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Release notes from Factory release 1.18.008 to Factory release 1.18.009
Slight change for delayed packets (error packets/responses) affected normal trafficRelease notes from Factory release 1.18.007 to Factory release 1.18.008
Speed lanes were not re-allocated when time profiles changed unless "re-route" also ticked on profile. FixedRelease notes from Factory release 1.18.005 to Factory release 1.18.007
Slight change in TCP stack for RST responsesRelease notes from Factory release 1.18.003 to Factory release 1.18.005
Corrected winter time / summer time change to be 01:00 UTC not 01:00 BSTRelease notes from Factory release 1.18.002 to Factory release 1.18.003
Subtle internal error in tunnel handling fixed - could drop some tunnel packets incorrectly.Release notes from Factory release 1.18.001 to Factory release 1.18.002
Changed URL for manuals and software on FireBrick website.Release notes from Factory release 1.18.000 to Factory release 1.18.001
Internal changes for factory build - no other changesRelease notes from Factory release 1.16.047 to Factory release 1.18.000
Added bootp server name (sname) and filename (file) options to subnets.Release notes from Factory release 1.16.039 to Factory release 1.16.047
Minor change to DHCP client for cable modems.Release notes from Factory release 1.16.000 to Factory release 1.16.039
Minor change so that tunnels within tunnels operate correctly.Release notes from Factory release 1.14.011 to Factory release 1.16.000
Security fix to ensure logs only accessable from authorised usersRelease notes from Factory release 1.14.000 to Factory release 1.14.011
Various optimisations and minor changesRelease notes from Factory release 1.12.000 to Factory release 1.14.000
Increased number of web sessions handled for admin pages.Release notes from Factory release 1.10.000 to Factory release 1.12.000
Changed time profiles so that there is always an option for the profile being off, and hence have removed the "OFF" time profile which is now "Not 24/7" and also removed "ping failure" option as it is "Not" the pinged option (expect for existing configurations still using this)Release notes from Factory release 1.08.000 to Factory release 1.10.000
General tidy up after changing interrupt handlersRelease notes from Factory release 1.00.115 to Factory release 1.08.000
Minor change to ethernet driversRelease notes from Factory release 1.06.053 to Factory release 1.06.056
DHCP requests now correctly include OPTIONS parameter in REQEUEST after DISCOVER - ensuring correct gateway setting on cable modems.Release notes from Factory release 1.06.044 to Factory release 1.06.053
Further minor changes to ethernet rx and tx interrupt handlingRelease notes from Factory release 1.06.041 to Factory release 1.06.044
Changed DHCP client to send host name with null termination like windows machines.Release notes from Factory release 1.06.038 to Factory release 1.06.041
Added TTL to ping scanningRelease notes from Factory release 1.06.033 to Factory release 1.06.038
Additional internal debugging added.Release notes from Factory release 1.06.031 to Factory release 1.06.033
Fixed column heading on lane control web pageRelease notes from Factory release 1.06.029 to Factory release 1.06.031
DHCP name based allocation now operates case insensitive - as some Windows versions send different case at different times!Release notes from Factory release 1.06.028 to Factory release 1.06.029
Stats log entries now number filters and lanes from 1 not 0 as per web pageRelease notes from Factory release 1.06.022 to Factory release 1.06.028
Erasing a speed lane now clears old stats on that laneRelease notes from Factory release 1.06.009 to Factory release 1.06.022
Erasing a tunnel clears the last from IP for dynamic tunnelsRelease notes from Factory release 1.06.005 to Factory release 1.06.009
Internal change (timer interrupts) - should be no noticable effectRelease notes from Factory release 1.06.003 to Factory release 1.06.005
Changed graphics slightlyRelease notes from Factory release 1.06.002 to Factory release 1.06.003
DHCP client will now only request the items it is actually going to useRelease notes from Factory release 1.06.000 to Factory release 1.06.002
Changed Mb to MB in setup for large session as is mega bytes not mega bitsRelease notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
Release notes from Factory release 1.06.056 to Factory release 1.00.115
New beta test series 1.7 started.Note that upgrades from older versions have been known to require a factory reset as per the manual. Upgrade from this to later versions should now be seemless with configurations preserved.
Now contains statistics for speed lane and filter use, and improved summer time handling on clock. Time profile on filters corrected. Minor changes and corrections. Minor changes, different icons layout for better working on narrow screens, and changed so default filters are OFF. Bugfix in tunnelling, and additional DHCP activity logging. More tunnelling improvements Allows for un-signed tunnels (leave secret blank). Upgrade to make live logging better Improved tunnels (works with MTU path discover allowing windows file shares over tunnels to work without manually adjusting MTU). Also added some general logging controls allowing filter failures to be logged, etc. Added extra diagnostics option. New, simpler factory reset procedure - see manuals for details. New default filters making lock-out less likely. Routes were not taking in to account time profiles... Fixed. Changes to internal operation of session tracking and port mapping. Port mapping has new "relay" feature allowing full relaying (changing source and destination addresses) as well as simple incoming port mapping via into NAT. Traceroute working correctly. Minor changes Default filter rules no longer allow connection to Firebrick from WAN port - i.e. this must be specifically allowed in the filters if required. Time profiles have a 24hour button on each day as well now. Bounce TCP not creating sessions now... Added domain name (setup/name) so can be served by DHCP server for windows clients, etc. Changed DHCP client mode to set gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server unless excluded as part of subnet setup. Changed DHCP server mode to allow specific items not to be served (gateway, dns server, time server, domain, syslog server) Logs/diagnostics understand more IP protocol types by name. Slightly faster packet switching code. Larger and faster MAC cache. Time Profiles now called Profiles as they do more than just handle time switching. Long session report now states filter name that applied to session Improved stats - current per second, and monthly(plus only) DNS relay fixed (was sending to wrong interface) 1.4.0 pre release Corrected speed lanes (broken in previous beta release). Online manuals updated ready for 1.4.0 release. Typo on the End session log output. Can now set comma/space number grouping (e.g. 12,345) Date format options (ISO/US/UK/Full) Removed 10% additional bandwidth on speed lanes - set the speed you actually want. Fixed bug in UDP time server. Stats update not rolled over on startup without clock. Very long log displays were causing the FB to reset - fixed. Rate displace (KB/s) now to 1 decimal place specially for people on BT NetStart lines (-: Moving filters was not correctly changing the session filter ID for live sessions. Changed TCP timeout back to 2 hours Changed session display so that can list by protocol. Changed TCP session handling to allow sessions to resume after long delays from allowed side. Speed lane changes if time profile or edit of shaping rules, now apply to active sessions. Fixed session leak - previous beta would not run for more than a few hours without stopping. Longer TCP session timouts, and improved security setting control for set up screens (viwe access was allowing some setup functions to bve done). Greatly improved port mapping allowing mapping of source address for general purpose relay as well as selective source IP for port mapping. Time profiles also working on port maps. New ping testing feature on time profiles - allows constant monitoring of an IP address and changing control settings based on loss of contact. TCP timeout set to 2 hours. Crash that was affecting beta releases now fixed. Improved handling for time profile ping scanning. Ping scanning still needed more work - fixed gatway addresses. LAN->LAN default filter was faulty (never matched!), fixed. DNS/TIMED forwarding fixed. For convenience, if a DNS address is set up and working, then most places where you type and IP address (tunnels/filters/portmaps/shaping) you can now type a host name. Works for simple A record lookup (not following CNAMEs, etc). DHCP server operates without clock set - leases issued for 2 hours as normal, but expiry not tracked on FireBrick so effectively unlimited until clock is actually set. Able to see list of active sessions. Can selectively kill sessions DHCP addresses allocated when clock not set now set to normal 2 hour expiry when clock is set. Session log shows which filter allows the session. Further internal changes regarding displaing the log.
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