DSWifi 0.3a improvements

• gethostbyname has problems with IP addresses fixed
• wifi_lib_test tcp connection bug fixed
• misc other berkley-like support that's missing in the current version. (getsockname/getpeername)
• Internal TCP Error possibly causing loss of data fixed
• Better access to stats
• "keepalive" message to ensure AP connection remains open
• Improved syncookie implementation for more reliable incoming connections
• modified timeout code to use exponential backoff
• inet_addr support added
• TCP connection closing errors fixed
• TCP loses data apparently when rx buffer is filled fixed.
• Latency issue, something is causing the lib to have higher pings after a while fixed.
• possible bug with recv not returning data it should fixed.
• Problem with DHCP (should be fixed, it's possible some routers still deny DHCP - if you have one that does this please let me know)
• Connect() now blocks, when socket is not in non-blocking mode
• select() support that should be sufficient for all applications is in CVS.
• TCP MSG_PEEK support added for recv();
• Many TCP speedups and optimizations
• Shared key authentication - due to the last entry, and other things, a much wider range of router compatibility!

Yet more improvements have been made to the lib since last release, and the result is a much more stable, much easier to use, and much faster library. If you're working on a wifi app, please visit us at #dswifi on EFnet, or stop by the [Official DS Wifi Forum], or visit [Stephen's Blog] for ongoing progress updates and more!

The next release after 0.3a is going to be version 0.5, which will feature a rewritten 802.11 engine, with the goals of being more portable and more flexible, so stay tuned for information as it develops.

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