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<li>New functionality:

<ul>

<li>A new dhcp

<li>A new DHCP

<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dhcpd&sektion=8">server</a>

and

<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=dhclient&sektion=8">client</a>

implementation, featuring privilege separation and safe defaults.

<li>A clean

<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ntpd&sektion=8">ntp

<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ntpd&sektion=8">NTP

daemon</a> which ought to fit the needs of most ntp users.

daemon</a> which ought to fit the needs of most NTP users.

<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pfctl&sektion=8">pfctl</a>

<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pfctl&sektion=8">pfctl(8)</a>

now provides a <i>rules optimizer</i>, to help improving filtering speed.

<li>The packet filter,

<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=pf&sektion=4">pf(4)</a>,

now supports nested anchors.

<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=tcpdrop&sektion=8">tcpdrop</a>, a command to drop TCP connections.

<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=tcpdrop&sektion=8">tcpdrop(8)</a>,

a command to drop TCP connections.

<li>The NMBCLUSTERS option has been eliminated, replaced by a sysctl with higher values on many platforms.

<li>Added support for cksum (three flavours), md4, sha256, sha384 and sha512 to

the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=md5&sektion=1">md5</a>

the <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=md5&sektion=1">md5(1)</a>

command.

<li>Memory file systems created by the

<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mount_mfs&sektion=8">mount_mfs</a>

<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mount_mfs&sektion=8">mount_mfs(8)</a>

command now can be populated immediately after creation.

<li>New hotplugd daemon and device that watch for newly attached devices.

<li>New

<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=hotplugd&sektion=8">hotplugd(8)</a>

daemon and device that watch for newly attached devices.

<li>New timecounter code in the kernel for more accurate timekeeping.

<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=isakmpd&sektion=8">isakmpd(8)</a> now supports NAT-traversal.

<li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=strtonum&sektion=3">strtonum(3)</a>,

a simple, robust and therefore safe function to convert numbers to strings has

a simple, robust and therefore safe function to convert numbers to strings, has

been added.

<li>On the <a href="sparc.html">OpenBSD/sparc</a> platform, StackGhost buffer

overflow exploit protection has been added.

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<li>Improved hardware support, including:

<ul>

<li>Sangoma T1 and E1 cards

(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=san&sektion=4">san</a>)

(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=san&sektion=4">san(4)</a>).

<li>Jumbo frames are now working reliably on

<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=em&sektion=4">em</a>,

<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=em&sektion=4">em(4)</a>,

<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=sk&sektion=4">sk(4)</a>,

and

adapters.

<li>USB 2.0

(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ehci&sektion=4">ehci</a>)

(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ehci&sektion=4">ehci(4)</a>)

controllers.

<li>AIC79xx-based Ultra320 SCSI adapters, such as the Adaptec 29320 and

39320

(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahd&sektion=4">ahd</a>)

(<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ahd&sektion=4">ahd(4)</a>).

<li>The i386 and amd64 CD bootloader code no longer emulates a floppy which improves the chances of booting on newer machines.

<li>The i386 and amd64 CD bootloader code no longer emulates a floppy which improves the chances

<li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=atw&sektion=4">atw(4)</a> wireless driver.

of booting on newer machines.

<li>hw.setperf hooks for PowerNow in AMD K6 and K7 processors.

driver for ADMtek ADM8211 802.11b wireless adapters.

driver for ASIX Electronics AX88172 USB Ethernet adaptors.

driver for Ethernet over USB bridges.

<li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ichpcib&sektion=4&arch=i386">ichpcib(4)</a>

driver for Intel ICHx/ICHx-M LPC PCI-ISA bridges.

<li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gscpcib&sektion=4&arch=i386">gscpcib(4)</a>

driver for National Semiconductor Geode SC1100 PCI-ISA bridges.

driver for Inter IC (I2C) master/slave buses.

<li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=lmtemp&sektion=4">lmtemp(4)</a>

driver for National Semiconductor LM75/LM77 temperature sensors.

<li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gscsio&sektion=4">gscsio(4)</a>

driver for National Semiconductor Geode SC1100 Super I/O chips.

driver and accompanying

<a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gpioctl&sektion=8&arch=i386">gpioctl(8)</a>

utility for supporting General Purpose Input/Output.

<li>New <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mediabay&sektion=4&arch=macppc">mediabay(4)</a>

macppc driver for the ATA33 HD controller over removable CD.

<li>hw.setperf sysctl hooks for PowerNow in AMD K6 and K7 processors.

</ul>

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<li>OpenSSH 3.9:

<ul>

<li>

now re-executes itself on accepting a new connection. This security

measure ensures that all execute-time randomisations are reapplied for each

connection rather than once, for the master process' lifetime. This includes