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- HISTORY
- NetSetMan
-
- 3.0.0 - 2010-01-05
- - NEW: Advanced WiFi support!
- - WiFi Management for available wireless networks and profiles
- - Connect/disconnect from WiFi networks with each NSM profile
- - Displaying WiFi connection status in the TrayInfo
- - NEW: MultiProfiles!
- - A profile can now contain an unlimited amount of NIC (adapter) sets
- - Activating a profile changes the settings for all included NICs
- - NEW: Compact Mode!
- - Overview of all profiles and settings in a smart new view
- - Ideal interface once all profiles are set up in Full Mode
- - Switch between Full Mode and Compact Mode with a single click
- - NEW: NSM Administration!
- - Optional password protection for NetSetMan
- - Encryption of the settings file
- - Decide what actions are possible without the password:
- run program, activate profiles, change profile & program settings
- - NEW: Dynamic Activation window showing only the values to be changed
- - NEW: Advanced Preferences window with more control and customization
- - Custom clicking actions for the TrayIcon
- - Always start minimized
- - Shortcuts to Windows locations from the TrayMenu
- - Confirm profile activation
- - NEW: Advanced Refresh (including deactivated & virtual NICs)
- - NEW: Public IP in TrayInfo (optional)
- - NEW: MAC addresses in TrayInfo (optional)
- - NEW: Restart NICs & faster NIC status detection (only for 32bit)
- - NEW: Automatic subnet mask generation when entering an IP
- - BugFix (Pro): Alternative domain feature didn't work with NSM Service
- - BugFix: Inconsistent TAB order of the UI elements
- - Gateway entry fields stay enabled to allow static gateways on DHCP
- - Press CTRL+TAB or CTRL+SHIFT+TAB to cycle through profile tabs
- - Use ESC to minimize main interface or to close configuration dialogs
- - On dual screens TrayInfo will now always be shown on the main screen
- - Windows locations can now also be opened when using NSM Service
- - If a dual screen position changes NSM will start at a visible position
- - Automatical NIC reassignment when moving the settings file:
- From now on you can copy the settings.ini file to other systems
- without manually reassigning the NICs in the profiles _IF_ the
- custom name is identical on both systems. NICs can be renamed
- in the Windows Control Panel - Network Connections.
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- 2.6.4 - 19.12.2009
- - UI performance improvement when changing profile tabs
- - BugFix (Pro): Last IE Proxy update didn't work with NSM Service
- - BugFix (Pro): Minor FF Proxy fix
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- 2.6.3 - 06.12.2009
- - NEW language: Malay
- - BugFix: In Win7 activating DHCP when already activated led to an error
- - BugFix: In Vista and Win7 network drives were mapped in elevated mode only.
- Now they are mapped in elevated and restricted mode so that
- network drives can be accessed from Windows Explorer
- - IE Proxy feature (Pro) completely rewritten for better compatibility
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- 2.6.2 - 21.10.2009
- - Improved Windows 7 compatibility
- - NEW: NSM Service 1.1.0 (Optional)
- Now fully compatible with Windows 7
- Improved install/uninstall in the setup file
- Changed install folder to c:\{program files}\NSM Service
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- 2.6.1 - 24.08.2009
- - BugFix: The Check-For-Update feature didn't work in 2.6.0
- - BugFix (Pro): The activation process stopped at IE proxy settings
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- 2.6.0 - 19.08.2009
- - NEW: IPv6 address management and generation
- See www.netsetman.com/faq for more details
- - BugFix: Removed Windows Server 2008 error message at program start
- - If the selected NIC can't be found when activating a profile, a message will tell so
- - NIC name additions like "Packet Scheduler Miniport" will be hidden to display a shorter form
- - Uninstall /VERYSILENT parameter will now delete the whole program folder without any prompt
- - Removed "Please wait..."-message for performance reasons
- - Lots of minor adjustments
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- 2.5.4 - 02.04.2009
- - BugFix: Default installation folder selected even if NSM was installed at another location
- - BugFix: A "CoInitialize" error message might have appeared while getting current settings
- - Added a short delay to the tray icon information display so a quick mouse-over won't open it
- - If the taskbar is set to auto-hide the info will be displayed above it without overlaying
-
- 2.5.3 - 18.03.2009
- - NEW: 3in1-Setup: Custom Installation, Quick Update and Extract Only ("NetSetMan Portable")
- - NEW: Optional auto-check for updates at program startup
- - BugFix: Fixed the "Load favorite settings" buttons for IP, DNS and WINS
- - BugFix: Hosts file entries were not set if first line was empty
- - BugFix: If NSM was started by the Task Scheduler the adapter selection might got lost
- - Confirmation dialog on loading favorites or deleting all current settings
- - Some language updates for the program and French help file
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- 2.5.2 - 22.01.2009
- - NEW: De-/Activate the selected network adapter
- - BugFix: In certain cases adapters with unicode in their description were not available
- - BugFix: Using the NSM Service in Vista the Default Printer could not be changed
- - BugFix: Net Drives were not mapped correctly when using the NSM Service
- - BugFix: In certain cases not all printers were shown in the list
- - BugFix: Local help file link in top menu for paths with spaces fixed
- - BugFix: When the NSM Service was used not all shortcuts in the Tools menu opened
- - For security reasons the Tools menu shortcuts now will only open the locations if the
- logged on user has the privileges to them, even if the NSM Service is used
- - Minor activation sequence change: Hosts file after first script and before all other settings
- - Adjustments of valid characters for the domain/workgroup
- - "Please wait..."-message when retrieving current settings
- - Some adjustments for Windows 7 compatibility (beta)
- - Language updates for Dutch, French & Spanish
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- 2.5.1 - 21.10.2008
- - NEW language: Serbian (program + documentation)
- - BugFix: Activating DHCP in Vista could cause 0.0.0.0 as the first gateway
- - BugFix: If NSM Service was used and NSM was started with parameters, a message box appeared
- - BugFix: In case the taskbar is set to auto-hide: A double-click will now open the tray menu
- - BugFix: A saving error could occur when saving several gateways
- - BugFix: Local help file link for paths with spaces fixed
- - Some language updates
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- 2.5.0 - 10.09.2008
- - NEW language: Chinese Traditional (program + documentation)
- - NEW language: Slovenian (program)
-
- - NEW: SMTP Server
- - NEW: Hosts file entries
- - NEW: Menu bar for more functionality
- - NEW: Quick links in the menu to the most needed Windows tools and locations
- - NEW: "Check for Update" in the menu
- - NEW: Import/Export of the current profiles and settings
- - NEW: NSM Service to use NetSetMan with a restricted user account without admin privileges
- It's optional! Download and install this service only if you really need it
- - NEW: Full Vista support (Optional: Install the NSM Service to get rid of UAC prompts)
-
- - Running at start up in Vista possible (see www.netsetman.com/faq for further information)
- - Some rearrangements of the UI to create more space for new features
- - Unchecked settings are now disabled and greyed out for a better overview
- - Gateway addresses can now be set even if DHCP is ebabled (use the Additional Addresses window)
- - A metric can now be set for each gateway (1 to 9999)
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- - BugFix: "Always Hide" / "Always Show" Windows setting for the tray icon wasn't saved propperly
- - BugFix: Changing the default printer didn't work under certain circumstances
- - BugFix: Default gateway wasn't properly removed in Vista
- - Some improvements for the setup routine
- - Tons of minor adjustments
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- 2.4.2 - 27.03.2008
- - NEW: From now on the program and the setup files will be digitally signed with a
- Microsoft Authenticode Certificate. If a file isn't signed by "Ilja Herlein" then it's
- not an official release or has been modified. Please don't trust unsigned files anymore.
- This also solves some problems with higher secured systems (e.g. startup in Vista).
- - NEW: The tray icon shows all current IP settings for all adapters at a mouse-over.
- Including: All addresses, connection type, connection status, current profile
- - Strong improvements for "Refresh":
- Getting the available network adapters again completely rewritten.
- Should be working on all systems (really fast!) now
- Different options for the Refresh button (Replace, Add, Remove)
- Refresh of the network adapters list automatically on the first program start
- - Getting current settings rewritten:
- Correct values will be filled in, no matter if the adapter is Static or DHCP, connected or not
- - BugFix: Command line activation now also possible when NSM is already running
- - BugFix: Admin-Mode now uses the current user profile environment
- Important for registry dependant settings like auto-start, proxy, ...
- - Lots of minor adjustments
- - Oh and not to forget: several bigger updates for the website:
- RSS feed, screenshot gallery, ...
-
- 2.4.1 - 26.11.2007
- - NEW language: Czech (program)
- - NEW language: Portuguese (Brazil) (program)
- - NEW language: Bulgarian (program)
- - NEW: Get current settings with an extra "[<-]" icon for each setting
- Clear an entry by double-clicking its caption
- - NEW: "Get all current settings" in the popup menu in the tab header
- - Reading the available network adapters completely rewritten:
- Better Vista compatibility, more flexible & accurate
- - BugFix: Pressing the ALT key in Vista caused a visual bug
- - BugFix: Special characters in Portuguese language fixed
- - BugFix: Deleting an entry in the network drives window while editing it is now deactivated
- - BugFix Pro: Wrong window size with big Windows fonts
- - BugFix Pro: Additional addresses in combination with categories
- - Help files updated
- - Lots of minor adjustments
- Attention: Lots of performance & compatibility updates have been made. However if you
- experience that something works worse than in version 2.4.0 please post in the forum.
-
- 2.4.0 - 28.05.2007
- - NEW language: Dutch (program + documentation)
- - NEW language: Danish (program)
- - NEW language: Hungarian (program + documentation)
- - NEW: Map Network Drives:
- Connect/Disconnect an unlimitted amount of network shares as local drives
- - NEW: Detailed log in the Activating window when clicking the "+"
- - BugFix: DNS radio button deactivated for the wrong reason in some cases
- - BugFix: An error during commandline activation caused NSM to stay active in the background
- - Using the Printer-Dropdown keeps current value selected
- - Information in the Activating window when no adapter selected or no checkbox checked
- - Ignoring Error 67 in Vista
- - Unicode adjustments in activating window
- - Compleded the translation of the English license file with some adjustments
- - Lots of minor adjustments
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- 2.3.5 - 12.03.2007
- - BugFix: Wrong "DNS invalid" message in certain cases
- - BugFix (Pro): Error message when opening proxy window and no Firefox profiles found
-
- 2.3.4 - 06.03.2007
- - NEW language: Turkish (program & partial documentation)
- - Vista Support in Beta state (UAC prompt at every start)
- - Pro: Detecting Firefox profile folder improved (required for Vista and relocated FF folders)
- - Pro: Alternate domain access. See new FAQ section at www.netsetman.com/help for more info
- - BugFix: Current profile name was not always updated in the tray hint
- - BugFix: Transfering old settings to new IP save format which failed in some cases in 2.3.2/3
- (important for upgrades from versions older than 2.3.2)
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- 2.3.3 - 14.01.2007
- BugFix Release for 2.3.2
- - Debug-Message showed up when clicking computername checkbox
- - Missing NSM logo
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- 2.3.2 - 13.01.2007
- - NEW: Unlimited amount of IPs, Gateways, DNS-Servers and WINS-Servers per profile
- Overview of all addresses in one window
- Easy to edit, move and delete
- - BugFix: NSM folder still opened when using script under certain circumstances
- - Pro: Registration information moved from registry to NSM folder
- - Lots of minor adjustments
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- 2.3.1 - 28.09.2006
- - Language update for all new features from 2.3.0
- - BugFix: NSM folder opened when using script
- - BugFix: Scripts with an absolute path were not loaded correctly
- - BugFix from 2.3.0: "Close activation dialog automatically" terminated the program
- - Added cmd-extention to script editor
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- 2.3.0 - 31.08.2006
- - NEW language: Russian (program & documentation)
- - NEW: Comfortable script editor with syntax highlighing for DOS Batch, JScript, VBScript
- - NEW: 2 Scripts, before and after network settings changing with delay timer
- - Pro: Confirmation dialog when deleting category in main window
- - BugFix: In some cases an "Application exception" occured by using the command line activation
- - Replaced some symbols with icons due to incompatibilities with fonts from other languages
- - Tooltip of the tray icon shows current profile name
- - Menu in tray shows profile numbers
- - Check on start if saved window position will be visible (needful if resolution has changed)
- - Lots of minor adjustments
-
- - First competition started at www.netsetman.com
- - Some languages will be updated in the next version (new features)
- - "Still so many ideas for improvements - Still far too little time. ;)"
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- 2.2.3 - 15.05.2006
- - NEW language: Chinese (program & documentation)
- - Language Updates: Spanish & Vietnamese
- - Dropdown width of printer and network adapter list adapts to the longest name
- - Starting NetSetMan a second time calls the original instance (No multiple instances)
- - BugFix (Pro): Firefox proxy settings "Same for all" feature
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- 2.2.2 - 27.03.2006
- - NEW: No need to be logged in as Administrator anymore
- Admin account data can be stored encrypted to run NetSetMan with Admin privileges
- - NEW language: Swedish (program & documentation)
- - NEW: More DNS addresses (3rd & 4th)
- - NEW: Choose to minimize or to exit when the [x] is clicked (On first click and in Info menu)
- - BugFix (Pro): Firefox home-page wasn't changed in some special cases
- - DHCP DNS is disabled if static IP is checked (Windows doesn't like this combination)
- - Added more hints to the labels in main window (e.g. Double-click to clear/get current value)
- - Tray-Icon now also reacts on a left-click
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- 2.2.1 - 17.02.2006
- - NEW: Activation in Silent Mode (Activation dialog closes automatically if no errors occurrred)
- -> Activate in "Info" dialog if needed
- - NEW: Renaming a profile also by double-clicking a tab
- - NEW: Typing IPs like 192.168.000.001 will cut leading zeros automatically
- - BugFix (Pro): Activating of profiles from another category than "Standard" in main window
- - BugFix: Empty WINS fields now remove the static WINS server
- - Updated Italian translation (programm & help file)
- - Some optimizations on fetching network adapters if no adapters are available or active
-
- 2.2.0 - 21.12.2005
- - NEW: Increased profiles
- Freeware: 6 profiles
- Pro: Unlimited profiles!
- Up to 6 profiles are grouped to a category
- Clearly arranged & easy to manage
-
- - NEW: Command line activation (See the help file for details)
- - Faster navigation in the main window (e.g. switching tabs)
- - Last activated profile is marked in the tray
- - Right-clicking a tab selects it
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- 2.1.1 - 14.11.2005
- - NEW language: Polish (program & documentation)
- - NEW (Pro): Proxy settings for IE & FF at the same time possible
- - BugFix: Wrong language if started minimized with Windows
- - Added Spanish to Setup
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- 2.1.0 - 30.09.2005
- - NEW: Default Printer
- - NEW: Execute Scripts
- - NEW: More IPs (2nd & 3rd)
- - NEW language: Spanish (program & documentation)
- - Removed 15 character limitation from DNS Domain
- - Fixed Proxy bug which came with 2.0.3
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- 2.0.4 - 01.09.2005
- - BugFix: In some cases activating from the tray did not work
- - Some basic improvements/adjustments concerning "FastSwitch"
- - Italian instruction included
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- 2.0.3 - 23.08.2005
- - BugFix: Default Gateway was not removed on empty fields
- - BugFix: Link to NSM caused a website-error
- - Minor saving optimization
- - File no longer packed using UPX -> Biger file size but faster start and less memory use
- - Reduced freeware message from every 7th start to every 10th start
- - First release of NetSetMan Pro!
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- 2.0.2 - 09.08.2005
- - German Helpfile completed
- - minor program adjustments
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- 2.0.1 - 06.08.2005
- - some minor text changes
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- 2.0 - 03.08.2005
- - !Complete rewriting of the routine to change the settings -> more possibilities & faster!
- - NEW: Progress messages at applying settings
- - NEW: Get current settings
- - NEW: WINS Server
- - NEW: DNS Domain
- - NEW: Fast-Switch in the tray bar
- - NEW: Save/Load favorite settings
- - NEW: Multilanguage: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese & Vietnamese
- - NEW: Possibility to autostart with Windows
- - Better GUI: wider tabs, display of network adapters, IP input, new/changed buttons, logo
-
- - NEW (only in Pro): Proxy settings (Internet Explorer & Firefox)
- - NEW (only in Pro): Domain login (with user name and password)
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-
- 1.10 - 23.12.2004
- ADDED
- German language (switchable in the "Info"-window)
- Computer Name (needs restart to have effect)
- Workgroup (needs restart to work properly)
- Checkboxes to select what settings to apply
-
- CHANGED
- faster method to get networkadapters
- more compact interface
- no possibility to enter the adapter name by hand to avoid errors
-
- FIXED
- special characters are allowed (like ŕ, ü, etc.)
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-
- 1.00 - 21.11.2004
- first public release