What's new in BalanceNG 3.038:

· A major bug in the "slb" module has been fixed (missing packet forwarding on the backward path in non-DSR setups). Upgrading is recommended.

What's new in BalanceNG 2.244:

· The directive "server N stimeout null" has been added. If activated, this directive inhibits session generation and thus allows true round robin load balancing of UDP based protocols (like SIP).

What's new in BalanceNG 2.240:

· The Debian/Ubuntu package name has been changed to lowercase (conforming to apt-repository conventions).

What's new in BalanceNG 2.238:

· A bug in server specific session timeout management has been fixed (upgrade is recommended if "server N stimeout" is in use).
· "show target N" now displays correct information with "target N ascript" active.
· Licensing and node-id generation now works on Solaris machines with nxge0 interfaces.

What's new in BalanceNG 2.231:

· The parameter "strictrouting" now defaults to 1 (active).
· A bug in target NAT (tnat) processing has been fixed where packets have been duplicated erroneously in some cases (this also applied to the 1.x branch, resulting in 1.941).
· The Ubuntu JeOS VMware virtual appliance has been updated accordingly.

What's new in BalanceNG 2.230:

· A bug in "tcpopen" health-check processing has been resolved.
· Upgrading is strongly recommended for non-VRRP and trial setups.
· The Ubuntu JeOS VMware virtual appliance has been updated and now includes a properly configured SNMPD environment.
· The same bugfix has been applied to the BalanceNG 1.x branch resulting in 1.940.

What's new in BalanceNG 2.228:

· A bug in health-check script processing on Linux has been resolved.
· Upgrading is recommended for Linux operating systems.
· The Ubuntu JeOS VMware virtual appliance has been updated accordingly.

What's new in BalanceNG 2.226:

· The SNMP interface command line options "bng -g" and "bng -n" may now also be invoked as a non-root user.
· The commands "show conf remark" and "show conf hostname" have been added to facilitate GUI and Web-UI interfacing.
· The manual has been updated accordingly.
· The Ubuntu JeOS VMware virtual appliance has been updated accordingly.

What's new in BalanceNG 2.218:

· The "network N synciface" configuration directive has been added, allowing the direction of session and NAT synchronization traffic over a dedicated interface (using a crossover cable, for example).
· The manual has been updated accordingly.

What's new in BalanceNG 2.214:

· An additional IP address conflict check has been implemented.
· The ARP table now refuses to update locally represented entries in such conflict cases.

What's new in BalanceNG 2.213:

· This is a license maintenance release.
· Updated full functionality VRRP/HA testing license serial numbers for February 2009 are available.

What's new in BalanceNG 2.212:

· The LDNS library has been upgraded to release 1.4.1.
· The integrated IP to country database (ip-to-country.csv) has been upgraded to the latest release.
· An RPM package for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES10 SP2 and above is now available for the first time.

What's new in BalanceNG 2.210:

· A new boolean parameter, "strictrouting", has been added. If this parameter is set to 1, only packets directed directly to the Layer 2 VRRP address of the instance are accepted for NAT and IP forwarding (routing).

What's new in BalanceNG 2.199:

· The license revocation list has been updated.
· The Ubuntu JeOS VMware virtual appliance has been updated accordingly.

What's new in BalanceNG 2.198:

· The initial value of the "bngfilter" parameter is now set to 1 (as expected). This fix has also been applied to the 1.x branch, resulting in release 1.936.
· The Ubuntu JeOS VMware virtual appliance has been updated accordingly.

What's new in BalanceNG 2.196:

· A general problem with NAT and multiple instances on the same machine has been fixed; upgrading is recommended if multiple instances are being used in conjunction with NAT.
· A problem with packet processing and multiple instances on Solaris based machines has been fixed and a new controlling parameter has been added (bngfilter).
· Upgrading is recommended if multiple instances are being used on Solaris.
· Both fixes have also been applied to the 1.x branch, resulting in release 1.934.
· The manuals have been updated accordingly.
· The Ubuntu JeOS VMware virtual appliance has been updated accordingly.

What's new in BalanceNG 2.190:

· An important bug in target ARP processing has been fixed; upgrading is recommended.
· The fix has also been applied to the 1.x branch, resulting in release 1.932.
· The Ubuntu JeOS VMware virtual appliance has been updated accordingly.

What's new in BalanceNG 2.185:

· A bug in the MAC address change logging has been resolved.
· An issue with the OEM hardware licensing has been resolved.
· The Ubuntu JeOS VMware virtual appliance has been updated accordingly.

What's new in BalanceNG 2.183:

· MAC address changes in the BalanceNG internal ARP table are now reported in the log.
· The ip-to-country.csv IP-to-location database file has been updated in the packages (Source: webhosting.info, September 01 2008).
· The OEM licensing has been extended to include the upcoming SECUDOS appliances.
· The manual has been updated to release 2.183.0.
· The Ubuntu JeOS VMware virtual appliance has been updated accordingly.

What's new in BalanceNG 2.181:

· A small bug with GSLB servers has been fixed (an unnecessary entry in the internal ARP table has been removed in that case).
· The manual has been updated to release 2.181.0.
· The Ubuntu JeOS VMware virtual appliance has been updated accordingly.