Firewall Builder Release Notes
Version 0.9.5
This is bug fix release. Few minor bugs were fixed, particularly the following:
Version 0.9.4
What's new in this release:
- Custom Service object has been introduced as a way to implement
Feature Requests #414445 and #416447 (numbers are per bug tracking
system on Sourceforge). Custom Service object allows for quick
implementation of support for platform-specific extensions where
command syntax is irregular, or special module needs to be loaded. As
an example we include few objects supporting additional modules for
iptables available through "patch-o-matic" collection.
- iptables compiler now recognizes broadcast addresses and generates
code into INPUT chain (Feature request #444932)
- code optimizer has been improved in the policy compiler; compiler now generates code which is more compact and clear
- support for certain development and experimental iptables features
available through "patch-o-matic" collection has been added to the policy
compiler. These features are :
- NETMAP target (provides for static 1:1 mapping of network addresses in case both original and translated rule elements are networks of the same size)
- drop table (logs all dropped packets via drop table, this feature should be turned on and off in global firewall options dialog)
- ipv4options (recognizes following IPv4 options: source routing , record route , timestamp)
- Time matching (matches arrival time of the packet against start and stop times for the rule)
Bugs fixed in iptables compiler:
Bugs fixed in GUI:
- typo in autoupgrade script which was supposed to bring
user's data file from version 0.9.2 to 0.9.3 made this auto
upgrade impossible. This bug is fixed now.
- few other minor bugs discovered in testing