********************************************************************************* NetScanTools 4.20 Welcome to the "readme" file Trial version 4.20, 1 June 2001 (c) 1995-2001 Northwest Performance Software, Inc. ********************************************************************************* -------------- DOCUMENT INDEX -------------- This file contains the following sections: 1. General Notes 2. Contact Information 3. Installation Instructions 4. Revision History 5. Client Function Summary ********************************************************************************* GENERAL NOTES Program Requirements. *This program is designed for Windows NT 4.0 Workstation or Server, any Service Pack, Windows 2000, Windows ME, 98 or 95. Windows 95 users must install the Winsock 2 update available at Microsoft's website. (all the preceding are trademarks or registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation). *Approximately 2 MB disk space *TCP/IP Network connection with DNS License Agreement. Please see License.txt linked from the NetScanTools program group Suggestions/Comments/Bug Reports Please email all suggestions/comments/bug reports to: support@netscantools.com Online bug report form: http://www.netscantools.com/email.html Support: http://www.netscantools.com/support.html ********************************************************************************* CONTACT INFORMATION email: sales@netscantools.com or sales@nwpsw.com WWW-main site: http://www.nwpsw.com/ http://www.netscantools.com/ Mailing address: Northwest Performance Software, Inc. PO Box 148 Maple Valley, WA 98038-0148 USA Telephone. VOICE: (425) 413-0354 (8am to 5pm Pacific (Seattle-LA) Time) 24 hour/7 day FAX: (425) 413-0639 ********************************************************************************* INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Unzip the nst4*.zip file to a temporary directory/folder such as c:\temp, then run setup.exe. 2. Follow the instructions in the setup program. Problems installing? See the support section of www.netscantools.com. (The most common problem is unzipping the files into a directory which has more than 8 characters or a space included in any level of the directory tree. Please unzip the contents of the zip file into a short-named directory like c:\temp or c:\mytemp etc.) ********************************************************************************* REVISION HISTORY 1 June 2001 Version 4.20 New -updates and changes to the whois configuration file. Added parsing for domains .cl, .is, .ie, .lt, .nz, .sh. -Started parsing VT100 commands in the TCP Term tab. While not fully implemented, this is a start at eliminating the tiny squares that sometimes appear in the text when connected with telnet sessions. -Speeded up Port Probe and Traceroute. Fixes -Fixed trial program crashing problem on Windows ME. CDROM version was not affected. -Fixed minor problems in TCPTerm. -All executables recompiled with VC6SP5. 23 April 2001 Version 4.13 New -user registration information and trial days left now shown on the About tab. -updates and changes to the whois configuration file. Fixes -List Domain (zone transfer) changes to support some DNS server zone transfer protocol differences. 18 December 2000 Version 4.12 New -Tab control selection (single line or default multiline) on the Preferences tab. -Whois parser now supports net.au, ac.uk and gov.uk queries. -Most data entry fields now support up to 1023 characters. Fixes -NetBIOS tab: MAC address queries are now made using all LANAs. -Made small adjustments to NetScanner report. -NetScanner now skips .0 and .255 thereby eliminating pings to default broadcast addresses. 22 September 2000 Version 4.1 New -Rwhois now supported by adding port number for default whois server. -Added Ping and Traceroute graphs accessible by right click menu. -Launcher tab now has user definable executables. -TimeSync now has a Scheduler. -Added NetScanner summary report. -Changed grouping of tabs for different use categories. -New support features on About tab including setting defaults and dumping NetScanTools registry settings. -PDF format user manual now available for download from website support: http://www.netscantools.com/support.html Fixes -All executables recompiled with VC6SP4. -Reduced window size 15% to accomodate smaller format screens, ie. 800x600 large fonts. -Port probe speeded up slightly. -Critical section changes for Ping, Traceroute, NetScanner, and Port Probe. -Fix changed "time sent" formatting for outgoing SMTP email messages. -Fixed Chargen "0 chars" bug when switching tabs. -Improved NetBIOS threading. Added in MAC address of Servers listed. -Added AfxInitRichEdit to InitInstance. -Fixed daytime onreset bug. 8 May 2000 nststd.exe 4.0.2.1 -> 4.0.3.1 -Changed phone numbers to reflect change in sales office location. -Fixed default whois server names. smtpmail.dll 4.0.0.3 -> 4.0.0.4 -Corrected for time zone when generating email message send time. 17 January 2000 Fixes nststd.exe 4.0.1.1 -> 4.0.2.1 -Removed code section which forced requirement for Windows 95 OSR2. -Improved thread communication. -MRUs now properly saved immediately upon clearing. nstmtspt.dll 4.0.0.5 -> 4.0.0.6 -Scrolling for PING/Traceroute/NetScanner now implemented. -Bind socket correction. smplsrvs.dll 4.0.0.3 -> 4.0.0.4 -Fixed UDP close upon read from UDP socket for chargen. -Bind socket correction. 4 January 2000 Fixes nststd.exe 4.0.0.1 -> 4.0.1.1 -Fixed problems populating the Port Probe results tree. All ports found are now correctly reported. 20 December, 1999 Initial Release ********************************************************************************* CLIENT FUNCTION SUMMARY NetScanTools is an internet utility toolset. Each tool is kept separately on it's own tab. For information on using each function tab, press the Help button or the F1 key. 6/01/01 [end]