version 2.8.2
- netcfg now has a website: www.archlinux.org/netcfg/
- replace routes in IPv6 by default (FS#29480)
- fixes: pm-utils support is back, systemd improvements, documentation, FS#28522

version 2.8.1
- add compatibility for configuration in /etc/rc.conf
  give users time to move to the new scheme
- fix support for the kernel command line
- give initscripts users more familiar output

version 2.8.0
- end support for wireless-dbus and ethernet-iproute syntax
  use wireless and ethernet instead
- end support for configuration in /etc/rc.conf
  use /etc/conf.d/netcfg instead
- add sample script demonstrating firewall location handling (FS#26380)
- drop implicit dependency on initscripts
- add systemd service file for profiles (netcfg@<profile>.service)
- add systemd service file for NETWORKS array in /etc/conf.d/netcfg (netcfg.service)
- assorted fixes (FS#20569, FS#28138, FS#28590, FS#28683)

version 2.7.3
- fix dhcpcd to not remove/re-acquire a lease unnecessarily
- fix sysctl parameters for interfaces with vlans (FS#26259)

version 2.7.2
- fix bash completion
- discontinue "-old" connections

version 2.7
- add support for tunnel interfaces
- add support for interface bonding (FS#24802)
- add support for hexadecimal ESSIDs (FS#24333)
- add support for PPPoE connections
- add support for profile backgrounding in net-profiles (FS#23934)
- add interactive wifi connection tool wifi-menu
- add netcfg option to reconnect an interface (-R) (FS#28196)
- rename the option to disconnect an interface (was: -i, now: -D)
- stop suggesting profile-scripting through /etc/network.d/hooks as it was
  unused and the {PRE,POST}_{UP,DOWN} variables work just fine (FS#27496)
- assorted fixes (FS#24599, FS#26370, FS#26607, FS#28022)

version 2.6.8
- fix broken 802.11 in non-wireless setups (FS#25473)
- fix rfkill errors in net-auto-wireless (FS#25514)
- fix error message about non-existing net.ipv6.conf... (FS#25530)

version 2.6.7
- fix wrong quoting of $profile (FS#25362)
- fix wrong parsing of wpa_supplicant configuration (FS#25464)
- fix conflict with old ROUTES variable (FS#25432)

version 2.6.6
- fix wrong rc scripts names in suspend hook (FS#20330)
- fix wireless failure when using wpa-config and a custom
  ctrl_interface path (FS#24949)
- bash-completion: add -r to option list (FS#25188)

version 2.6.5
- specify device name explicitly when setting gateways

version 2.6.4
- documentation update, new man page "netcfg-profiles"
- modify wireless workflow to avoid issues with association

version 2.6.3
- fix infinite symlink loop (FS#25077)

version 2.6.2
- fix broken WEP support (FS#24896)
- fix dhcpcd/dhclient not stopped properly (FS#23293)
- fix specifying access point by BSSID (FS#24906)

version 2.6.1
- fix missing mkdir for net-auto-wireless
- add basic configuration capabilities to tun/tap interfaces

version 2.6
- add support for IPv6 configuration (FS#18699)
- add support for static routes configuration (FS#18700)
- add support for creating tun/tap interfaces (FS#15049)
- add configuration file /etc/conf.d/netcfg for net-auto-wireless
- add support for restricting automatic startup of profiles (FS#23169)
- bridge: add support for several brctl options (FS#16625)
- wireless: add support for explicit BSSID (FS#24582)
- wireless: add support for ad-hoc connections (FS#19683)
- wireless: no longer require wireless_tools to work
- use /run instead of /var/run
- drops hard dependency on net-tools package
- drops hard dependency on wireless_tools package

version 2.5.5
- new connection types: openvpn (FS#21490), vlan
- new option HIDDEN (for hidden SSIDs)
- new option SKIPNOCARRIER (FS#21755)
- default WPA driver is now nl80211
- minor fixes and improvements (FS#17190, FS#17546,
  FS#20150, FS#20569, FS#21377, FS#23293)
- better zsh completion file (FS#19823)

netcfg 2.5.4
- new connection type: bridge
- new option NETMASK for ethernet

netcfg 2.5.3
- fixes to rfkill handling (FS#18391, FS#18385)
- fix for FS#18411

netcfg 2.5.2
- fix for FS#17190

netcfg 2.5.1
- fix for FS#17190
- additional examples