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1 | CHANGES |
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3 | |
9c36735d |
4 | 2.28 Jan 23 18:00 2003 |
5 | - No new features. Bug fixes only. |
6 | - Fixed ICMP_STRUCT to work on Big Endian platforms. |
7 | Thanks to danb@thelittlemacshop.com (Dan Buettner) |
8 | for testing on Mac OS X 10.2.3 and many others |
9 | for testing on Big Endian boxes. |
10 | - Not do binmode(). Causes more problems than helps. |
11 | - Perl 5.004 compatibility fixes (Spot by Honza). |
12 | |
13 | 2.27 Jan 15 23:00 2003 |
14 | - Patch by slebedev@iwl.net (Sergey Lebedev): |
15 | - 1) Fixed response packet parsing offsets in ping_icmp. |
16 | - 2) Added icmp_result method. |
17 | - Patch by radu@netsoft.ro (Radu Greab): |
18 | - 1) Changed ping_tcp() to use non-blocking connect |
19 | instead of alarm() interface in order to avoid |
20 | conflicts with user applications. |
21 | - 2) Also get rid of all eval {} code in ping_tcp |
22 | in order to avoid catching SIGALRM trigger and |
23 | to avoid conflicts with other evals. |
24 | - 3) Avoid ioctl() syscall for more accurate error |
25 | detection on non-blocking tcp connects. |
26 | - 4) Fix fcntl() syntax usage. |
27 | - Patch by adelton@fi.muni.cz (Honza Pazdziora): |
28 | - 1) Fix icmp request pack code to be more platform |
29 | independent regardless of Big/Little Endian. |
30 | - 2) Use binmode for filehandle in case perl 5.8.0 |
31 | tries to dink with the data stream. |
32 | - Other changes by Rob Brown: |
33 | - Fixed ack() failures under certain rare conditions. |
34 | - Use more appropriate \z instead of $ in regex. |
35 | - Resolved Cygwin "make test" problems reported by |
36 | h.m.brand@hccnet.nl (H.Merijn Brand). |
37 | - Add sending a real ICMP packet in the test suite. |
38 | - Add Socket to PREREQ_PM (missing on some boxes?) |
39 | - Adjust syn_forking IPC pipe for fatter Win32 pids. |
40 | - Better handling of alarm() in test suite for Win32. |
41 | - Add a DESTROY method to reduce chances of |
42 | lingering connect-choking children. |
43 | |
44 | 2.26 Dec 02 12:00 2002 |
45 | - More compatibility fixes. |
46 | - Thanks for Solaris bug reports: |
47 | Paul.Gaborit@enstimac.fr (Paul Gaborit) |
48 | Jost.Krieger@ruhr-uni-bochum.de (Jost Krieger) |
49 | - Thanks for Solaris testing box: |
50 | Gunther.Heintzen@rrze.uni-erlangen.de (Gunther Heintzen) |
51 | - Solaris ENOTCONN select() for write choke bug. |
52 | - Thanks for Cygwin bug reports: |
53 | h.m.brand@hccnet.nl (H.Merijn Brand) |
54 | - Cygwin "EAGAIN instead of ECONNREFUSED" buttwag. |
55 | |
56 | 2.25 Nov 19 12:00 2002 |
57 | - Handle condition where O_NONBLOCK tcp connects |
58 | immediately fail without EINPROGRESS |
59 | (certain platforms or SMP optimizations). |
60 | |
61 | 2.24 Oct 21 22:00 2002 |
62 | - Compatibility fixes. |
63 | - Avoid using 127.1.1.1 and 127.2.2.2 because |
64 | it breaks on some platforms (Irix). |
65 | - Handle condition where nonblocking tcp connects |
66 | immediately connect on some platforms |
67 | (solaris and freebsd) and to be SMP safer. |
68 | - Win32 $p->ack( $host ) method should now work. |
69 | - Add ack( $host ) test cases to test suite. |
70 | |
71 | 2.23 Oct 18 22:00 2002 |
72 | - Fix ack() fd "each" detection bug. |
73 | - Add nack() method for OO interface to the |
74 | reason why the ack() failed. |
75 | - Fix premature "Timed out" side effect when a |
76 | different specified ack( $host ) fails. |
77 | - IO::Socket::INET ephemeral port buttwag |
78 | hack for the t/450_service.t test. |
79 | - Documental changes. |
80 | |
81 | 2.22 Oct 17 16:00 2002 |
82 | - Add $p->tcp_service_check() method to enforce |
83 | remote tcp service availability checking. |
84 | Patch by jef@linuxbe.org (Jean-Francois Dive). |
85 | - Changed default behavior of "syn" protocol to |
86 | disabled tcp_service_check instead of enabled. |
87 | - Win32 compatibility changes ("syn" protocol). |
88 | - Increase timeouts for tests in case client or |
89 | server network(s) are busy. |
90 | |
91 | 2.21 Oct 14 12:00 2002 |
92 | - Preserve/restore ALRM settings for tcp mode pings. |
93 | Spot by d@niel-berlin.de (Daniel Berlin) |
94 | - Can now select device for udp and icmp protocols. |
95 | Patch by sarfata@altern.org (Thomas Sarlandie). |
96 | - Add new "syn" protocol to allow for mass parallel |
97 | (syncronous) TCP service reachability checking. |
98 | - Add ack() method to utilize non-blocking connect |
99 | (SYN/ACK) feature of the "syn" protocol. |
100 | - Add demo/fping script as a "syn" demonstration. |
101 | - Compatibiliy patches for cygwin. |
102 | Spot by frazee.23@osu.edu (Joseph Frazee) |
103 | |
5d20095f |
104 | 2.20 Jun 20 10:00 2002 |
105 | - Perl 5.8.0 compatibility stuff. |
106 | Spot by dcd@tc.fluke.com (David Dyck). |
107 | And patch by jhi@iki.fi (Jarkko Hietaniemi). |
108 | - Move INSTALL doc into perldoc. |
109 | - Allow source_verify method to work |
110 | for icmp protocol as well as udp. |
111 | Spot by taner@taner.net (Taner Halicioglu) |
112 | |
15d96390 |
113 | 2.19 Jun 03 19:00 2002 |
5d20095f |
114 | - Add $p->source_verify method to skip source |
15d96390 |
115 | endpoint verification of udp protocol pings for |
116 | those remote destinations with multiple interfaces |
117 | that may have the "reverse telnet" bug. |
5d20095f |
118 | Spot by dcd@tc.fluke.com (David Dyck) |
15d96390 |
119 | - Moved files to more standard locations. |
5d20095f |
120 | - Less common martian used for ping test |
121 | to reduce conflicts |
15d96390 |
122 | |
564e2e78 |
123 | 2.18 May 06 12:00 2002 |
124 | - More RPM spec generalizations. |
125 | |
ef73e1db |
126 | 2.17 May 03 18:00 2002 |
127 | - RPM spec generalizations. |
128 | michael.mclagan@linux.org (Michael McLagan) |
129 | - Win32 compatibility changes. |
130 | (Didn't compile on Win32 since v2.11.) |
131 | |
a5a165b1 |
132 | 2.16 Apr 11 14:00 2002 |
133 | - Documentation changes. |
134 | - Added INSTALL doc. |
135 | - Added README to rpm %doc. |
136 | - Added neat MakeMaker constants routine. |
137 | - Buttwag around Makefile.PL warnings: |
138 | o "the following files are missing in your kit" |
139 | o "is not a known MakeMaker parameter name" |
140 | |
141 | 2.15 Apr 06 23:00 2002 |
142 | - Added ABSTRACT info. |
143 | - Allow for smoother upgrade from |
144 | from older Net::Ping versions. |
145 | - Change default protocol from udp to tcp |
146 | so it will work on most default systems |
147 | without any arguments to new(). |
148 | |
e82f584b |
149 | 2.14 Apr 01 14:00 2002 |
a5a165b1 |
150 | - Added text ip lookup feature. |
e82f584b |
151 | e@arix.com (Erick Calder) |
152 | |
153 | 2.13 Apr 01 14:00 2002 |
154 | - Added ping time measuring feature. |
155 | e@arix.com (Erick Calder) |
156 | - Optionally allow for high resolution |
157 | precision for timeouts and measuring |
158 | using the Time::HiRes module (Erick). |
159 | |
b757f218 |
160 | 2.12 Feb 17 19:00 2002 |
161 | - More general error determination for |
162 | better cross platform consistency and |
163 | foreign language support. |
164 | Spotted by arnaud@romeconcept.com |
165 | - Test changes for VMS (Craig Berry) |
166 | |
ddbbf559 |
167 | 2.11 Feb 02 12:00 2002 |
168 | - Test changes in case echo port is not available. |
169 | - Fix 110_icmp_inst.t to use icmp protocol |
170 | Spotted by craigberry@mac.com (Craig Berry) |
171 | |
49afa5f6 |
172 | 2.10 Dec 26 12:00 2001 |
173 | - Added bind() function useful for clients with multiple |
174 | network interfaces performing the ping check thanks to |
175 | sethb@clarkhill.com (Seth Blumberg). |
176 | - Execution optimizations for several constants (Seth). |
177 | - More test changes in case Socket module is not available |
178 | (Jarkko Hietaniemi). |
179 | |
505f3f16 |
180 | 2.09 Dec 06 19:00 2001 |
181 | - Documental and test changes only. |
182 | - No functional changes. |
183 | |
184 | 2.08 Dec 04 13:00 2001 |
185 | - Faster response for Win32 tcp_connect. |
186 | - Better explanations in test comments. |
187 | |
188 | 2.07 Nov 28 13:00 2001 |
189 | - Compatibility changes |
190 | - Works with UNIX and Win32 OS |
191 | - Works with Perl 5.005 5.6.x 5.7.x 5.8.x |
192 | - Applied several patches from distro |
193 | - External protocol added thanks to |
194 | colinm@cpan.org (Colin McMillen) |
195 | - Stream protocol added thanks to |
196 | bronson@trestle.com (Scott Bronson) |
197 | |
198 | 2.06 Nov 19 12:00 2001 |
199 | - Added Net-Ping.spec for RPM to easily |
200 | utilize using "rpm -ta Net-Ping*tar.gz" |
201 | - Moved Copyright section to perldoc |
202 | |
203 | 2.05 Nov 18 20:00 2001 |
204 | - Added test suite |
205 | |
206 | 2.04 Nov 16 16:00 2001 |
207 | - Added CHANGES and README to tarball. |
208 | - No functional changes. |
209 | |
210 | 2.03 Nov 15 12:00 2001 |
211 | - Portability adjustments to ping_tcp() |
212 | made by Rob Brown to work with most |
213 | default systems. |
214 | |
215 | 2.02 Sep 27 12:00 1996 |
216 | - Magic version by Russell Mosemann from CPAN |