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NGNetMS 3.70 Beta

Features:

• security improvements
• jump-host access method
• improved modular backend architecture
• improved discovery speed and logic behind application of access methods
• added Linux as seed host
• numerous bug fixes and performance improvements.

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NGNetMS 3.67 BETA release

Features:

• security fixes and improvements
• new modular backend architecture
• new device support (HP iLO, Linux servers)
• improved discovery speed and logic
• new device IPv4 connectivity maps and routing protocol session visualisations
• improved scheduler
• new job machine for backend tasks
• performance data collection via SNMP
• NETFLOW (v4) data collection
• remote host log monitoring with collectors as foreign agents
• file change monitoring with inode notification in collectors
• Numerous bug fixes and performance improvements.... read more

Hi to all of our users and supporters!
We wish we could release this last version sooner, but our day jobs kept us very busy.
But your ratings for our project inspired us to do more for you and we hope that you would like NGNetMS 3.5

In the past months we had been working hard on several cool features which include:
1. Improved speed of scanning and more intelligent network discovery from linux hosts as seed devices
2. gzip option for archives and ability to load/unload gzipped archives
3. Exclusion of partial subnets from the discovered super nets during scanning
4. Better network maps
5. New device and Linux distribution support
6. faster BGP neighbour discovery... read more

Release Notes 3.4
New Device support:
Linux type can be used as a seed host in addition to Juniper and Cisco routers

New Features added:
- Manual Installation is possible in server only configuration
- Archiving of the old events accordingly to the pre-selected schedule
- Restoration of the desired periods from archives
- Archive Management and automatic deletion of the obsolete archives
- Omni-visible ongoing discovery status in all web sessions
Bug fixes:
- improved debugging modes
- stability and performance improvements for event collector processes
Errata
- Warning: IP subnet scanner is using known ports 22, 23, 80, 443 to discover devices in Scan mode (NMAP).
USE WITH CARE!

Release Notes 3.3
New Device support:
Extreme Switches
Juniper ScreenOS (SSG-series)
New Features added:
- eBGP neighbour crawl for JUNOS and Cisco IOS devices
- new logic in poll_host.pl for acess methods to devices
- Security improvements, passwords are encrypted and stored in DB
- Filtering in access methods application menu
Bug fixes:
- speed up of Subnet scanner algorithm
- Protect from brute force password picking by lock out of abuser's IP
- stability and performance improvements for collector processes
Errata
- Warning: IP subnet scanner is using known ports to discover devices (Net::NMAP perl module).

Release Notes 3.2
New Device support:
HP ProCurve Switches
New Features added:
- SSHv1 device access for Cisco IOS
- IP Subnet Scanner
- Access Type selector for easy configuration of Access Methods
- Security improvements, passwords are now hidden in the menus
- New and smaller device icons
Bug fixes:
- cosmetic name changes in the menus
- removed confusing access types
- improved topology creation logic for the map
Errata
- Warning: IP subnet scanner is using known ports to discover devices (Net::NMAP perl module).

Release Notes 3.1
New Device support:
Linux servers
New Features added:
- SSHv2 access for Juniper Junos routers and switches
- SSHv2 access for Cisco IOS routers and switches
- Scheduled discovery of the network
- Ability to delete devices (admin only)
Bug fixes:
- correct application of the access methods to different devices