This update adds OpenVPN, a free SSL vpn, as well as fixing several bugs. The blacklists are also updated. A reboot is required.

This update fixes some bugs introduced in the past, particularly where the content filter backup and the regular backup are concerned. It turns out that any custom images uploaded to the contentfilter and any custom black/white lists were not part of the back ups.

It is recommended that all NetSentron’s be updated to 3.3.8 before updating to the 4.x series of NetSentron because of these issues. If you do not have any custom images or customer black/white lists, then you can safely upgrade to 4.x using 3.3.6 or newer.

This update adds the ability for the blacklists to be updated daily. A new log page has been added to view the results of the daily blacklists update, as well as the ability to have it emailed to your inbox.

This update fixes some bugs introduced in 4.0.0, as well as adding the new auto download and install feature for patches. When you click on updates, you will see two new options at the top of the page. The first option enabled auto download of future patches. The second option allows auto installation of those patches. If you enable auto download, when a patch is ready for install, a new icon will appear at the end of the available patches line, click on it and it will install the patch.

Also, eight new categories were added to the the black lists:

abortion – Abortion information excluding when related to religion – set to denied
alcohol – Wineries breweries and other alcohol related sites – set to denied
contraception -  Information about contraception – set to filtered
hunting – Sites related to hunting and taxidermy – set to denied
press – Various newspapers – set to filtered
remote-control – Remote dekstop type tools – webex – logmein – set to filtered
social_networks – Various social networks – set to denied
tobacco – Smoking and supplies – set to denied

Unfortunately there is no upgrade path from 3.3.x to 4.0, other than backing up your data and doing a fresh install. Please contact KDI at 1-800-661-1755 for assistance on upgrading to the latest series of NetSentron.

Note: The 3.3.x series will be discontinued by the end of 2012

The long awaited iTunes Store fix! This now allows you to go to the iTunes Store.

The original problem was caused by a malformed URL from Apple.

For the record, apple seems to thing that itunes.apple.com. is a valid URL (note the period on the end of .com?)

Anyways, the NetSentron has been adjusted to deal with malformed URL’s now.

This patch fixes an issue with the web log analyzer only going to the year 2010.

This update adds 62,337 new entries to the blacklists of the NetSentron.

NOTE: This patch takes a long time to install! Several minutes in fact.  The patch is modifying the Content Filter blacklist files and so it takes a while to go through all the files and update them. Please be patient when installing this update.

This update adds new drivers for the VIA-Rhine Chipset (network cards) and several other small updates.

NOTE: This update needs a reboot.