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Release 2.17 (September 4, 2020)
Updated to Ubuntu 20.04.1, Linux kernel 5.4.0, Samba 4.11.6
Removed support for replication to/from DropBox
Fixed ‘Check for Updates’ option
Numerous security updates
Release 2.16 (December 12, 2018)
Added support for Intel I219V network interface
Linux kernel security updates: CVE-2017-5753 (Spectre V1), CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre V2), CVE-2017-5754 (Meltdown V3), CVE-2018-3639 (Spectre V4), CVE-2018-3665 (LazyFP), CVE-2018-3693 (BCBS), and others
Samba security updates: CVE-2018-14629, CVE-2018-16481, CVE-2018-16851, CVE-2018-10851, CVE-2018-10858, CVE-2018-0919, CVE-2018-1050, CVE-2018-1057
Release 2.15f (March 15, 2018)
Fixed S3 replication job large file (>100GB) issue
Release 2.15e (December 6, 2017)
Added support for using disk storage for analysis phase of replication jobs to reduce memory usage
Fixed unicode folder name issue for S3 replication jobs
Updated NTFS driver to fix file fragmentation issue
Added support for using the ‘sparse’ option when mounting an NTFS volume
Added support for using the standard Linux user space NTFS driver (NTFS-3G)
Fixed log rotation issue
Fixed replication job empty log issue
Samba security updates: CVE-2017-14746, CVE-2017-15275
OpenSSL security updates: CVE-2017-3735, CVE-2017-3736
Release 2.15d (October 17, 2017)
Fixed issues with S3 replication jobs
Fixed issues with incoming FTP replication jobs
Added support for ShareFile FTP service for FTP replication
Added support for setting the FRS (File Record Segment) size when formatting NTFS volumes to better support large files (>500GB)
Changed replication jobs from local disk to local disk to only warn when there is not enough free space but allow the job to be created or modified
Release 2.15c (August 15, 2017)
Fixed timing issue with creating encrypted volumes on single disks
Fixed errors relating to logging Unicode file/folder names when running replication jobs
Fixed error caused by missing AWS S3 ‘folder’ files
Release 2.15b (July 26, 2017)
Changed Windows networking default settings to set strict-allocate to ‘no’ to correct sparse file issues with Acronis backup software
Corrected problem with replication when using the ‘Ignore partial transfers’ advanced option
Release 2.15a (January 17, 2017)
Upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS, Linux kernel version 4.4
Upgraded to Samba 4.3.11
Updated NTFS filesystem driver
Fixed detection of filesystem for encrypted RAID disks
Removed support for SSLv2, SSLv3, TLSv1.0, and TLSv1.1 from NetSwap replication encryption
Release 2.15 (December 6, 2016)
Added support for configuration of SSL protocols and ciphers
Added support for specifying NFS export options
Added option to enable/disable SSH support
Release 2.14c (February 22, 2016)
Added support for HTTPS/SSL only mode
Fixed problem with DeltaSync continuous mode where it would stop syncing in certain situations
Updated GLIBC to fix DNS vulnerabilty: CVE-2015-7547
Updated OpenSSH to fix vulnerabilties: CVE-2016-0777, CVE-2016-0778
Release 2.14b (October 7, 2015)
Fixed support of encryption for NetSwap to NetSwap replication jobs
Reverted Windows Networking “server signing as mandatory” change from 2.14a
Release 2.14a (September 1, 2015)
Fixed support for non-SSL connections to NetSwap Dashboard
Updated SSL configuration to disallow SSL protocol versions 2 and 3 and remove RC4 support
Added feature to Admin screen to allow disabling the HTTPS web interface
Updated the SSL certification generation to include the hostname and generate a new certificate each time the hostname is updated
Updated SSH server configuration to disallow CBC ciphers and weak MAC algorithms
Set SMB server signing as mandatory by default and disallow guest browse access
Release 2.14 (August 10, 2015)
Added support for RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, and 10
Added support for N-Way mirroring (i.e. RAID 1 with multiple active disks)
Added support for NetSwap Dashboard
Added ‘Quick DeltaSync’ button for a quick one-time copy from disk to disk
Fixes to DeltaSync continuous mode
Added a log per disk (including RAID disks) to allow easy identification of problems without parsing through the entire NetSwap log
Added option to disable READ-ONLY hr-info and hr-status shares
Added “Action URL’s and Programs” to facilitate starting and stopping DeltaSync operations and Replication jobs
Added more network and file based status and flag files to support remote monitoring of Replication and DeltaSync operations
Updated documentation on monitoring with LabTech
Updated to RealTek driver r8168-8.040.00
Release 2.13b (June 1, 2015)
Improved DeltaSync error handling and reporting
Updated UI to default to using temporary files with DeltaSync
Removed gateway from default STATIC network settings that may interfere with DHCP settings
Updated Linux kernel to fix possible CPU stalling problem
Updated NTFS driver for better compatibility and speed
Added warnings to export configuration before updating device
Fixed alarm setting for ‘Alert on Low Disk Space’
Fixed loss of configuration on power failure
Changed DHCP timeout from 5 minutes to 30 seconds
Release 2.13a (April 1, 2015)
Reverted Realtek network driver to Linux standard driver
Updated openssl to version 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.11 to fix several security issues
Release 2.13 (February 26, 2015)
Added DeltaSync feature as an alternative to using Mirror Disks – a smart synchronization technology that
Default IP Mode is now DHCP+STATIC which is a dual IP mode with DHCP plus a static IP
Added “Action URLs and Programs” to facilitate safe removal of disks without logging in
Added network detection feature to allow NetSwaps to be automatically detected by the
Updated Realtek network driver to version r8168-8.039.00 to fix possible network disconnections
Added Tehuti Networks 10GE tn40xx-0.3.6.11.1 driver
Modified NAS share mode to minimize network disconnects when swapping disks
Updated Samba to fix code execution vulnerability CVE-2015-0240
Release 2.12 (October 24, 2014)
Updated to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS release
Updated to Samba 4 for better Active Directory integration
Updated security fixes
Clarified encryption interface
Added experimental support for Virtualization on selected devices
Added Disk Tools to Disk Properties screen to allow for bad block tests, erasing disks, and resetting permissions
Added Network Diagnostic tools ping, traceroute, and nslookup
Fixed alert email for Mirror Disk Rebuild Complete
Added support for new G2 MPac media
Updated the update support to allow checking for updates online and downloading and installing updates
Release 2.11 (June 6, 2014)
Added replication support for Dropbox, Amazon S3 (and compatible services), FTP, and SFTP
Added TrueCrypt compatible disk encryption support
Fixed timezone selection bug with Indianapolis and Louisville and added more timezone choices
Fixed problem with IE where no targets show up after clicking ‘Get Targets’ when creating/editing a replication job to/from a NetSwap
Release 2.10c (May 6, 2014)
Fixed problem where a mirror disk shared iSCSI that is repartitioned and formatted under Windows will show up after reboot as ‘Not Formatted’
Fixed problem on 1 bay NetSwap’s possibly causing the internal hard disk to not be detected as a member of a mirror disk
Removed warning messages on non-replication NetSwap’s about restarting Rsync and Stunnel
Fixed slow sparse file creation issue that caused large file copies to fail when using ‘strict allocate = yes’ when sharing in NAS mode
Release 2.10b (Febrary 24, 2014)
Removed Command Processing Watchdog
Release 2.10a (December 11, 2013)
Fixed problem where where the alarm would be triggered when the alert for mirror disk rebuild complete was checked
Removed display of admin password in log file when changing password
Added support for NM70-I2 motherboard
Added support for CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard
Release 2.10 (September 5, 2013)
Added replication from NetSwap to NetSwap with hard disk snapshotting and SpeedSeed
Added dynamic DNS support
Fixed ext4 format problem
Added drive bay status LED support
Added support for audio and visual alarm to indicate an alert has been triggered w/button to clear alarm
Added support for HW watchdog timer
Fixed problem on boot after power failure where device waits for user to press ‘Enter’ before booting
Removed automatic monthly rebuild of Mirror Disks
Added support for 5/8 bay NetSwap Plus
Release 2.09 (March 6, 2013)
Fixed crash when getting IP of non-existent NIC
Fixed nabd_dupip to correctly get NIC name
Updated Atheros ethernet drivers
Added support for ECS HDC-I2/E350D motherboard
Release 2.08
Added support for Active Directory Authentication
Fixed date bug on Date/Time Settings screen
Added indicator on Status/Disks screens to show when disk scan is in progress
Added crash debugging output to log
Updated RealTek driver to 8.035.00 (12/12/2012)
Added min/max sync speed to Mirror Disk properties
Release 2.07
Added support for Email notifications
Added Paragon NTFS kernel driver (speed improvement)
Updated RealTek driver to 8.034.00 (11/2/2012)
Improved handling of starting raids at boot
Fixed unclean shutdown of root fs
Added iSCSI “sliver” share for RAIDPac’s to allow access to RAIDPac by the JMicron HW RAID Manager (this requires all drives to be reformatted if upgrading! )
Added check to correct NIC IP’s in static mode if they do not match the IP they are set to
Release 2.06
Minor changes to support RAIDFrame Plus
Release 2.05
Added scheduled mirroring (option feature)
Added raid redundancy check
Fixed nabd crash caused by constant monitoring from web interface
Added more robust handling of starting and configuring raids
Better reporting of disk failure
Added SMART status to Status and Disks page
Added percentage bar for rebuilding and formatting
Release 2.04
Fixed SSL for web interface
Created new certificates for each install
Mirror disk display fixes
Added disk mapping to fix problem where Windows trashes raid information (this breaks backwards compatibility and disks must be reformatted and mirror disk recreated!)
Release 2.03
Change SMART status messages.
Release 2.02
Fix Windows Backup sparse files problem.
Release 2.01
Release 2.0
Added multiple disk support
Added disk mirroring support
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