From: Guus Sliepen Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 21:32:10 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Releasing 1.1pre4. X-Git-Tag: release-1.1pre4^0 X-Git-Url: https://git.tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5b7f42bca4dbfee7a5fa2bc119f4739baaeb2f55;p=tinc Releasing 1.1pre4. --- diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 806f2b79..3dea2b51 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,3 +1,17 @@ +Version 1.1pre4 December 5 2012 + + * Added the "AutoConnect" option which will let tinc automatically select + which nodes to connect to. + + * Improved performance of VLAN-tagged IP traffic inside the VPN. + + * Ensured LocalDiscovery works with multiple BindToAddress statements and/or + IPv6-only LANs. + + * Dropped dependency on libevent. + + * Fixed Windows version not reading packets from the TAP adapter. + Version 1.1pre3 October 14 2012 * New experimental protocol: @@ -41,7 +55,7 @@ Version 1.1pre1 June 25 2011 * tincctl, a commandline utility * tinc-gui, a preliminary GUI implemented in Python/wxWidgets - * Code cleanups and reorganization. + * Code cleanups and reorganization. * Repleacable cryptography backend, currently supports OpenSSL and libgcrypt. @@ -247,13 +261,13 @@ Version 1.0.6 Dec 18 2006 * Fixed a bug where broadcasts in switch and hub modes sometimes would not work anymore when part of the VPN had become disconnected from the rest. -version 1.0.5 Nov 14 2006 +Version 1.0.5 Nov 14 2006 * Lots of small fixes. * Broadcast packets no longer grow in size with each hop. This should fix switch mode (again). - + * Generic host-up and host-down scripts. * Optionally dump graph in graphviz format to a file or a script. @@ -262,347 +276,354 @@ version 1.0.5 Nov 14 2006 Thanks to Scott Lamb for his contributions to this version of tinc. -version 1.0.4 May 4 2005 +Version 1.0.4 May 4 2005 * Fix switch and hub modes. * Optionally start scripts when a Subnet becomes (un)reachable. -version 1.0.3 Nov 11 2004 +Version 1.0.3 Nov 11 2004 -* Show error message when failing to write a PID file. + * Show error message when failing to write a PID file. -* Ignore spaces at end of lines in config files. + * Ignore spaces at end of lines in config files. -* Fix handling of late packets. + * Fix handling of late packets. -* Unify BSD tun/tap device handling. This allows IPv6 on tun devices and - anything on tap devices as long as the underlying OS supports it. + * Unify BSD tun/tap device handling. This allows IPv6 on tun devices and + anything on tap devices as long as the underlying OS supports it. -* Handle IPv6 on Solaris tun devices. + * Handle IPv6 on Solaris tun devices. -* Allow tinc to work properly under Windows XP SP2. + * Allow tinc to work properly under Windows XP SP2. -* Allow VLAN tagged Ethernet frames in switch and hub mode. + * Allow VLAN tagged Ethernet frames in switch and hub mode. -* Experimental PMTUDiscovery, TunnelServer and BlockingTCP options. + * Experimental PMTUDiscovery, TunnelServer and BlockingTCP options. -version 1.0.2 Nov 8 2003 +Version 1.0.2 Nov 8 2003 -* Fix address and hostname resolving under Windows. + * Fix address and hostname resolving under Windows. -* Remove warnings about non-existing scripts and unsupported address families. + * Remove warnings about non-existing scripts and unsupported address families. -* Use the event logger under Windows. + * Use the event logger under Windows. -* Fix quoting of filenames and command line arguments under Windows. + * Fix quoting of filenames and command line arguments under Windows. -* Strict checks for length incoming network packets and return values of - cryptographic functions, + * Strict checks for length incoming network packets and return values of + cryptographic functions, -* Fix a bug in metadata handling that made the tinc daemon abort. + * Fix a bug in metadata handling that made the tinc daemon abort. -version 1.0.1 Aug 14 2003 +Version 1.0.1 Aug 14 2003 -* Allow empty lines in config files. + * Allow empty lines in config files. -* Fix handling of spaces and backslashes in filenames under native Windows. + * Fix handling of spaces and backslashes in filenames under native Windows. -* Allow scripts to be executed under native Windows. + * Allow scripts to be executed under native Windows. -* Update documentation, make it less Linux specific. + * Update documentation, make it less Linux specific. -version 1.0 Aug 4 2003 +Version 1.0 Aug 4 2003 -* Lots of small bugfixes and code cleanups. + * Lots of small bugfixes and code cleanups. -* Throughput doubled and latency reduced. + * Throughput doubled and latency reduced. -* Added support for LZO compression. + * Added support for LZO compression. -* No need to set MAC address or disable ARP anymore. + * No need to set MAC address or disable ARP anymore. -* Added support for Windows 2000 and XP, both natively and in a Cygwin - environment. + * Added support for Windows 2000 and XP, both natively and in a Cygwin + environment. -version 1.0pre8 Sep 16 2002 +Version 1.0pre8 Sep 16 2002 -* More fixes for subnets with prefixlength undivisible by 8. + * More fixes for subnets with prefixlength undivisible by 8. -* Added support for NetBSD and MacOS/X. + * Added support for NetBSD and MacOS/X. -* Switched from undirected graphs to directed graphs to avoid certain race - conditions and improve scalability. + * Switched from undirected graphs to directed graphs to avoid certain race + conditions and improve scalability. -* Generalized broadcasting and forwarding of protocol messages. + * Generalized broadcasting and forwarding of protocol messages. -* Cleanup of source code. + * Cleanup of source code. +Version 1.0pre7 Apr 7 2002 -version 1.0pre7 Apr 7 2002 + * Don't do blocking read()s when getting a signal. -* Don't do blocking read()s when getting a signal. + * Remove RSA key checking code, since it sometimes thinks perfectly good RSA + keys are bad. -* Remove RSA key checking code, since it sometimes thinks perfectly good RSA - keys are bad. + * Fix handling of subnets when prefixlength isn't divisible by 8. -* Fix handling of subnets when prefixlength isn't divisible by 8. +Version 1.0pre6 Mar 27 2002 + * Improvement of redundant links: + * Non-blocking connects. + * Protocol broadcast messages can no longer go into an infinite loop. + * Graph algorithm updated to look harder for direct connections. -version 1.0pre6 Mar 27 2002 + * Good support for routing IPv6 packets over the VPN. Works on Linux, + FreeBSD, possibly OpenBSD but not on Solaris. -* Improvement of redundant links: + * Support for tunnels over IPv6 networks. Works on all supported + operating systems. - * Non-blocking connects. - - * Protocol broadcast messages can no longer go into an infinite loop. - - * Graph algorithm updated to look harder for direct connections. + * Optional compression of UDP connections using zlib. -* Good support for routing IPv6 packets over the VPN. Works on Linux, - FreeBSD, possibly OpenBSD but not on Solaris. + * Optionally let UDP connections inherit TOS field of tunneled packets. -* Support for tunnels over IPv6 networks. Works on all supported - operating systems. + * Optionally start scripts when certain hosts become (un)reachable. -* Optional compression of UDP connections using zlib. +Version 1.0pre5 Feb 9 2002 -* Optionally let UDP connections inherit TOS field of tunneled packets. + * Security enhancements: + * Added sequence number and optional message authentication code to + the packets. + * Configurable encryption cipher and digest algorithms. -* Optionally start scripts when certain hosts become (un)reachable. + * More robust handling of dis- and reconnects. + * Added a "switch" and a "hub" mode to allow bridging setups. -version 1.0pre5 Feb 9 2002 + * Preliminary support for routing of IPv6 packets. -* Security enhancements: + * Supports Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Solaris. - * Added sequence number and optional message authentication code to - the packets. +Version 1.0pre4 Jan 17 2001 - * Configurable encryption cipher and digest algorithms. + * Updated documentation; the documentation now reflects the + configuration as it is. -* More robust handling of dis- and reconnects. + * Some internal changes to make tinc scale better for large + networks, such as using AVL trees instead of linked lists for the + connection list. -* Added a "switch" and a "hub" mode to allow bridging setups. + * RSA keys can be stored in separate files if needed. See the + documentation for more information. -* Preliminary support for routing of IPv6 packets. + * Tinc has now been reported to run on Linux PowerPC and FreeBSD x86. -* Supports Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Solaris. +Version 1.0pre3 Oct 31 2000 + * The protocol has been redesigned, and although some details are + still under discussion, this is secure. Care has been taken to + resist most, if not all, attacks. -It looks like this might be the last release before 1.0. + * Unfortunately this protocol is not compatible with earlier versions, + nor are earlier versions compatible with this version. Because the + older protocol has huge security flaws, we feel that not + implementing backwards compatibility is justified. + * Some data about the protocol: + * It uses public/private RSA keys for authentication (this is the + actual fix for the security hole). + * All cryptographic functions have been taken out of tinc, instead + it uses the OpenSSL library functions. + * Offers support for multiple subnets per tinc daemon. -version 1.0pre4 Jan 17 2001 + * New is also the support for the universal tun/tap device. This + means better portability to FreeBSD and Solaris. -* Updated documentation; the documentation now reflects the - configuration as it is. + * Tinc is tested to compile on Solaris, Linux x86, Linux alpha. -* Some internal changes to make tinc scale better for large - networks, such as using AVL trees instead of linked lists for the - connection list. + * Tinc now uses the OpenSSL library for cryptographic operations. + More information on getting and installing OpenSSL is in the manual. + This also means that the GMP library is no longer required. -* RSA keys can be stored in separate files if needed. See the - documentation for more information. + * Further, thanks to Enrique Zanardi, we have Spanish messages; Matias + Carrasco provided us with a Spanish translation of the manual. -* tinc has now been reported to run on Linux PowerPC and FreeBSD x86. +Version 1.0pre2 May 31 2000 + * This version has been internationalized; and a Dutch translation has + been included. + * Two configuration variables have been added: + * VpnMask - the IP network mask for the entire VPN, not just our + subnet (as given by MyVirtualIP). The Redhat and Debian packages + use this variable in their system startup scripts, but it is + ignored by tinc. + * Hostnames - if set to `yes', look up the names of IP addresses + trying to connect to us. Default set to `no', to prevent lockups + during lookups. -version 1.0pre3 Oct 31 2000 + * The system startup scripts for Debian and Redhat use + /etc/tinc/nets.boot to find out which networks need to be started + during system boot. -* The protocol has been redesigned, and although some details are - still under discussion, this is secure. Care has been taken to - resist most, if not all, attacks. - -* Unfortunately this protocol is not compatible with earlier versions, - nor are earlier versions compatible with this version. Because the - older protocol has huge security flaws, we feel that not - implementing backwards compatibility is justified. + * Fixes to prevent denial of service attacks by sending random data + after connecting (and even when the connection has been established), + either random garbage or just nonsensical protocol fields. -* Some data about the protocol: + * Tinc will retry to connect upon startup, does not quit if it doesn't + work the first time. - * It uses public/private RSA keys for authentication (this is the - actual fix for the security hole). + * Hosts that are disconnected implicitly if we lose a connection get + deleted from the internal list, to prevent hogging eachother with + add and delete requests when the connection is restored. - * All cryptographic functions have been taken out of tinc, instead - it uses the OpenSSL library functions. +Version 1.0pre1 May 12 2000 - * Offers support for multiple subnets per tinc daemon. + * New meta-protocol -* New is also the support for the universal tun/tap device. This - means better portability to FreeBSD and Solaris. + * Various other bugfixes -* tinc is tested to compile on Solaris, Linux x86, Linux alpha. + * Documentation updates -* tinc now uses the OpenSSL library for cryptographic operations. - More information on getting and installing OpenSSL is in the manual. - This also means that the GMP library is no longer required. +Version 0.3.3 Feb 9 2000 -* Further, thanks to Enrique Zanardi, we have Spanish messages; Matias - Carrasco provided us with a Spanish translation of the manual. + * Fixed bug that made tinc stop working with latest kernels + * Updated the manual -What still needs to be done before 1.0: +Version 0.3.2 Nov 12 1999 -* Documentation. Especially since the protocol has changed, and a lot - of configuration directives have been added. + * No more `Invalid filedescriptor' when working with multiple + connections. + * Forward unknown packets to uplink. +Version 0.3.1 Oct 20 1999 + * Fixed a bug where tinc would exit without a trace. -version 1.0pre2 May 31 2000 +Version 0.3 Aug 20 1999 -* This version has been internationalized; and a Dutch translation has - been included. - -* Two configuration variables have been added: - * VpnMask - the IP network mask for the entire VPN, not just our - subnet (as given by MyVirtualIP). The Redhat and Debian packages - use this variable in their system startup scripts, but it is - ignored by tinc. - * Hostnames - if set to `yes', look up the names of IP addresses - trying to connect to us. Default set to `no', to prevent lockups - during lookups. - -* The system startup scripts for Debian and Redhat use - /etc/tinc/nets.boot to find out which networks need to be started - during system boot. - -* Fixes to prevent denial of service attacks by sending random data - after connecting (and even when the connection has been established), - either random garbage or just nonsensical protocol fields. - -* tinc will retry to connect upon startup, does not quit if it doesn't - work the first time. - -* Hosts that are disconnected implicitly if we lose a connection get - deleted from the internal list, to prevent hogging eachother with - add and delete requests when the connection is restored. - - -What still needs to be done before 1.0: - -* Documentation. -* Failover ConnectTo lines, try another one if the first doesn't work. + * Pings now work immediately. + * All packet sizes get transmitted correctly. +Version 0.2.26 Aug 15 1999 + * Fixed some remaining bugs. -version 1.0pre1 May 12 2000 - * New meta-protocol - * Various other bugfixes - * Documentation updates + * --sysconfdir works with configure. -version 0.3.3 Feb 9 2000 - * Fixed bug that made tinc stop working with latest kernels (Guus - Sliepen) - * Updated the manual + * Last version before 0.3. + +Version 0.2.25 Aug 8 1999 -version 0.3.2 Nov 12 1999 - * no more `Invalid filedescriptor' when working with multiple - connections - * forward unknown packets to uplink + * Improved stability, going towards 0.3 now. -version 0.3.1 Oct 20 1999 - * fixed a bug where tinc would exit without a trace +Version 0.2.24 Aug 7 1999 -version 0.3 Aug 20 1999 - * pings now work immediately - * all packet sizes get transmitted correctly + * Added key aging, there's a new config variable, KeyExpire. -version 0.2.26 Aug 15 1999 - * fixed some remaining bugs - * --sysconfdir works with configure - * last version before 0.3 + * Updated man and info pages. -version 0.2.25 Aug 8 1999 - * improved stability, going towards 0.3 now. +Version 0.2.23 Aug 5 1999 -version 0.2.24 Aug 7 1999 - * added key aging, there's a new config variable, KeyExpire. - * updated man and info pages + * All known bugs fixed, this is a candidate for 0.3. -version 0.2.23 Aug 5 1999 - * all known bugs fixed, this is a candidate for 0.3 +Version 0.2.22 Apr 11 1999 -version 0.2.22 Apr 11 1999 - * multiconnection thing is now working nearly perfect :) + * Multiconnection thing is now working nearly perfect :) + +Version 0.2.21 Apr 10 1999 -version 0.2.21 Apr 10 1999 * You shouldn't notice a thing, but a lot has changed wrt key management - except that it refuses to talk to versions < 0.2.20 -version 0.2.20 +Version 0.2.19 Apr 3 1999 + + * Don't install a libcipher.so. + +Version 0.2.18 Apr 3 1999 + + * Blowfish library dynamically loaded upon execution. + + * Included Eric Young's IDEA library. -version 0.2.19 Apr 3 1999 - * don't install a libcipher.so +Version 0.2.17 Apr 1 1999 -version 0.2.18 Apr 3 1999 - * blowfish library dynamically loaded upon execution - * included Eric Young's IDEA library + * Tincd now re-executes itself in case of a segmentation fault. -version 0.2.17 Apr 1 1999 - * tincd now re-executes itself in case of a segmentation fault. +Version 0.2.16 Apr 1 1999 -version 0.2.16 Apr 1 1999 - * wrote tincd.conf(5) man page, which still needs a lot of work. - * config file now accepts and tolerates spaces, and any integer base -for integer variables, and better error reporting. See -doc/tincd.conf.sample for an example. + * Wrote tincd.conf(5) man page, which still needs a lot of work. -version 0.2.15 Mar 29 1999 - * fixed bugs + * Config file now accepts and tolerates spaces, and any integer base + for integer variables, and better error reporting. See + doc/tincd.conf.sample for an example. -version 0.2.14 Feb 10 1999 - * added --timeout flag and PingTimeout configuration - * did some first syslog cleanup work +Version 0.2.15 Mar 29 1999 -version 0.2.13 Jan 23 1999 - * bugfixes + * Fixed bugs. -version 0.2.12 Jan 23 1999 - * fixed nauseating bug so that it would crash whenever a connection -got lost +Version 0.2.14 Feb 10 1999 -version 0.2.11 Jan 22 1999 - * framework for multiple connections has been done - * simple manpage for tincd + * Added --timeout flag and PingTimeout configuration. + * Did some first syslog cleanup work. -version 0.2.10 Jan 18 1999 - * passphrase support added +Version 0.2.13 Jan 23 1999 -version 0.2.9 Jan 13 1999 - * bugs fixed. + * Bugfixes. -version 0.2.8 Jan 11 1999 - * a reworked protocol version - * a ping/pong system - * more reliable networking code - * automatic reconnection - * still does not work with more than one connection :) - * strips MAC addresses before sending, so there's less overhead, and -less redundancy +Version 0.2.12 Jan 23 1999 -version 0.2.7 Jan 3 1999 - * several updates to make extending more easy. + * Fixed nauseating bug so that it would crash whenever a connection + got lost. + +Version 0.2.11 Jan 22 1999 + + * Framework for multiple connections has been done. + + * Simple manpage for tincd. + +Version 0.2.10 Jan 18 1999 + + * Passphrase support added. + +Version 0.2.9 Jan 13 1999 + + * Bugs fixed. + +Version 0.2.8 Jan 11 1999 + + * A reworked protocol version. + + * A ping/pong system. + + * More reliable networking code. + + * Automatic reconnection. + + * Still does not work with more than one connection :) + + * Strips MAC addresses before sending, so there's less overhead, and + less redundancy. + +Version 0.2.7 Jan 3 1999 + + * Several updates to make extending more easy. + +Version 0.2.6 Dec 20 1998 -version 0.2.6 Dec 20 1998 * Point-to-Point connections have been established, including -blowfish encryption and a secret key-exchange. + Blowfish encryption and a secret key-exchange. + +Version 0.2.5 Dec 16 1998 -version 0.2.5 Dec 16 1998 * Project renamed to tinc, in honour of TINC. -version 0.2.4 Dec 16 1998 - * now it really does ;) +Version 0.2.4 Dec 16 1998 + + * Now it really does ;) + +Version 0.2.3 Nov 24 1998 + + * It sort of works now. -version 0.2.3 Nov 24 1998 - * it sort of works now +Version 0.2.2 Nov 20 1998 -version 0.2.2 Nov 20 1998 - * uses GNU gmp. + * Uses GNU gmp. -version 0.2.1 Nov 14 1998 +Version 0.2.1 Nov 14 1998 * Bare version. diff --git a/README b/README index 1566af92..639829ca 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -This is the README file for tinc version 1.1pre3. Installation +This is the README file for tinc version 1.1pre4. Installation instructions may be found in the INSTALL file. tinc is Copyright (C) 1998-2012 by: @@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ at your own risk. Compatibility ------------- -Version 1.1pre3 is compatible with 1.0pre8, 1.0 and later, but not with older +Version 1.1pre4 is compatible with 1.0pre8, 1.0 and later, but not with older versions of tinc. When the ExperimentalProtocol option is used, tinc is still compatible with -1.0.X and 1.1pre3 itself, but not with any other 1.1preX version. +1.0.X and 1.1pre4 itself, but not with any other 1.1preX version. Requirements diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in index 1f0945f3..e513248a 100644 --- a/configure.in +++ b/configure.in @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.61) AC_INIT AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/tincd.c]) AC_GNU_SOURCE -AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(tinc, 1.1pre3) +AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(tinc, 1.1pre4) AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h]) AM_MAINTAINER_MODE @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ AC_CACHE_SAVE dnl These are defined in files in m4/ -AC_ARG_WITH(libgcrypt, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-libgcrypt], [enable use of libgcrypt instead of OpenSSL])], []) +dnl AC_ARG_WITH(libgcrypt, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-libgcrypt], [enable use of libgcrypt instead of OpenSSL])], []) tinc_CURSES tinc_READLINE