StifleR
2.10
2.10
  • Start Here - StifleR 2.10
  • Introduction
    • StifleR Overview
      • The StifleR Solution
      • Managing Microsoft Data Transfer Services
    • Technical Overview
      • 2Pint BranchCache Administrator Guide
    • Features Overview
      • Control
      • Monitor
      • Automate
      • Other Features
      • StifleR Feature Details
    • Release Notes
  • Proof of Concept
    • Objectives and Prerequisites
    • Configure Microsoft Peer-to-Peer Components
    • Install and Configure StifleR
    • Testing and Validation
    • StifleR POC Quick Checklist
  • Planning
    • StifleR Server Considerations
    • StifleR Client Considerations
    • Firewall Ports
    • Permissions
    • Antivirus Exclusions
    • Network Topology
    • StifleR Generic Concepts
      • Client Leader Roles
        • Red Leader
        • Blue Leader
        • Green Leader
        • Examples of Leader Selection
      • Templates
      • Beacons
  • Installation
    • Overview
    • Server
      • StifleR Server Installation
      • StifleR Dashboard Installation
      • StifleR Beacon Installation
    • Client
      • StifleR Client Installation
      • Post Installation Checks
  • Configuration
    • Configuration Files
      • StifleR Server Configuration File
        • Using the AppSettings Override File
      • StifleR Client Configuration File
      • StifleR Dashboard Configuration File
    • Configuring BranchCache on Windows Server
    • Configuring Delivery Optimization
    • Configuring LEDBAT on CM DPs
    • Configuring a Beacon Server
    • Configuring StifleR SQL History
    • StifleR Network Locations
      • Automatic linking of Location, Network Groups and Networks
      • Network Topology Automation
      • Location Fields
        • Network Group Fields
          • Network Fields
    • StifleRulez.xml Configuration Guide
      • The Match – TypeData
        • When the Job Title Isn’t Suitable
        • ConfigMgr Specific Rules
      • The Setting - DownloadTypes
        • Delivery Optimization Jobs
      • Sample StifleRulez.xml
    • Securing StifleR Operations with SSL
      • Prerequisites
      • Using a Web Server Certificate
        • Requesting a Web Server Certificate
      • Using a Self-Signed Certificate
      • Preparing the StifleR Dashboard Web Site for SSL
      • Configuring StifleR to Use SSL
      • Finding the Certificate Thumbprint
    • StifleR Client Access Control Options
  • Operations
    • Dashboard
      • Overview & Navigation
        • Home Page
        • Traffic & Downloads
          • Transfers & Downloads
            • How to use query hosts search?
          • Running Sequences
          • Weekly Downloads Activity
          • History
        • Devices
          • Clients
            • Client Details
              • How to use an extended search?
          • Servers
          • StifleR Server
            • Templates Detail
        • Cache Management
        • System Resource Usage
        • Network Topology
          • Maps
          • Countries
          • Locations
            • Bandwidth Allocations and Locations
          • Network Groups
          • Networks
        • Reporting & Diagrams
    • Client Management & Remote Tools
      • Remote PowerShell Session
      • Remote Performance Counter
      • Remote WMI Browsing
      • Remote Event Log Viewer
      • Remote Netmon Session
    • Monitoring
      • StifleR server health
      • StifleR client health
      • BranchCache Testing and Monitoring
    • Maintenance tasks
    • Bandwidth Management and Allocation
      • Bandwidth Tuning Monitoring and Control
    • Backup and Recovery
      • Moving the StifleR Server Databases to a New Drive on the Same Server
    • Troubleshooting
      • StifleR Client Command Line Options
      • BranchCache across Subnets
    • StifleR WMI Provider
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  • Release Date
  • Release Build Versions
  • Dashboard and Reporting
  • StifleR Server and Configuration
  • Beacons and Networking
  • Performance and Stability
  • Improvements and Enhancements
  • Release Date
  • Dashboard and Reporting
  • StifleR Server and Configuration
  • Beacons and Networking
  • Improvements and Enhancements
  • Release Date
  • Dashboard and Reporting
  • StifleR Server and configuration
  • Beacon and Networking
  • Performance and Stability
  • Improvements and Enhancements
  • Release Date
  • New Features & Functionality
  • Improvements/Bug Fixes:
  1. Introduction

Release Notes

Release Date

March 20, 2025

Release Build Versions

Agent: 2.10.20313.1943 Beacon: 2.10.20313.1939 Dashboard: 2.10.20313.2115 Server: 2.10.20320.0029

Dashboard and Reporting

  • Fixed an issue where StifleR Client reported wrong version (16962)

  • Implemented enhancements in network creation logic (14218)

  • Resolved an issue where BranchCache flags were not set to 0 even if all flags were removed (13739)

  • Fixed an issue where the SMSTS log was not visible in the dashboard (14866)

  • Ensured that firewall ports are properly created for Blue leaders, resolving connectivity issues (14894)

StifleR Server and Configuration

  • Corrected an inconsistency where SRUM data did not match the application family name (16283)

  • Fixed a bug where SRUM data was not retrieved for unknown applications, ensuring accurate data collection (16285)

Beacons and Networking

  • Enhanced network creation automation (16717)

  • Fixed issue where Green leaders are not removed when template changes (16595)

  • Resolved firewall ports not created for Blue leaders (14894)

  • Fixed an issue where LEDBat tracking did not function properly, and debug logs were not being created as expected (15427)

Performance and Stability

  • Fixed an issue where Stifler Server could quit unexpectedly (10415)

  • Addressed DB write failures or delays that occurred during heavy load conditions (14990)

Improvements and Enhancements

  • Updated NetFilter driver to version 1.7.1.5

  • Security updates addressing CVE-2024-51417

Release Date

December 18, 2024

Dashboard and Reporting

  • Resolved an issue where SRUM data was not being collected or displayed in the dashboard (13661)

  • Fixed dashboard template inconsistencies regarding “Cache options set” configurations (13813)

  • Corrected the bandwidth calculation logic, ensuring accurate representation in reports (13964)

  • Unlimited 0 Kb/s bandwidth setting UI has been improved for better clarity (14050)

StifleR Server and Configuration

  • Fixed an issue where the StifleR server failed to bind a new web certificate (13796)

  • Resolved an issue preventing the deletion of cache tracks from the dashboard (13797)

  • Addressed a bug where BranchCache cache sizes were incorrectly configured (13821)

  • Resolved an issue with cache options for network groups displaying an extra dash (14999)

  • Resolved case sensitivity issue with group names in StifleR Server config (15426)

Beacons and Networking

  • Fixed a glitch where network group details were inaccessible unless beacon details were clicked first (14438)

  • Resolved an issue where logs were missing (14439)

  • Fixed a critical issue where the Beacon Service stopped accepting requests (14219)

  • Corrected handling of error messages for DO group IDs (15050)

  • Resolved a tooltip glitch in the Templates - DO section (14188)

  • Addressed a configuration bug where adding a setting to the beacon config resulted in counters always displaying as 0 (14358)

Improvements and Enhancements

  • Fixed an issue where the client management page returned console errors (14624)

  • Fixed an issue where StifleR client occasionally disconnected (15849)

  • Resolved duplicate network creation issue with ConfigMgr Boot Image (14431)

  • Added Play and Pause buttons to live tables for enhanced user control (14380)

  • Improved firewall configuration by ensuring that ports are created for Blue leaders (14894)

  • Fixed an issue where the TS-variable WellConnected2PS did not change to false during template updates (13684)

  • Addressed an issue where the StifleR Client occasionally disconnected from the server (15849)

  • Enhanced overall system stability with additional bug fixes and security updates (CVE-2023-32571, CVE-2024-30105)

Release Date

September 6, 2024

Dashboard and Reporting

  • Fixed an issue where the dashboard installer did not honor the website installation choice (6198).

  • Resolved a bug where the dashboard failed to filter by Type or State while monitoring downloads (11917).

  • Addressed a UI issue where countries appeared grey and were not clickable (11970).

  • Fixed a problem on the network details page where leaders’ information was incorrectly displayed (12611).

  • Corrected issues with the Client History Exact/Average value not functioning properly (12451).

  • Windows Update packages for Defender Updates now listed correctly (1153)

  • Resolved an issue where Green Leader did not show in dashboard (8310)

StifleR Server and configuration

  • Fixed a crash issue with StifleR Server 2.10 (10417)

  • Resolved a problem where Blue Leaders were selected but not assigned (11568)

  • Enhanced support for MOM proxy concepts (13952).

  • Fixed a bug where Red Leader BranchCache tags remained active after service shutdown (11621).

  • Corrected an issue where StifleR Client disconnected from the server unexpectedly (15849).

  • StifleR client are now able to enumerate groups from trusted domains (11580)

Beacon and Networking

  • Fixed an issue where users could not suspend, resume, or cancel BITS downloads from the Network Group (13171).

  • Corrected actions for Client Downloads page in where Suspend/Resume/Cancel did not work (13272).

  • Fixed a bug where duplicate networks were created by WiFi clients in existing networks (14431).

  • Addressed DNS-SD messages not properly bridged with Blue Leader (11619).

  • Resolved a problem where the Beacon Service stopped accepting requests (14219).

  • Network group templates now displays saved Infrastructure records (11693)

Performance and Stability

  • Fixed memory corruption in BCMon, which could crash the StifleR Client (10881).

  • Enhanced general StifleR CPU and memory usage (10805)

  • Fixed an issue where clients shows up as roaming (11579)

  • Resolved issues causing client to unexpectedly terminate (13405).

  • Addressed SignalR parsing failures when encountering null IPAddress or Gateway values (11626).

Improvements and Enhancements

  • Enhanced error handling for ClearAllClientData, which now handles large client counts gracefully (15670)

  • Improved support for case-insensitive group names (15426)

  • Fixed duplicate network creation bugs in several configurations (10302, 14431)

Release Date

October 20, 2023

New Features & Functionality

  • Added user process elevation tracking to report on endpoints running with administrative accounts or processes launched with administrative accounts

Improvements/Bug Fixes:

  • Improved the network detection logic

  • Changed the database format to be more performant

  • Resolved several issues with the machine idle time out detection

  • Resolved several UI performance and labeling issues

  • Improved the beacon logic to measure the bandwidth available to an endpoint

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Redesigned user interface for the

Introduced for network bandwidth and settings control

Introduced a new leader type called

Introduced a new leader type called for dedicated caching systems

are now available to view Event Log, run PowerShell commands interactively, initiate a remote desktop connection, and view performance counters through the StifleR client

StifleR dashboard
templates
Blue leader
Green leader
Remote client tools