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3 | |
7ac0cca8 |
4 | 2.35 Feb 08 14:42 2008 |
5 | - Patch in Perl change #33242 by Nicholas Clark |
6 | <http://public.activestate.com/cgi-bin/perlbrowse/p/33242> |
7 | |
8 | 2.34 Dec 19 08:51 2007 |
9 | - Release primarily to prevent problems with the Perl core in |
10 | preparation for the Perl 5.10 release. No real bug fixes, but |
11 | text fixes are included. |
12 | - skip test t/510_ping_udp.t on Windows Vista. Thanks to Jan |
13 | Dubois for the code to test for Vista. |
14 | - t/510_ping_udp.t should check for a udp echo port, not a tcp |
15 | echo port. |
16 | |
af96568d |
17 | 2.33 Jul 31 20:15 2007 |
18 | - add new method port_number() rather than asking users to |
19 | twiddle with the internals of Net::Ping to probe a specific |
20 | port. This should resolve a few bugs where the documentation |
21 | was lacking. |
22 | - apply patch from bergonz at labs.it. This patch resolves |
23 | several problems logged regarding using Net::Ping in a multi- |
24 | threaded program. Thanks so much! |
25 | <http://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=17408> |
26 | |
27 | 2.32 Jul 30 21:30 2007 |
28 | - new co-maintainer Steve Peters |
29 | - integrate assorted bleadperl fixes from the past four years |
30 | <http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=28348> |
31 | |
03550e9d |
32 | 2.31 Jun 28 14:00 2003 |
33 | - Win32 Compatibility fixes. |
34 | Patch by mhx-perl@gmx.net (Marcus Holland-Moritz) |
35 | - Apply bleadperl patch #22204 |
36 | - Add ToS support. |
37 | Patch by martin@lorensen.dk (Martin Lorensen) |
38 | |
39 | 2.30 Apr 18 14:00 2003 |
9539e94f |
40 | - Fix select() bug for UDP and ICMP protocols |
41 | in case packet comes from wrong source or seq. |
42 | - Allow UDP ping to different IP addresses |
43 | without instantiating a new object. |
44 | - Add retrans() method to customize or disable |
45 | backoff factor for udp pings. |
46 | Thanks Torgny.Hofstedt@sevenlevels.se |
47 | - Let ECONNRESET be considered reachable for |
48 | UDP pings. Now it works for cygwin. |
49 | Spot by jhi@iki.fi (Jarkko Hietaniemi). |
50 | |
c94ff782 |
51 | 2.29 Apr 12 15:00 2003 |
52 | - Implement "double send()" concept for udp pings. |
53 | See: <http://perlmonks.thepen.com/42898.html> |
54 | Thanks to rdw @ perlmonks. |
55 | - Send multiple udp packets in case of loss. |
56 | - Exponential backoff code swiped from Net::DNS |
57 | Thanks to mike@fuhr.org (Michael Fuhr). |
58 | - Also allows to capture udp ECONNREFUSED condition. |
59 | - Rename tcp_service_check method to service_check. |
60 | - Allow demo/fping -s to force service check. |
61 | Idea by ralijani@yahoo.com (REZA Alijani) |
62 | - Fix return from ping to be compatible with wantarray |
63 | when the host doesn't even resolve. |
64 | - Add udp proto test to test suite. |
65 | - VMS patch from Craig Berry to pre-check echo. |
66 | - Apply bleadperl patch (change #18904) |
67 | - Apply bleadperl patch as explained: |
68 | http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/perl5- |
69 | porters/2003-03/msg00992.html |
70 | |
9c36735d |
71 | 2.28 Jan 23 18:00 2003 |
72 | - No new features. Bug fixes only. |
73 | - Fixed ICMP_STRUCT to work on Big Endian platforms. |
74 | Thanks to danb@thelittlemacshop.com (Dan Buettner) |
75 | for testing on Mac OS X 10.2.3 and many others |
76 | for testing on Big Endian boxes. |
77 | - Not do binmode(). Causes more problems than helps. |
78 | - Perl 5.004 compatibility fixes (Spot by Honza). |
79 | |
80 | 2.27 Jan 15 23:00 2003 |
81 | - Patch by slebedev@iwl.net (Sergey Lebedev): |
82 | - 1) Fixed response packet parsing offsets in ping_icmp. |
83 | - 2) Added icmp_result method. |
84 | - Patch by radu@netsoft.ro (Radu Greab): |
85 | - 1) Changed ping_tcp() to use non-blocking connect |
86 | instead of alarm() interface in order to avoid |
87 | conflicts with user applications. |
88 | - 2) Also get rid of all eval {} code in ping_tcp |
89 | in order to avoid catching SIGALRM trigger and |
90 | to avoid conflicts with other evals. |
91 | - 3) Avoid ioctl() syscall for more accurate error |
92 | detection on non-blocking tcp connects. |
93 | - 4) Fix fcntl() syntax usage. |
94 | - Patch by adelton@fi.muni.cz (Honza Pazdziora): |
95 | - 1) Fix icmp request pack code to be more platform |
96 | independent regardless of Big/Little Endian. |
97 | - 2) Use binmode for filehandle in case perl 5.8.0 |
98 | tries to dink with the data stream. |
99 | - Other changes by Rob Brown: |
100 | - Fixed ack() failures under certain rare conditions. |
101 | - Use more appropriate \z instead of $ in regex. |
102 | - Resolved Cygwin "make test" problems reported by |
103 | h.m.brand@hccnet.nl (H.Merijn Brand). |
104 | - Add sending a real ICMP packet in the test suite. |
105 | - Add Socket to PREREQ_PM (missing on some boxes?) |
106 | - Adjust syn_forking IPC pipe for fatter Win32 pids. |
107 | - Better handling of alarm() in test suite for Win32. |
108 | - Add a DESTROY method to reduce chances of |
109 | lingering connect-choking children. |
110 | |
111 | 2.26 Dec 02 12:00 2002 |
112 | - More compatibility fixes. |
113 | - Thanks for Solaris bug reports: |
114 | Paul.Gaborit@enstimac.fr (Paul Gaborit) |
115 | Jost.Krieger@ruhr-uni-bochum.de (Jost Krieger) |
116 | - Thanks for Solaris testing box: |
117 | Gunther.Heintzen@rrze.uni-erlangen.de (Gunther Heintzen) |
118 | - Solaris ENOTCONN select() for write choke bug. |
119 | - Thanks for Cygwin bug reports: |
120 | h.m.brand@hccnet.nl (H.Merijn Brand) |
121 | - Cygwin "EAGAIN instead of ECONNREFUSED" buttwag. |
122 | |
123 | 2.25 Nov 19 12:00 2002 |
124 | - Handle condition where O_NONBLOCK tcp connects |
125 | immediately fail without EINPROGRESS |
126 | (certain platforms or SMP optimizations). |
127 | |
128 | 2.24 Oct 21 22:00 2002 |
129 | - Compatibility fixes. |
130 | - Avoid using 127.1.1.1 and 127.2.2.2 because |
131 | it breaks on some platforms (Irix). |
132 | - Handle condition where nonblocking tcp connects |
133 | immediately connect on some platforms |
134 | (solaris and freebsd) and to be SMP safer. |
135 | - Win32 $p->ack( $host ) method should now work. |
136 | - Add ack( $host ) test cases to test suite. |
137 | |
138 | 2.23 Oct 18 22:00 2002 |
139 | - Fix ack() fd "each" detection bug. |
140 | - Add nack() method for OO interface to the |
141 | reason why the ack() failed. |
142 | - Fix premature "Timed out" side effect when a |
143 | different specified ack( $host ) fails. |
144 | - IO::Socket::INET ephemeral port buttwag |
145 | hack for the t/450_service.t test. |
146 | - Documental changes. |
147 | |
148 | 2.22 Oct 17 16:00 2002 |
149 | - Add $p->tcp_service_check() method to enforce |
150 | remote tcp service availability checking. |
151 | Patch by jef@linuxbe.org (Jean-Francois Dive). |
152 | - Changed default behavior of "syn" protocol to |
153 | disabled tcp_service_check instead of enabled. |
154 | - Win32 compatibility changes ("syn" protocol). |
155 | - Increase timeouts for tests in case client or |
156 | server network(s) are busy. |
157 | |
158 | 2.21 Oct 14 12:00 2002 |
159 | - Preserve/restore ALRM settings for tcp mode pings. |
160 | Spot by d@niel-berlin.de (Daniel Berlin) |
161 | - Can now select device for udp and icmp protocols. |
162 | Patch by sarfata@altern.org (Thomas Sarlandie). |
163 | - Add new "syn" protocol to allow for mass parallel |
164 | (syncronous) TCP service reachability checking. |
165 | - Add ack() method to utilize non-blocking connect |
166 | (SYN/ACK) feature of the "syn" protocol. |
167 | - Add demo/fping script as a "syn" demonstration. |
168 | - Compatibiliy patches for cygwin. |
169 | Spot by frazee.23@osu.edu (Joseph Frazee) |
170 | |
5d20095f |
171 | 2.20 Jun 20 10:00 2002 |
172 | - Perl 5.8.0 compatibility stuff. |
173 | Spot by dcd@tc.fluke.com (David Dyck). |
174 | And patch by jhi@iki.fi (Jarkko Hietaniemi). |
175 | - Move INSTALL doc into perldoc. |
176 | - Allow source_verify method to work |
177 | for icmp protocol as well as udp. |
178 | Spot by taner@taner.net (Taner Halicioglu) |
179 | |
15d96390 |
180 | 2.19 Jun 03 19:00 2002 |
5d20095f |
181 | - Add $p->source_verify method to skip source |
15d96390 |
182 | endpoint verification of udp protocol pings for |
183 | those remote destinations with multiple interfaces |
184 | that may have the "reverse telnet" bug. |
5d20095f |
185 | Spot by dcd@tc.fluke.com (David Dyck) |
15d96390 |
186 | - Moved files to more standard locations. |
5d20095f |
187 | - Less common martian used for ping test |
188 | to reduce conflicts |
15d96390 |
189 | |
564e2e78 |
190 | 2.18 May 06 12:00 2002 |
191 | - More RPM spec generalizations. |
192 | |
ef73e1db |
193 | 2.17 May 03 18:00 2002 |
194 | - RPM spec generalizations. |
195 | michael.mclagan@linux.org (Michael McLagan) |
196 | - Win32 compatibility changes. |
197 | (Didn't compile on Win32 since v2.11.) |
198 | |
a5a165b1 |
199 | 2.16 Apr 11 14:00 2002 |
200 | - Documentation changes. |
201 | - Added INSTALL doc. |
202 | - Added README to rpm %doc. |
203 | - Added neat MakeMaker constants routine. |
204 | - Buttwag around Makefile.PL warnings: |
205 | o "the following files are missing in your kit" |
206 | o "is not a known MakeMaker parameter name" |
207 | |
208 | 2.15 Apr 06 23:00 2002 |
209 | - Added ABSTRACT info. |
210 | - Allow for smoother upgrade from |
211 | from older Net::Ping versions. |
212 | - Change default protocol from udp to tcp |
213 | so it will work on most default systems |
214 | without any arguments to new(). |
215 | |
e82f584b |
216 | 2.14 Apr 01 14:00 2002 |
a5a165b1 |
217 | - Added text ip lookup feature. |
e82f584b |
218 | e@arix.com (Erick Calder) |
219 | |
220 | 2.13 Apr 01 14:00 2002 |
221 | - Added ping time measuring feature. |
222 | e@arix.com (Erick Calder) |
223 | - Optionally allow for high resolution |
224 | precision for timeouts and measuring |
225 | using the Time::HiRes module (Erick). |
226 | |
b757f218 |
227 | 2.12 Feb 17 19:00 2002 |
228 | - More general error determination for |
229 | better cross platform consistency and |
230 | foreign language support. |
231 | Spotted by arnaud@romeconcept.com |
232 | - Test changes for VMS (Craig Berry) |
233 | |
ddbbf559 |
234 | 2.11 Feb 02 12:00 2002 |
235 | - Test changes in case echo port is not available. |
236 | - Fix 110_icmp_inst.t to use icmp protocol |
237 | Spotted by craigberry@mac.com (Craig Berry) |
238 | |
49afa5f6 |
239 | 2.10 Dec 26 12:00 2001 |
240 | - Added bind() function useful for clients with multiple |
241 | network interfaces performing the ping check thanks to |
242 | sethb@clarkhill.com (Seth Blumberg). |
243 | - Execution optimizations for several constants (Seth). |
244 | - More test changes in case Socket module is not available |
245 | (Jarkko Hietaniemi). |
246 | |
505f3f16 |
247 | 2.09 Dec 06 19:00 2001 |
248 | - Documental and test changes only. |
249 | - No functional changes. |
250 | |
251 | 2.08 Dec 04 13:00 2001 |
252 | - Faster response for Win32 tcp_connect. |
253 | - Better explanations in test comments. |
254 | |
255 | 2.07 Nov 28 13:00 2001 |
256 | - Compatibility changes |
257 | - Works with UNIX and Win32 OS |
258 | - Works with Perl 5.005 5.6.x 5.7.x 5.8.x |
259 | - Applied several patches from distro |
260 | - External protocol added thanks to |
261 | colinm@cpan.org (Colin McMillen) |
262 | - Stream protocol added thanks to |
263 | bronson@trestle.com (Scott Bronson) |
264 | |
265 | 2.06 Nov 19 12:00 2001 |
266 | - Added Net-Ping.spec for RPM to easily |
267 | utilize using "rpm -ta Net-Ping*tar.gz" |
268 | - Moved Copyright section to perldoc |
269 | |
270 | 2.05 Nov 18 20:00 2001 |
271 | - Added test suite |
272 | |
273 | 2.04 Nov 16 16:00 2001 |
274 | - Added CHANGES and README to tarball. |
275 | - No functional changes. |
276 | |
277 | 2.03 Nov 15 12:00 2001 |
278 | - Portability adjustments to ping_tcp() |
279 | made by Rob Brown to work with most |
280 | default systems. |
281 | |
282 | 2.02 Sep 27 12:00 1996 |
283 | - Magic version by Russell Mosemann from CPAN |