrong handling of 'keyfile' connection certificates
71 * Correct Shared connection IP address range to be as documented
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76 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.x
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79 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
81 * All connections and configuration now managed by NetworkManager
82 * Secrets for any connection can now be stored in user session or by NetworkManager
83 * All secrets can now be requested each time
84 * Fast User Switching support
85 * Support for WiMAX mobile broadband
86 * Connections can now be restricted to one or more users
87 * Support for 802.1X certificate subject matching for greater security
88 * Requires wpa_supplicant 0.7 or later
89 * Better support for AP roaming using nl80211 and background scanning
90 * Simplified D-Bus API for easier client usage
91 * Support for GObject Introspection in libnm-glib and libnm-util
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96 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.4
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99 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
101 * Fix handling of WINS server address in libnm-glib
102 * Fix checks for s390 CTC device types
103 * Fix export of nm_device_get_ip_iface() in libnm-glib
104 * Fix export of IPv6 DNS GValue conversion functions in libnm-glib
105 * Recognize and manage platform 'gadget' devices
106 * Send only "short" hostname, not FQDN, to DHCP servers
107 * Allow "_" as a valid character for GSM APNs
108 * Handle shared connections in the ifnet plugin
109 * Fix Ad-Hoc frequency selection for user-created Ad-Hoc networks
110 * Allow failed connections to be retried when Ethernet carrier bounces
111 * Allow usage of paths for certificates and keys in the keyfile plugin
112 * Fix crash requesting system VPN secrets
113 * Add ability to blacklist certain MAC addresses for wired & wifi connections
114 * Ensure users are authorized to share wifi networks (CVE-2011-2176)
117 ==============================================
119 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.2
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122 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
124 * Preliminary support for Exherbo Linux
125 * Logging fixes to suppress unnecessary messages
126 * Ensure removed devices are cleaned up
127 * Fix potential 64-bit crash updating timestamps
128 * IPv6 setup, routing, and compliance fixes
129 * Fix WWAN enable/disable handling
130 * Handle reverse DNS lookups with local caching nameserver configurations
131 * Ensure usable DNS configuration is written when NetworkManager quits
132 * No longer updates /etc/hosts when hostname changes
133 * Request WPAD option from DHCP servers
134 * Allow use of paths for certificates and keys in connection keyfiles
135 * Allow operation without any DHCP client installed
136 * Fix operation with newer versions of dnsmasq
137 * nmcli support for WWAN connections
138 * Persistent hostname sent to DHCP servers by default
139 * Allow disabing PPP support at build time
140 * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling S390 CTC device configuration
141 * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling IPADDR config items
142 * Shutdown crash fixes
144 * Documentation fixes and updates
147 ==============================================
149 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.1
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152 This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
154 * Native local caching nameserver support using dnsmasq
155 * Automatically detect addition and removal of new VPN plugins
156 * Support for handling suspend/resume signals from UPower
157 * Ensure users are allowed to enable/disable WiFi and networking
158 * Ensure WiFi enable state is perserved across reboot and suspend
159 * Better handling of /etc/hosts and preservation of custom hostnames
160 * Support for the systemd session management service
161 * Better handling of 'keyfile' system connection errors
162 * Support for S390 network devices
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168 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.6
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171 This is a new major stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include:
173 * Multiple active devices
174 * Internet connection sharing
175 * Support for many mobile broadband devices
176 * Full static IP support
177 * More reliable connections
178 * Rich, flexible D-Bus API
179 * Boot-time connections (no logins required)
182 ==============================================
184 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.2
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187 0.6.2 is a bug fix release. Note that NetworkManager no longer automatically
188 runs dhcdbd if it is not running. This means that it is now the system's
189 responsibility to start dhcdbd prior to NetworkManager, e.g. in the
190 distribution's NetworkManager initscript.
193 * Many, many bug fixes (Everyone)
194 * Dynamic WEP Support (Robert Love)
197 * Many bug fixes (Everyone)
200 ==============================================
202 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.6.0
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205 0.6.1 is a minor bug fix release.
208 * Improved activation cancelation (Dan Williams)
209 * Workarounds for non-WPA drivers (Dan Williams)
210 * Fix WPA Enterprise crasher (Robert Love)
213 * Hide password entry fields by default (Robert Love)
214 * Add toggle to show/hide password field (Robert Love)
215 * Add 'Remove' option to right-click menu (Robert Love)
217 ==============================================
219 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.1
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222 This releases ushers in WPA support, as well as many other features, bug fixes,
225 We now require libnl, a netlink library (http://people.suug.ch/~tgr/libnl/) and
226 wpa_supplicant, a WPA supplicant (http://hostap.epitest.fi/wpa_supplicant/).
228 Two new VPN modules are part of the distribution: openvpn and pptp.
231 * WPA and WPA2 support (Dan Williams)
232 * WPA Enterprise support (Robert Love)
233 * Rearchitecting, refactoring (Dan Williams)
234 * wpa_supplicant support (Dan Williams, Kay Sievers)
235 * NIS support (Robert Love)
236 * DHCP hostname support (Timo Hoenig)
237 * ISDN support, improve dial up support (Robert Love)
238 * Man pages (Robert Love)
239 * Survive DBUS and HAL restarts (Timo Hoening)
240 * Generate PID files (Dan Willians)
241 * Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
244 * New tray icon look and behavior (Robert Love, Dan Williams)
245 * New wireless security layer (Dan Williams)
246 * New "Enable Networking" toggle (Robert Love)
247 * Display speed of current connection (Robert Love)
248 * Bug fixes and clean ups (the whole gang)
250 ==============================================
252 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.5.0
253 ==============================================
256 * Don't drop the last scanned AP (Dan Williams)
257 * Broadcast state change when disconnected (Robert Love)
258 * The Slackware backend now builds (Nico)
259 * Don't install unsued config files (Dan Williams)
260 * Add a test for libnm_glib_unregister_callback (Christopher Aillon)
261 * Requires wireless-tools 28pre9 (Christopher Aillon)
264 * Use g_get_host_name () if we've got it (Christopher Aillon)
265 * Fix an unitialized variable (Robert Love)
266 * Fix sensitivity of VPN items (Robert Love)
269 ==============================================
271 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.4.1
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275 * Initscripts are now generated
276 * Not waiting as long for scans to complete (Bill Moss).
277 * Fix several D-BUS object leaks (John Palmieri, Dan Williams,
279 * VPN now advertises state changes
280 * Make --without-named work (j@bootlab.org)
281 * Make --with-dhcdbd work correctly (j@bootlab.org)
282 * Fix timeout scan values (Bill Moss)
283 * Send notifications of device strength changing so clients do
285 * Don't return a UDI device if it doesn't exist (Tomislav Vujec)
286 * Strip whitespace from the VPN banner (Bill Moss)
287 * VPN Manager rewritten to better support signals (Dan Williams)
288 * Don't allow clients to determine what states we should be
289 scanning in, add logic to scan when we need to.
290 * Blacklist some common ESSIDs such that multiple access points
291 with these ESSIDs aren't treated as the same network.
292 * Support for D-BUS enabled named (Dan Williams)
293 * Only '#' is a valid comment in resolv.conf (Robert Love)
294 * Don't try to set auth mode on the AP from the allowed list if
295 it's NULL (Bill Moss)
296 * Add internal scanning code so we don't have to use iwlib's
297 code any longer (Dan Williams)
298 * libnm now uses guints instead of gints for its callback IDs.
299 * libnm_glib_unregister_callback () now works.
300 * Fix our scanning interval (Robert Love)
301 * Updates to backends for Gentoo, SuSE, RedHat, Debian, and
302 Slackware (Robert Love, Peter Jones, Bill Nottingham,
304 - Dialup support in RedHat backend
305 - ISDN support in SUSE backend
309 * The applet is no longer threaded (Dan Williams)
310 * Dialogs no longer block the UI when shown
311 * Passphrase dialog now treats Esc keypresses properly
312 * Create Network and Connect to Network dialogs now have
313 different window titles
314 * New icons for connecting to a network and to a VPN
316 * Context menu items have been cleaned up
317 * Pressing enter in the passphrase entry should activate the
319 * Fix icon animation smoothness
320 * Display more data in the Connection Information dialog
324 ============================================
326 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.3
327 ============================================
331 * Debian backend fixes, Thom May
332 * Build fixes, Thom May
333 * Better handling of encrypted devices, Dan Williams
334 * Better handling of user-selected access points, Dan Williams
336 NetworkManagerNotification:
338 * Simplified D-Bus code, Dan Williams
339 * Better error handling and feedback, Dan Williams
340 * Greatly simplify the locking to UI smoother, Dan Williams
342 ============================================
344 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.2
345 ============================================
349 * Lots of fixes, Dan Williams
350 * Support static IP addresses, Dan Williams
351 - Get broadcast address from config files, Robert Paskowitz
352 * Support for non-ESSID-broadcasting base stations, Dan Williams
353 * Only accept and manager 802.3 and 802.11 devices, Dan Williams
354 * Don't blow away an active wired connection on startup, Dan Williams
355 * Improve strength calculation, Dan Williams
356 * Constantly scanning behavior, Dan Williams
357 * add .pc file, Colin Walters
358 * move to syslog, Dan Willemsen
359 * Improve MD5 hashing of 128-bit passphrases, Colin Walters
360 * DBUS API docs, Dan Williams
361 * Cleanups, Colin Walters
362 * Trusted networks, Dan Williams
364 - Debian, Thom May and Mark Roach
365 - Slackware, Narayan Newton
366 * Fixes and functionality improvements in Gentoo backend, Robert Paskowitz
370 * Example python code, Bryan Clark.
371 * python test framework, Bryan Clark
375 * Trusted networks, Dan Williams
376 * Escape ESSIDs in gconf, Dan Williams
377 * Lifecycle improvements, John Palmieri
381 * New/Improved translations: da de sv en_CA nb no pa bs pt_BR wa gu es
391 Francisco Javier F. Serrador
392 Martin Willemoes Hansen
395 NetworkManagerNotification:
397 * Complete rewrite, Jonathan Blandford and John Palmieri
398 - Now a Notification area
400 - Hook up the "other network" dialog to do something
401 * New icons, Diana Fong