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@@ -1,3 +1,51 @@ +=============================================== +NetworkManager-1.0 +Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.10 +=============================================== + +This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include: + +* A new 'libnm' GObject-based client library to replace libnm-util/libnm-glib + - IP address, IP route, hardware address, and other properties are now + represented as strings + - Based on GIO's GDBus bindings instead of dbus-glib + - Uses modern GObject APIs including GAsyncResult and GVariant + - For more information see https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/NetworkManager/libnm +* Devices and VPN connections now have individual default routes. Priorities + are handled through configurable route metrics. +* nmcli now supports password requests and PolicyKit authorizations +* A faster, lighter-weight (though less capable) internal DHCP client has been + added and may be selected with the "dhcp=internal" option. It supports + fewer DHCP options and does not yet support DHCPv6. +* A new 'configure-and-quit=yes' option has been added for environments with + less dynamic network configuration +* When running on 3.17 and later kernels, NetworkManager handles IPv6LL address + assignment to ensure that IPv6 connectivity is not enabled until + intentionally configured by the user +* NetworkManager no longer causes the nl80211 kernel module to be loaded on + systems with no Wi-Fi devices +* Bluetooth DUN support now works with Bluez 5.x +* VPN connections can now persist across link changes and suspend/resume if + their VPN plugin supports this feature +* A new 'ibft' settings plugin has been added to support firmware-based + iBFT/iSCSI configurations. This functionality has been moved to 'ibft' + from the 'ifcfg-rh' plugin. +* IPv6 router advertisement MTUs are now respected +* NetworkManager no longer requires polkit libraries at runtime when Polkit + support is enabled, and Polkit can be disabled at build time too +* Automatically created connections are now deleted when their device goes away +* 'nmcli dev connect' now attemts to create a connection if none exists +* Manually configured static IPv6 configuration is kept even if SLAAC fails +* Manpages for the 'keyfile' and 'ifcfg-rh' plugins now describe their + configuration syntax and available options +* WWAN connections now support IPv6 if the modem and provider support IPv6 +* Software devices (bridge, bond, team, etc) can now be deleted from the D-Bus + API or with nmcli +* The manpages, documentation, and API annotations have received many cleanups +* Externally created virtual interfaces are no longer managed by NetworkManager + until they are set "up" or activated via nmcli + + ============================================== NetworkManager-0.9.10 Overview of changes since NetworkManager-0.9.8 @@ -52,8 +100,7 @@ This is a new stable release of NetworkManager. Notable changes include: * VPN connection IP details are now available via the D-Bus interface * VPN plugins can now request additional/new secrets from the user during the connection process -* 'veth' interfaces are now unmanaged by default to cooperate better with - external tools + ============================================== NetworkManager-0.9.8 |