From: Ted Lemon Date: Fri, 23 Apr 1999 23:58:04 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Update version and changelog. X-Git-Tag: V3-ALPHA-19990423~2 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9ca38ac2fec43606997bb07515869333dc00e9da;p=thirdparty%2Fdhcp.git Update version and changelog. --- diff --git a/RELNOTES b/RELNOTES index 2b9f18570..50cbb8d26 100644 --- a/RELNOTES +++ b/RELNOTES @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Internet Software Consortium Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Distribution Version 3, Alpha Snapshot - April 12, 1999 + April 23, 1999 Release Notes @@ -17,27 +17,14 @@ sites to run in production, but it is no longer recommended. Version 2 of the ISC DHCP Distribution adds a DHCP Client and a DHCP/BOOTP Relay Agent to the DHCP Server that was offered in version -1.0. In addition, some new capabilities have been added to the -server: - - - IP addresses are now tested before they are assigned to - clients. This allows the DHCP server to detect rogue - machines that may have hijacked IP addresses before an IP - address conflict can occur. - - - The server may be configured so that some DHCP clients can - be excluded from booting. - - - Improved NAKing behaviour, so that clients that are using - addresses other than the one the server knows they should be - using are disciplined quickly. +1.0, as well as being more compliant with the protocol specification. This version has been in a near feature freeze since January of 1998, has been in Beta test since then, and is planned for final release in -mid-1999. It has a number of important features, and is the release -that we would expect most sites to run. It is possible to run the -Version 1 server with the Version 2 client at sites that want to be -really conservative. +May of 1999. It has a number of important features, and is the +release that we would expect most sites to run. It is possible to run +the Version 1 server with the Version 2 client at sites that want to +be really conservative. Version 3 of the ISC DHCP Distribution will add conditional behaviour, address pools with access control, client classing, Dynamic DNS @@ -46,14 +33,40 @@ resolution, DHCP Authentication, and support for a DHCP Interserver Protocol and live querying and update of the DHCP database. Not all of this is done yet (see below). -This release is running in producion at the ISC, but is not expected -to be stable in the near future, and is intended for sites that are in -a position to experiment, or for sites that desperately need the new -features. In particular, while the code compiles on my development -system and does all the stuff that I have thought to test, there's a -pretty decent chance it will do something other than what you expect -when you try to use it. Pointing out inconsistencies between the -documentation and the source code will always be appreciated. +This release is running in producion at the ISC and at some other +sites. A beta release of 3.0 is expected by June. At this point, the +3.0 release is reasonably stable, but is really only recommended for +sites that are in a position to experiment, or for sites that need the +new features. Bug reports are enthusiastically solicited. + + Changes since April 12, 1999 + +- Fix a bug that would cause a core dump in DHCPINFORM. + +- Document DHCP server lease allocation algorithm in dhcpd.conf manual + page. Also document pool access control lists. + +- Add support for site-defined option spaces. + +- Do not respond with NAK if ciaddr is set and giaddr/interface origin + network segment doesn't match, since ciaddr means client is + unicasting using IP routing. + +- Support DHCPINFORM even on unknown networks. + +- Make pool scope less specific than class scope. + +- Enforce maximum lease length after applying default lease time. + +- Add support for a bunch of options that were added in RFC2132. + +- Undo a mistaken change in the interface discovery code that caused + (e.g.) lo0 to be recognized as a broadcast interface. + +- Tweak (hopefully fix) UDP/IP checksum algorithm. + +- Support compilation on MacOS X. + Changes since April 8, 1999