What's new in Packet Sender 8.6.5
Jan 3, 2024
- Packet Sender would like to thank IWL and NagleCode for sponsoring this release. If you would like to see your name/company listed, please consider sponsoring.
- This update contains:
- Wake-On-LAN / Magic Packet generation tool
- Showing full date in log (to support long-term testing)
- A new built-in example for DNS over HTTPS. Note that examples are loaded upon initial install.
- Happy sending (and receiving!)
New in Packet Sender 8.5.2 (Oct 9, 2023)
- Bug fix that prevented transitioning from HTTP/UDP sending.
- Italian language translation (thanks Cifi79! #335)
New in Packet Sender 8.4.3 (Aug 21, 2023)
- Packet Sender would like to thank IWL and NagleCode for sponsoring this release. If you would like to see your name/company listed, please consider sponsoring.
- This update covers these underlying libraries:
- Universal (Native ARM) binaries for Mac! It's finally here!
- OpenSSL updated to 3.0.7 for Windows. This also uses the new Apache License, which does not require direct mentions.
- Qt updated to 6.5.2 for Windows and Mac. This should improve 4K rendering.
- There is one new feature update:
- The Intense Traffic Generator CLI is now threaded and much faster (Windows and Mac only)
New in Packet Sender 8.3.5 (Mar 20, 2023)
- This release was sponsored by NagleCode. If you would like to also support this project, please visit GitHub Sponsors.
- Thank you to all the individual private donors that continue to make this project possible.
- NOW SUPPORTS TRANSLATIONS TO:
- English
- Spanish
- German
- French
- More importantly, the code has been reworked so more languages can be easily added. I hope to support more languages in future releases.
- OTHER UPDATES:
- You can now launch the starter panel in read-only mode from the command line using --starterpanel option. This will be very helpful for control systems.
- The {{TIME}} and {{DATE}} format can be customized.
- The Windows version is now running Qt6. This should help with 4K rendering.
- Traffic log can now be sorted
- A starter panel is now bundled that demonstrates sending and panel transitions
- Can now bypass the Linux gui test (using --gui)
New in Packet Sender 8.1.1 (Dec 20, 2022)
- Not every release needs to have major changes. Releases focusing just on quality-of-life fixes are good too, right?
- Changelog for this release:
- http mode on the CLI actually works now
- Bug fix when recalling http versus tcp/udp packets in the main table
- Intense Traffic generator now supports macros
- CLI now supports macro translations
- fix light mode TCP disconnect
- CLI-only Packet Sender requires far fewer DLLs. Which ones to delete are noted in the README
- Now code signing with a 3-year EV certificate (Windows virus checkers should be a little happier)
- Added a VPAT and Contributor Covenant.
New in Packet Sender 8.0.9 (Apr 13, 2022)
- Now with HTTP support and Panels:
- Version 8 may be the single largest update to Packet Sender since its initial release. This release has been a full year in the making. I would like to thank everybody for their patience and individual donations in support of this major update.
- I would like to give special thanks to the sponsors of the past year. They are: NagleCode, JetBrains, and IWL.
- HTTP(S) GET and POST support:
- Packet Sender now has HTTP(S) POST/GET as first-class citizens! When doing persistent connections, it will render the HTML response.
- When performing POST requests, you may specify data, and Packet Sender is smart enough to set the MIME type when making the request.
- Panel Generator:
- For developers of home automation and control systems (there are many of you!), and to support the very reasonable request of "How do I send multiple packets at once?", Packet Sender now has a Panel Generator feature.
- See the updated README on how to use it. You can now create a button and list packet names inside the button. Click the button, and they all get sent out. You can also transition to a new panel or add delays. This allows very rapid prototyping of a complex control system.
- CLI Intense Traffic Generator:
- The intense traffic generator GUI gets a lot of use, but it is also pretty primitive. It will stay that way. The command line now has its own Intense Traffic Generator with more control knobs.
- Multi-Line Editor:
- Double-click either ASCII or HEX to bring up a new multi-line editor. The ASCII version is rendered in raw format for easy copy/paste.
- Easier Portable Mode:
- The portable version only requires "portableversion.txt" to become portable. This makes migrating to the newest version a lot easier.
- Overhauled Documentation:
- I hope everybody can find information they need easier. Stay tuned for much-requested tutorials, especially with the new panel generator feature.
- Qt 5.15 and Qt 6.0 support:
- Packet Sender is now built using Qt 5.15 but it has support up to the newest Qt 6 for those that want to compile using it. The AppImage is still using Qt5.9 via ifdef separators.
- New Puppy Easter Egg:
- My dog Bruce passed away last year. May his Easter Egg, Ctrl+DOG, that has been in there since Day 1 live on. I have added Ctrl+PUP for my new new puppy companions, Iris and Marigold.