NetworkManager 1.0.8 Is a Massive Release, Supports IPv6-Only VPN Connections

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Now available for all GNU/Linux operating systems

NetworkManager 1.0.8 released

The developers of the popular NetworkManager software, which is used in numerous GNU/Linux operating system as the default network connection manager solution, announced a new stable release, NetworkManager 1.0.8.

According to the internal changelog, which we've attached at the end of the article for reference, NetworkManager 1.0.8 is a massive release that introduces a great number of new features, such as support for IPv6-only VPN connections, support for setting PPP and IPv6 options for CDMA and GDM connections, as well as support for adding ADSL connections through nmcli.

Additionally, the support for Bluetooth DUN devices using the next-generation Bluez 5 framework has been improved, it is now possible to build the software using older toolchains, s390 CTC devices are now correctly detected, automatically configured routes are now ignored by nmtui, and NetworkManager is capable of accurately applying MTUs indicated by VPN gateways.

Default routes are now being properly restored after the device is disconnected, it is now possible to enslave team devices to bridges, HUP signals are now used for reloading the configuration of the systemd service, non-static connections will no longer be affected by the GATEWAY property in /etc/sysconfig/network, and the Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) list is correctly updated when using the AP mode.

There are numerous other new features in NetworkManager 1.0.8

In addition to the changes mentioned above, NetworkManager 1.0.8 includes numerous other new features, such as the ability to propagate the changes of an enslaved VLAN's MAC address to the master device, support for creating a default Wired network connection immediate after the device was registered with udev, and it is now possible to override name servers that have been automatically obtained.

Last but not least, NetworkManager 1.0.8 will no longer attempt to manage a network device before it is registered with udev. Of course, numerous crashes and bugs reported by users since NetworkManager 1.0.6 have been fixed in this new stable release, along with updates to various language translations and several other under-the-hood improvements.

All users of GNU/Linux distributions are urged to update to NetworkManager 1.0.8 as soon as the package becomes available in the default software repositories of their operating system. Alternatively, you can download the NetworkManager 1.0.8 sources right now and start compiling the software by hand, which is not recommended for beginners.

NetworkManager 1.0.8 Changelog:

* MTU indicated by a VPN gateway is now properly applied.

* Fixed MSS setting when MTU changes.
* The default route is properly restored on device disconnect.
* Build with older toolchains has been fixed.
* The team devices can now properly be enslaved to bridges.
* Failed DHCP attempts for assumed connections are now retried after a timeout.
* Default wired connection is now created after udev registers the device.
* Support for Bluetooth DUN devices with Bluez 5 has been fixed.
* The ipv6.ignore-auto-dns property is now properly honored making it possible to override automatically obtained name servers.
* Invalid permanent MAC adddresses as reported by some devices are now ignored.
* Device links reported by more recent versions of Linux kernel that reside in different network namespaces are no longer confused with links in the namespace NetworkManager runs in.
* MAC address changes of VLANs enslaved to a bond are now properly propagated to the master device.
* Fixed error handling for teaming devices with invalid configuration.
* Wi-Fi AP list is now updated correctly after AP mode has been used.
* Management of a device is not attempted until the device has been registered with udev.
* The error handling for VPN secret agents is now significantly more robust.
* Detection of s390 CTC devices now works properly.
* A GATEWAY property in /etc/sysconfig/network now no longer affects
non-static connections.
* Added support for IPv6-only VPN connections.
* The systemd service now uses HUP signal to reload configuration.
* Change VLAN default flags to set REORDER_HDR for new connections.
* nmtui is now able to ignore automatically configured routes.
* Numerous bash shell autocompletion fixes for nmcli.
* Allow setting IPv6 and PPP settings for GDM and CDMA connections via nmcli.
* Added support for adding ADSL connections in nmcli.
* Numerous crash fixes.
* Updates to Swedish, Italian and Polish translations.

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