Kernel 2.4.16 now used. New kernel config file. Includes in particular support for PCMCIA, PPP, PPP/PPPOE, ISDN, USB and bridging

Use shorewall 1.2.2 allowing among many other things traffic shapping & blacklisting

Pump (0.8.11-3) being used as default DHCP/BOOTP client to save disk space (dhclient.lrp still OK)

networking script now fully debian/sid compatible. Dachstein's /etc/network.conf, /etc/ipchains.conf and /etc/init.d/network files/scripts completely removed

ifconfig (1.4.2) and ifupdown (0.6.4) available

new applets in bbox library (0.60.2)

new version of iproute2 (010824). tc patched to allow for HTB queuing discipline

bridge now available as a separate package. Provides brctl from bridge-utils (0.9.4)

ppp.lrp and pppoe.lrp provided in the standard distro for serial/modem and adsl/pppoe connections. pppoe.lrp provides the PPPoE 2.4.16 kernel plugin. The ppp daemon is the 2.4.1 version patched for kernel mode PPPoE available here.

pon, poff and plog scripts provided in ppp.lrp for ppp on demand.

weblet.lrp modified to handle iptable output. Do not need netstat anymore

first draft of installation guide available (what your are reading now)