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Refer to the NamespaceKernels and CustomKernels pages for info on good/bad kernels and supported networking features.
= 4.5 =
CORE 4.5 is planned to be released around 4/5/13. Currently a 4.5rc1 release candidate is being prepared and tested.
The high-level changes since version 4.4 are:
*GUI*
* improved behavior when starting GUI without daemon, or using File New after connection with daemon is lost
* fix various GUI issues when reconnecting to a session
* support 3D GUI via output to SDT3D
* added "Execute Python script..." entry to the File Menu
* support user-defined terminal program instead of hard-coded xterm
* added session options for "enable RJ45s", "preserve session dir"
* added buttons to the IP Addresses dialog for removing all/selected IPv4/IPv6
* allow sessions with multiple canvases to enter RUNTIME state
* added "--addons" startup mode to pass control to code included from addons dir
* added "Locked" entry to View menu to prevent moving items
* use currently selected node type when invoking a topology generator
* updated throughput plots with resizing, color picker, plot labels, locked scales, and save/load plot configuration with imn file
* improved session dialog
*EMANE*
* EMANE 0.8.1 support with backwards-compatibility for 0.7.4
* extend CommEffect model to generate CommEffect events upon receipt of Link Messages having link effects
*Services*
* updated FTP service with root directory for anonymous users
* added HTTP, PCAP, BIRD, RADVD, and Babel services
* support copying existing files instead of always generating them
* added "Services..." entry to node right-click menu
* added "View" button for side-by-side comparison when copying customized config files
* updated Quagga daemons to wait for zebra.vty VTY file before starting
*General*
* XML import and export
* renamed "cored.py" to "cored", "coresendmsg.py" to "coresendmsg"
* code reorganization and clean-up
* updated XML export to write NetworkPlan, MotionPlan, and ServicePlan within a Scenario tag, added new "Save As XML..." File menu entry
* added script_start/pause/stop options to Ns2ScriptedMobility
* "python" source sub-directory renamed to "daemon"
* added "cored -e" option to execute a Python script, adding its session to the active sessions list, allowing for GUI connection
* support comma-separated list for custom_services_dir in core.conf file
* updated kernel patches for Linux kernel 3.5
* support RFC 6164-style IPv6 /127 addressing
*ns-3*
* integrate ns-3 node location between CORE and ns-3 simulation
* added ns-3 random walk mobility example
* updated ns-3 Wifi example to allow GUI connection and moving of nodes
* fixed the following bugs:<br>54, 136, 153, 157, 161, 162, 165, 168, 170, 171, 173, 174, 176, 190
Known issues with 4.5:
* known issues will be listed here
= 4.4 =
CORE 4.4 was released on 9/25/12. Packages are available for Ubuntu 12.04/11.10 and Fedora 17/16.