Release-Notes fli4l - Version 2.1.12


        Fli4l-Team
        [translated to English by felix@fli4l.de]


Introduction
############

Many changes to the fli4l concept will not be noticed at all by the user,
because they literally disappear amongst the many lines of script code that
ships with fli4l. One change in this release 2.1.12 however, does not belong to
this category: The web user interface (mini-httpd) got a complete makeover;
check it out!

Another important change is the extended support for internationalisation in
fli4l. In addition to German and English, now also French and Dutch
can be selected in 'config/base.txt'. For imonc and mkfli4l (build) also
Hungarian can be selected.

There's also an all-new package: *Xen-Kernel*. This package provides functionality
to run fli4l inside a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xen - Xen] domain. To use
this package you will need a Xen-Server of course.

Furthermore, the kernel now provides support for IPv6 as well as some updated
drivers. (Note: fli4l does not yet fully support IPv6!)

The *uClibc* library has been updated to version 0.9.28. LFS-support is now
activated.

Attention external developers: Your executables have to be recompiled!

Detailed list of changes
########################

base package
============

* The build process is now faster - thanks to the tool 'tar-filter' we created.
  This change is especially noticeable if your fli4l files are on a network
  share.

* On windows, a CF-card (which has to be correctly partitioned and formatted)
  can now be directly used as an install medium for hd-installation.

* CDs can now be created in floppy-emulation-mode (some older computers need
  that).

* Simplified creation of custom keymaps.

* Introduction of customisable limits for the reject-packets the router will
  send.

* Limits for rate and size of ICMP echo replies the router will send.

advanced_networking
===================

* ebtables have been updated.

chrony
======

* If your clock differs more than 30 secs from the time server at boot time,
  'chrony' will no longer slow down or accelerate your system clock until both
  clocks are in sync but outright set your system clock to the correct time.
  This does not affect normal runtime behaviour of chrony.
* 'chrony' has been updated to version 2.0.2.

dsl
===

* PPPOE_ETH now allows a dummy-device to be used.
* The password can be left empty as this seems to be necessary with some
  providers that use MAC-address-authentication.
* New value for PPPOE_TIMEOUT: 'never' - pppd will never automatically terminate
  your connection and re-dial whenever the connection is closed by the remote
  server (previously this behaviour could be emulated by setting dialmode auto +
  timeout 0, but this confused some users).

dyndns
======

* Added some new providers, removed provider Fidosoft.

hd
====

* 'syslinux' has been updated to version 3.11. This should resolve
  all installation problems when using a hd.
* ide-cdroms can now be put into sleep mode, provided that the drives support
  this feature.
* French has been added as new language for the hd-installation.

httpd
=====

* The web GUI has been completely redesigned. CGI-scripts in external OPTs
  should still work, but there may be problems. The respective authors are
  kindly requested to update their scripts according to the instructions given
  in the developer-docs.

isdn
====

* ipppd has been updated to version 3.7, that means mschap is now fully
  supported.

kernel-modules-extra
====================

* no changes.

lcd
===

* no changes.

lpdrsv
======

* minor changes.

openvpn
=======

* Update of OpenVPN binaries to version 2.0.5

pcmcia
======

* minor changes.


ppp
===

* no changes.

proxy
=====

* no changes.

qos
===

* A second way to prioritise packets has been added. This feature is yet
  untested and lacks proper documentation.

serial
======

* no changes.

src
===

* Update of buildroot for uclibc 0.9.28.
* LFS has been activated
* IPv6-support has been activated in kernel

sshd
====

* Added functionality to automatically recognise public-keys that need
  conversion. If such a key is found during the build-phase, it will be
  automatically converted at boot-time.

time
====

* see chrony!

tools
=====

* The program 'less' has been added. It will enable you to read log-files and
  similar more comfortably.

vpn
===

* The former VPN-package has been split into the packages openvpn and cipe.
  OPT_CIPE now can only be found in the 
  [http://www.fli4l.de/german/extern/opt - OPT-Database]

usb:
====

* no changes.

wlan
====

* WPA2-support has been added for some drivers.
* rt2500 driver for Ralink RT2500 54 MBit-cards has been added.
* hostap_* driver updated to version 0.3.9.
* The madwifi-driver for Atheros-cards can be downloaded from the
  [http://www.fli4l.de/german/extern/opt/search.pl?pid=353 - OPT-Database].

xen-kernel
==========
* pre-compiled kernel for use in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xen - Xen]
  environment