Available Stable release of the interface to simplify the settings of network parameters-networkmanager 1.42.0 . plugins to support VPN (Libreswan, OpenConnect, Openswan, SSTP, etc.) develop as part of their own development cycles.
a href=”https://networkmanager.dev/blog/networkmanager-1-42/”> main innovations NetworkManager 1.42:
- In the command line of the NMCLI command line, supporting the settings of the authentication method on the basis of the standard IEEE 802.1X , common to protect corporate wireless networks and authenticated access to the ports of switches in wired networks.
- The possibility of changing the parameters of the Loopback interface and the attachment of a connection profile to it, which allows, for example, to tie an additional IP address.
- Added ECMP support (Equal-Cost Multi-Path) during routing, which allows you to change weight coefficients for routes and control flows during multipath marching, in which packages can be delivered along several routes through different network interfaces attached to different IP addresses .
- In the DNS-Oover-TLS server settings, an indication of the name of the host is allowed, and not just IP addresses.
- The possibility of using the headlines of the 802.1ad protocol (VLAN Stacking or QinQ) for tagging VLAN-S, which, unlike the protocol 802.1q allows the nested headings and substitution of several VLAN tags in one frame Ethernet.
- Added support for load balancing through the combined Ethernet interfaces in the source (Source Load Balancing).
- For IP tunnels, support for the VTI protocol.
- From the NMTUI utility, support for the WEP protocol is deleted.
to the Loopback interface.
/Media reports cited above.