X-Git-Url: https://git.ozlabs.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=588b7b87639ef47fdca6d724376c1175b1e4af12;hb=c975187f8ca49a2d2d02fbea0dc7dd7115cba052;hp=89e89b546f841943f5172e777243f056df953d59;hpb=760ce18f82670eb81cc186fb792919339a2e2fbe;p=ppp.git diff --git a/README b/README index 89e89b5..588b7b8 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -62,8 +62,28 @@ use any IP address. (This only applies where the peer is authenticating itself to you, of course.) -What's new in ppp-2.5.0. -************************ +What's new in ppp-2.5.1 +*********************** + +* Pppd can now measure and log the round-trip time (RTT) of LCP + echo-requests and record them in a binary file structured as a + circular buffer. Other programs or scripts can examine the file and + provide real-time statistics on link latency. This is enabled by a + new "lcp-rtt-file" option. + +* New scripts net-init, net-pre-up and net-down are executed in the + process of bringing the network interface up and down. They provide + additional, more deterministic ways for pppd to interact with the + rest of the networking configuration. + +* Pppd will now create the directory for the TDB connection database + if it doesn't already exist. + +* Various other bug fixes and minor enhancements. + + +What was new in ppp-2.5.0. +************************** The 2.5.0 release is a major release of pppd which contains breaking changes for third-party plugins, a complete revamp of the build-system