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2.31 Jun 28 14:00 2003 |
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- Win32 Compatibility fixes. |
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Patch by mhx-perl@gmx.net (Marcus Holland-Moritz) |
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- Apply bleadperl patch #22204 |
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- Add ToS support. |
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Patch by martin@lorensen.dk (Martin Lorensen) |
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2.30 Apr 18 14:00 2003 |
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- Fix select() bug for UDP and ICMP protocols |
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in case packet comes from wrong source or seq. |
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- Allow UDP ping to different IP addresses |
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without instantiating a new object. |
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- Add retrans() method to customize or disable |
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backoff factor for udp pings. |
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Thanks Torgny.Hofstedt@sevenlevels.se |
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- Let ECONNRESET be considered reachable for |
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UDP pings. Now it works for cygwin. |
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Spot by jhi@iki.fi (Jarkko Hietaniemi). |
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2.29 Apr 12 15:00 2003 |
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- Implement "double send()" concept for udp pings. |
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See: <http://perlmonks.thepen.com/42898.html> |
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Thanks to rdw @ perlmonks. |
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- Send multiple udp packets in case of loss. |
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- Exponential backoff code swiped from Net::DNS |
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Thanks to mike@fuhr.org (Michael Fuhr). |
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- Also allows to capture udp ECONNREFUSED condition. |
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- Rename tcp_service_check method to service_check. |
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- Allow demo/fping -s to force service check. |
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Idea by ralijani@yahoo.com (REZA Alijani) |
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- Fix return from ping to be compatible with wantarray |
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when the host doesn't even resolve. |
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- Add udp proto test to test suite. |
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- VMS patch from Craig Berry to pre-check echo. |
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- Apply bleadperl patch (change #18904) |
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- Apply bleadperl patch as explained: |
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http://www.xray.mpe.mpg.de/mailing-lists/perl5- |
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porters/2003-03/msg00992.html |
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2.28 Jan 23 18:00 2003 |
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- No new features. Bug fixes only. |
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- Fixed ICMP_STRUCT to work on Big Endian platforms. |
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Thanks to danb@thelittlemacshop.com (Dan Buettner) |
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for testing on Mac OS X 10.2.3 and many others |
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for testing on Big Endian boxes. |
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- Not do binmode(). Causes more problems than helps. |
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- Perl 5.004 compatibility fixes (Spot by Honza). |
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2.27 Jan 15 23:00 2003 |
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- Patch by slebedev@iwl.net (Sergey Lebedev): |
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- 1) Fixed response packet parsing offsets in ping_icmp. |
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- 2) Added icmp_result method. |
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- Patch by radu@netsoft.ro (Radu Greab): |
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- 1) Changed ping_tcp() to use non-blocking connect |
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instead of alarm() interface in order to avoid |
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conflicts with user applications. |
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- 2) Also get rid of all eval {} code in ping_tcp |
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in order to avoid catching SIGALRM trigger and |
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to avoid conflicts with other evals. |
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- 3) Avoid ioctl() syscall for more accurate error |
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detection on non-blocking tcp connects. |
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- 4) Fix fcntl() syntax usage. |
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- Patch by adelton@fi.muni.cz (Honza Pazdziora): |
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- 1) Fix icmp request pack code to be more platform |
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independent regardless of Big/Little Endian. |
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- 2) Use binmode for filehandle in case perl 5.8.0 |
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tries to dink with the data stream. |
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- Other changes by Rob Brown: |
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- Fixed ack() failures under certain rare conditions. |
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- Use more appropriate \z instead of $ in regex. |
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- Resolved Cygwin "make test" problems reported by |
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h.m.brand@hccnet.nl (H.Merijn Brand). |
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- Add sending a real ICMP packet in the test suite. |
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- Add Socket to PREREQ_PM (missing on some boxes?) |
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- Adjust syn_forking IPC pipe for fatter Win32 pids. |
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- Better handling of alarm() in test suite for Win32. |
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- Add a DESTROY method to reduce chances of |
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lingering connect-choking children. |
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2.26 Dec 02 12:00 2002 |
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- More compatibility fixes. |
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- Thanks for Solaris bug reports: |
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Paul.Gaborit@enstimac.fr (Paul Gaborit) |
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Jost.Krieger@ruhr-uni-bochum.de (Jost Krieger) |
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- Thanks for Solaris testing box: |
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Gunther.Heintzen@rrze.uni-erlangen.de (Gunther Heintzen) |
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- Solaris ENOTCONN select() for write choke bug. |
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- Thanks for Cygwin bug reports: |
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h.m.brand@hccnet.nl (H.Merijn Brand) |
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- Cygwin "EAGAIN instead of ECONNREFUSED" buttwag. |
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2.25 Nov 19 12:00 2002 |
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- Handle condition where O_NONBLOCK tcp connects |
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immediately fail without EINPROGRESS |
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(certain platforms or SMP optimizations). |
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2.24 Oct 21 22:00 2002 |
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- Compatibility fixes. |
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- Avoid using 127.1.1.1 and 127.2.2.2 because |
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it breaks on some platforms (Irix). |
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- Handle condition where nonblocking tcp connects |
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immediately connect on some platforms |
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(solaris and freebsd) and to be SMP safer. |
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- Win32 $p->ack( $host ) method should now work. |
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- Add ack( $host ) test cases to test suite. |
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2.23 Oct 18 22:00 2002 |
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- Fix ack() fd "each" detection bug. |
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- Add nack() method for OO interface to the |
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reason why the ack() failed. |
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- Fix premature "Timed out" side effect when a |
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different specified ack( $host ) fails. |
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- IO::Socket::INET ephemeral port buttwag |
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hack for the t/450_service.t test. |
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- Documental changes. |
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2.22 Oct 17 16:00 2002 |
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- Add $p->tcp_service_check() method to enforce |
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remote tcp service availability checking. |
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Patch by jef@linuxbe.org (Jean-Francois Dive). |
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- Changed default behavior of "syn" protocol to |
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disabled tcp_service_check instead of enabled. |
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- Win32 compatibility changes ("syn" protocol). |
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- Increase timeouts for tests in case client or |
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server network(s) are busy. |
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2.21 Oct 14 12:00 2002 |
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- Preserve/restore ALRM settings for tcp mode pings. |
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Spot by d@niel-berlin.de (Daniel Berlin) |
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- Can now select device for udp and icmp protocols. |
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Patch by sarfata@altern.org (Thomas Sarlandie). |
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- Add new "syn" protocol to allow for mass parallel |
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(syncronous) TCP service reachability checking. |
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- Add ack() method to utilize non-blocking connect |
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(SYN/ACK) feature of the "syn" protocol. |
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- Add demo/fping script as a "syn" demonstration. |
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- Compatibiliy patches for cygwin. |
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Spot by frazee.23@osu.edu (Joseph Frazee) |
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2.20 Jun 20 10:00 2002 |
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- Perl 5.8.0 compatibility stuff. |
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Spot by dcd@tc.fluke.com (David Dyck). |
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And patch by jhi@iki.fi (Jarkko Hietaniemi). |
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- Move INSTALL doc into perldoc. |
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- Allow source_verify method to work |
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for icmp protocol as well as udp. |
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Spot by taner@taner.net (Taner Halicioglu) |
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2.19 Jun 03 19:00 2002 |
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- Add $p->source_verify method to skip source |
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endpoint verification of udp protocol pings for |
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those remote destinations with multiple interfaces |
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that may have the "reverse telnet" bug. |
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Spot by dcd@tc.fluke.com (David Dyck) |
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- Moved files to more standard locations. |
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- Less common martian used for ping test |
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to reduce conflicts |
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2.18 May 06 12:00 2002 |
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- More RPM spec generalizations. |
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2.17 May 03 18:00 2002 |
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- RPM spec generalizations. |
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michael.mclagan@linux.org (Michael McLagan) |
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- Win32 compatibility changes. |
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(Didn't compile on Win32 since v2.11.) |
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2.16 Apr 11 14:00 2002 |
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- Documentation changes. |
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- Added INSTALL doc. |
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- Added README to rpm %doc. |
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- Added neat MakeMaker constants routine. |
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- Buttwag around Makefile.PL warnings: |
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o "the following files are missing in your kit" |
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o "is not a known MakeMaker parameter name" |
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2.15 Apr 06 23:00 2002 |
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- Added ABSTRACT info. |
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- Allow for smoother upgrade from |
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from older Net::Ping versions. |
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- Change default protocol from udp to tcp |
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so it will work on most default systems |
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without any arguments to new(). |
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2.14 Apr 01 14:00 2002 |
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- Added text ip lookup feature. |
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e@arix.com (Erick Calder) |
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2.13 Apr 01 14:00 2002 |
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- Added ping time measuring feature. |
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e@arix.com (Erick Calder) |
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- Optionally allow for high resolution |
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precision for timeouts and measuring |
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using the Time::HiRes module (Erick). |
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2.12 Feb 17 19:00 2002 |
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- More general error determination for |
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better cross platform consistency and |
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foreign language support. |
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Spotted by arnaud@romeconcept.com |
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- Test changes for VMS (Craig Berry) |
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2.11 Feb 02 12:00 2002 |
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- Test changes in case echo port is not available. |
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- Fix 110_icmp_inst.t to use icmp protocol |
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Spotted by craigberry@mac.com (Craig Berry) |
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2.10 Dec 26 12:00 2001 |
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- Added bind() function useful for clients with multiple |
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network interfaces performing the ping check thanks to |
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sethb@clarkhill.com (Seth Blumberg). |
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- Execution optimizations for several constants (Seth). |
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- More test changes in case Socket module is not available |
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(Jarkko Hietaniemi). |
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2.09 Dec 06 19:00 2001 |
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- Documental and test changes only. |
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- No functional changes. |
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2.08 Dec 04 13:00 2001 |
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- Faster response for Win32 tcp_connect. |
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- Better explanations in test comments. |
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2.07 Nov 28 13:00 2001 |
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- Compatibility changes |
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- Works with UNIX and Win32 OS |
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- Works with Perl 5.005 5.6.x 5.7.x 5.8.x |
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- Applied several patches from distro |
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- External protocol added thanks to |
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colinm@cpan.org (Colin McMillen) |
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- Stream protocol added thanks to |
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bronson@trestle.com (Scott Bronson) |
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2.06 Nov 19 12:00 2001 |
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- Added Net-Ping.spec for RPM to easily |
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utilize using "rpm -ta Net-Ping*tar.gz" |
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- Moved Copyright section to perldoc |
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2.05 Nov 18 20:00 2001 |
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- Added test suite |
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2.04 Nov 16 16:00 2001 |
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- Added CHANGES and README to tarball. |
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- No functional changes. |
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2.03 Nov 15 12:00 2001 |
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- Portability adjustments to ping_tcp() |
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made by Rob Brown to work with most |
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default systems. |
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2.02 Sep 27 12:00 1996 |
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- Magic version by Russell Mosemann from CPAN |
