5 - Add $p->udp_source_verify method to skip source
6 endpoint verification of udp protocol pings for
7 those remote destinations with multiple interfaces
8 that may have the "reverse telnet" bug.
9 - Moved files to more standard locations.
11 2.18 May 06 12:00 2002
12 - More RPM spec generalizations.
14 2.17 May 03 18:00 2002
15 - RPM spec generalizations.
16 michael.mclagan@linux.org (Michael McLagan)
17 - Win32 compatibility changes.
18 (Didn't compile on Win32 since v2.11.)
20 2.16 Apr 11 14:00 2002
21 - Documentation changes.
23 - Added README to rpm %doc.
24 - Added neat MakeMaker constants routine.
25 - Buttwag around Makefile.PL warnings:
26 o "the following files are missing in your kit"
27 o "is not a known MakeMaker parameter name"
29 2.15 Apr 06 23:00 2002
30 - Added ABSTRACT info.
31 - Allow for smoother upgrade from
32 from older Net::Ping versions.
33 - Change default protocol from udp to tcp
34 so it will work on most default systems
35 without any arguments to new().
37 2.14 Apr 01 14:00 2002
38 - Added text ip lookup feature.
39 e@arix.com (Erick Calder)
41 2.13 Apr 01 14:00 2002
42 - Added ping time measuring feature.
43 e@arix.com (Erick Calder)
44 - Optionally allow for high resolution
45 precision for timeouts and measuring
46 using the Time::HiRes module (Erick).
48 2.12 Feb 17 19:00 2002
49 - More general error determination for
50 better cross platform consistency and
51 foreign language support.
52 Spotted by arnaud@romeconcept.com
53 - Test changes for VMS (Craig Berry)
55 2.11 Feb 02 12:00 2002
56 - Test changes in case echo port is not available.
57 - Fix 110_icmp_inst.t to use icmp protocol
58 Spotted by craigberry@mac.com (Craig Berry)
60 2.10 Dec 26 12:00 2001
61 - Added bind() function useful for clients with multiple
62 network interfaces performing the ping check thanks to
63 sethb@clarkhill.com (Seth Blumberg).
64 - Execution optimizations for several constants (Seth).
65 - More test changes in case Socket module is not available
68 2.09 Dec 06 19:00 2001
69 - Documental and test changes only.
70 - No functional changes.
72 2.08 Dec 04 13:00 2001
73 - Faster response for Win32 tcp_connect.
74 - Better explanations in test comments.
76 2.07 Nov 28 13:00 2001
77 - Compatibility changes
78 - Works with UNIX and Win32 OS
79 - Works with Perl 5.005 5.6.x 5.7.x 5.8.x
80 - Applied several patches from distro
81 - External protocol added thanks to
82 colinm@cpan.org (Colin McMillen)
83 - Stream protocol added thanks to
84 bronson@trestle.com (Scott Bronson)
86 2.06 Nov 19 12:00 2001
87 - Added Net-Ping.spec for RPM to easily
88 utilize using "rpm -ta Net-Ping*tar.gz"
89 - Moved Copyright section to perldoc
91 2.05 Nov 18 20:00 2001
94 2.04 Nov 16 16:00 2001
95 - Added CHANGES and README to tarball.
96 - No functional changes.
98 2.03 Nov 15 12:00 2001
99 - Portability adjustments to ping_tcp()
100 made by Rob Brown to work with most
103 2.02 Sep 27 12:00 1996
104 - Magic version by Russell Mosemann from CPAN