News ==== NetworkManager-0.9.2 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.0 ==============================================
* Support for libnl2 and libnl3 and various leak fixes * Various small bug fixes in the ifnet config plugin * Ensure IPv6 link-local DNS servers work correctly in the dnsmasq DNS plugin * Add ability for nmcli to delete connections * Fix setup of connection sharing with newer iptables versions * Ensure WiMAX activation emits correct signals (fixes initial signal strength) * Fix an issue with duplicated keyfile connections * Ensure the 'novj' options is passed through to pppd * Store timestamps for VPN connections too ============================================== NetworkManager-0.9.0 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.x ============================================== This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include: * All connections and configuration now managed by NetworkManager * Secrets for any connection can now be stored in user session or by NetworkManager * All secrets can now be requested each time * Fast User Switching support * Support for WiMAX mobile broadband * Connections can now be restricted to one or more users * Support for 802.1X certificate subject matching for greater security * Requires wpa_supplicant 0.7 or later * Better support for AP roaming using nl80211 and background scanning * Simplified D-Bus API for easier client usage * Support for GObject Introspection in libnm-glib and libnm-util ============================================== NetworkManager-0.8.6 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.4 ============================================== This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include: * Fix handling of WINS server address in libnm-glib * Fix checks for s390 CTC device types * Fix export of nm_device_get_ip_iface() in libnm-glib * Fix export of IPv6 DNS GValue conversion functions in libnm-glib * Recognize and manage platform 'gadget' devices * Send only "short" hostname, not FQDN, to DHCP servers * Allow "_" as a valid character for GSM APNs * Handle shared connections in the ifnet plugin * Fix Ad-Hoc frequency selection for user-created Ad-Hoc networks * Allow failed connections to be retried when Ethernet carrier bounces * Allow usage of paths for certificates and keys in the keyfile plugin * Fix crash requesting system VPN secrets * Add ability to blacklist certain MAC addresses for wired & wifi connections * Ensure users are authorized to share wifi networks (CVE-2011-2176) ============================================== NetworkManager-0.8.4 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.2 ============================================== This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include: * Preliminary support for Exherbo Linux * Logging fixes to suppress unnecessary messages * Ensure removed devices are cleaned up * Fix potential 64-bit crash updating timestamps * IPv6 setup, routing, and compliance fixes * Fix WWAN enable/disable handling * Handle reverse DNS lookups with local caching nameserver configurations * Ensure usable DNS configuration is written when NetworkManager quits * No longer updates /etc/hosts when hostname changes * Request WPAD option from DHCP servers * Allow use of paths for certificates and keys in connection keyfiles * Allow operation without any DHCP client installed * Fix operation with newer versions of dnsmasq * nmcli support for WWAN connections * Persistent hostname sent to DHCP servers by default * Allow disabing PPP support at build time * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling S390 CTC device configuration * Red Hat/Fedora ifcfg plugin fixes for handling IPADDR config items * Shutdown crash fixes * Memory leak fixes * Documentation fixes and updates * and much more... ============================================== NetworkManager-0.8.2 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.8.1 ============================================== This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include: * Native local caching nameserver support using dnsmasq * Automatically detect addition and removal of new VPN plugins * Support for handling suspend/resume signals from UPower * Ensure users are allowed to enable/disable WiFi and networking * Ensure WiFi enable state is perserved across reboot and suspend * Better handling of /etc/hosts and preservation of custom hostnames * Support for the systemd session management service * Better handling of 'keyfile' system connection errors * Support for S390 network devices * and much more... 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