NetworkManager 1.2 Enters Beta, Promises Tracking Protection in Wi-Fi Networks | Linux Today

NetworkManager 1.2 Enters Beta, Promises Tracking Protection in Wi-Fi Networks

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Marius Nestor
Jan 19, 2016

NetworkManager 1.2 will be the newest stable and most advanced release of the popular software, which is currently used in hundreds of Linux kernel-based operating systems, promising features like random MAC addresses for Wi-Fi access point scanning, support for wpa_supplicant’s AP list during Wi-Fi scannings, support for Wi-Fi powersave, as well as support for creating more types of software devices.

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Marius Nestor

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