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RELEASE NOTES FOR IPTRAF 2.5.0
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This file contains important release information for IPTraf 2.5.0. Please
read it in full before running this new version for the first time.
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NEW INTERFACE SUPPORT
---------------------
This version now includes support for Frame Relay DLCI and FRAD
interfaces.
CHANGES TO THE FILTERS
----------------------
The filters for IP protocols other than TCP and UDP (e.g. ICMP, IGMP, OSPF,
etc.) are now based on IP addresses and wildcard masks similar to the TCP/UDP
filters (as opposed to the simple on/off style in earlier versions).
However, unlike the TCP/UDP filters, they only match in a single direction,
that is, they match only packets with the matching source and destination
addresses, but not packets with those addresses reversed.
For example, if you specify a filter to match ICMP from your machine,
say, 192.168.1.1 to a remote system, say, 10.1.1.1. If you send an ICMP
echo request (ping) to 10.1.1.1, the IP traffic monitor will show it, but
the reply from 10.1.1.1 to 192.168.1.1 won't. If you also want to see the
return packets, you must specify another filter entry for it as well.
If you want to exclude (show all except as specified), the Include/Exclude
field is also there as in the TCP/UDP filters.
See the manual for more details.
MENU PLACEMENT FOR TCP FILTERS
------------------------------
The TCP filters menu options has been removed from the main menu and placed
with all the others under a single Filters... menu.
SAVED FILTERS FROM PREVIOUS VERSIONS
------------------------------------
Because of the change in the filter state file format, the Setup script
will clear the existing state file, therefore requiring that you reapply
your TCP and UDP filters. There is no need to redefine your existing
TCP and UDP filter data.
You may then proceed to define your filters for the other IP protocols.
IMPROVED SORTING
----------------
The sorting code now uses the Quicksort algorithm so sorting should now
be much improved. (For the computer science types out there, sorting is
now performed in O(n log n) time on the average, rather than O(n^2) with
the previous algorithm.
MANUAL FORMAT
-------------
The manual sports a new look for sidebars (notes, tips, additional
information). Sidebars now appear in shaded boxes instead of merely
between horizontal lines. This makes them easier to spot.
DISTRIBUTION
------------
iptraf-2.5.0.tar.gz will no longer contain precompiled executable
programs. The Setup script will detect this and automatically compile. A
separate distribution package will contain only the precompiled programs
(no source) in iptraf-2.5.0.(arch).bin.tar.gz. The package with the
precompiled programs will have the same setup script that will immediately
install.
Both packages though will contain the Setup script, the README files, the
FAQ, INSTALL, COPYING, and RELEASE-NOTES files, and the documentation.
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