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- Essential NetTools v.3.1
- Copyright ⌐ 1998-2002 TamoSoft, Inc.
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-
- June 21, 2002
-
- ========
- CONTENTS
- ========
- ò About Essential NetTools
- ò System Requirements
- ò Installing Essential NetTools
- ò Uninstalling Essential NetTools
- ò Ordering
- ò License Agreement
- ò What's New
- ò Contacting Us
- ò Credits
-
- ========================
- About Essential NetTools
- ========================
-
- Essential NetTools is a set of network tools useful in diagnosing
- networks and monitoring your computer's network connections. It's
- a Swiss Army knife for everyone interested in a set of powerful
- network tools for everyday use. It includes:
-
- ╖ NetStat: displays the list of your computer's inbound and
- outbound network connections, including the information on open
- TCP and UDP ports, IP address, and connection states. What makes
- it different from other NetStat utilities is the ability to map
- open ports to the owning application. (This feature is available
- under Windows NT/2000/XP.)
-
- ╖ NBScan: a powerful and fast NetBIOS scanner. NBScan can scan a
- network within a given range of IP addresses and list computers
- offering NetBIOS resource-sharing service, as well as their name
- tables and MAC addresses. Unlike the standard nbtstat utility
- supplied with Windows, this tool provides a graphical user
- interface and easy management of the lmhosts file and features
- parallel scanning, which allows checking a class C network in less
- than one minute. NBScan can facilitate routine tasks often carried
- out by system integrators, administrators, and analysts.
-
- ╖ PortScan: an advanced TCP port scanner that allows you to scan
- your network for active ports. This tool features both conventional
- (full connect) and stealth (half-open) scanning modes.
-
- ╖ Shares: monitors and logs external connections to your
- computer's shared resources, as well as provides a quick and easy
- way to connect to remote resources that gives Windows 98/Me users
- NT user-level connectivity features. Unlike Windows NT, Windows
- 98/Me has no user-level connectivity after the boot: you can
- specify a password, but not a username. This tool allows you to
- set both a username and a password.
-
- ╖ LMHosts: a convenient editor of the lmhosts file integrated with
- NBScan.
-
- ╖ NetAudit (NetBIOS Auditing Tool): allows you to perform various
- security checks on your network and/or individual computers
- offering the NetBIOS file sharing service. This tool can help you
- identify potential security flaws.
-
- ╖ RawTCP: provides you with the ability to establish low-level TCP
- connections to troubleshoot different networking services.
- Multi-color output and a convenient interface make it a great tool
- for every network administrator or computer programmer.
-
- ╖ TraceRoute and Ping: these familiar utilities featuring
- customizable options and a convenient results presentation allow
- you to explore the Internet and troubleshoot connectivity
- problems.
-
- ╖ NSLookup: allows you to convert IP addresses to hostnames and
- vice versa, obtain aliases, and perform advanced DNS queries, such
- as MX or CNAME.
-
- ╖ ProcMon: displays the list of running processes with full
- information on the program location, manufacturer, process ID, and
- the loaded modules. With this tool, you can identify hidden
- applications, kill running processes, and manage the usage of your
- PC's resources more effectively.
-
- Other features include report generation in HTML, text, and comma
- delimited formats; quick IP address sharing between different
- tools; and a customizable interface.
-
-
- ===================
- System Requirements
- ===================
- ò Pentium 75 CPU
- ò Windows 98/ME/NT 4.0 SP5/2000/XP
- ò 32 MB RAM
- ò 5 MB of free disk space
-
- =============================
- Installing Essential NetTools
- =============================
- ò Unzip the ZIP archive to a temporary folder.
- ò Double-click setup.exe to execute it.
- ò Setup will guide you through the rest of the installation
- process.
-
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- Uninstalling Essential NetTools
- ===============================
- ò Choose Uninstall from the Essential NetTools program group.
-
- OR:
-
- ò Open the Windows Control Panel.
- ò Double-click the "Add/Remove programs" icon.
- ò Search the list for the item "Essential NetTools" and
- double-click on it.
-
- ========
- Ordering
- ========
- This program is a 30-day evaluation version. A single
- user license costs $29.
-
- As a registered customer, you are entitled to:
-
- ò Fully functional, unrestricted copy of the software.
- ò Free updates that will be released within 1 year from the
- date of purchase.
- ò Information on updates and new products.
- ò Free technical support.
-
- We accept credit cards orders, orders by phone and fax, checks,
- and wire transfers. Prices, terms, and conditions are subject
- to change without notice, please check our web site for the latest
- product offerings and prices:
-
- http://www.tamos.com/order/
-
- =================
- License Agreement
- =================
- Please read the following terms and conditions carefully before
- using this software. Your use of this software indicates your
- acceptance of this license agreement. If you do not agree with the
- terms of this license, you must remove this software from your
- storage devices and cease to use the product.
-
- Copyright
- This software is copyright 1998-2002; TamoSoft, Inc. Essential
- NetTools is a trademark of TamoSoft, Inc. The use and copyright of
- this software is governed by international copyright treaties.
- TamoSoft, Inc. retains full title and rights to this software and
- documentation, and in no way does the license granted diminish the
- intellectual property rights of TamoSoft, Inc. You must not
- redistribute the registration codes provided, either on paper,
- electronically, or in any other form.
-
- Evaluation Version
- This is not free software. You are hereby licensed to use this
- software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 30
- days. Using this software after the evaluation period violates
- copyright laws and may result in severe civil and criminal
- penalties.
-
- Registered Version
- One registered copy of this software may be used by a single
- person who uses the software personally on one or more computers,
- or it may be installed on a single workstation used non-
- simultaneously by more than one person, but not both.
-
- Disclaimer
- THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
- EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
- WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
- IN NO EVENT WILL TAMOSOFT, INC. BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES,
- INCLUDING INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF THE
- USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
- DAMAGES. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS LICENSE,
- UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS.
-
- Governing Law
- This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the Republic of
- Cyprus.
-
- Distribution
- This software may be distributed freely in its original unmodified
- and unregistered form. The distribution has to include all files
- of its original distribution. Distributors may not charge any
- money for it. Anyone distributing this software for any kind of
- remuneration must first contact us for authorization.
-
- Other Restrictions
- You may not modify, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble
- this software in any way, including changing or removing any
- messages or windows.
-
-
- ==========
- What's New
- ==========
-
- Version 3.1
-
- ╖ PortScan - a new tool for TCP port scanning.
- ╖ User-defined filters in NetStat.
- ╖ You can terminate TCP connections established by other applications.
- ╖ The program can automatically generate NetStat and ProcMon logs.
- ╖ A few other improvements.
-
-
- Version 3.0
-
- ╖ A new, improved interface.
- ╖ Ready for Windows XP (tested with Release Candidate 1).
- ╖ NetStat now maps open ports and connections to the owning
- application (Windows NT/2000/XP only).
- ╖ New tools: TraceRoute, Ping, NSLookup, and Process Monitor.
-
-
- Version 2.2
-
- ╖ You can now scan Class B networks with NBScan (registered version
- only).
-
-
- Version 2.1
-
- ╖ NBScan now lists MAC addresses.
- ╖ With NBScan you can scan multiple LAN segments preserving the
- previous scans' results.
- ╖ CSV (comma-delimited) format is available when saving NBScan
- reports.
- ╖ LMHosts allows you to specify a #DOM tag.
- ╖ A new TCP Raw Connect tool has been added.
- ╖ The interface font can be customized.
- ╖ A few bugs fixed in NBScan.
-
-
- Version 2.02
-
- ╖ You can now add the whole NBScan list to the lmhosts
- file with one mouse click.
- ╖ When you use the DNS tool to resolve a hostname, you
- can send the obtained IP address to NBScan or NetAudit
- using the context menu.
- ╖ Computer names containing spaces and special characters
- are now added to the lmhosts file in the correct format.
- ╖ Multiple record selection is allowed when working with
- the lmhosts file.
-
-
- Version 2.01
-
- This version fixes a few bugs in HTML report generation
- found in the previous version of the program.
-
-
- Version 2.0
-
- Essential NetTools version 2.0 has undergone a major
- re-design and introduces the following new features
- and enhancements:
-
- ╖ The source code was re-written from scratch. The new
- version is much more compact and works faster.
- ╖ New NetStat tool that displays TCP and UDP connection
- information.
- ╖ New Watch tool that monitors external connections to
- your computer.
- ╖ New convenient LMHosts editor.
- ╖ Now opens remote computers with one mouse click.
- ╖ HTML report generation for NetAudit.
- ╖ Many other new nice features.
-
-
- =============
- Contacting Us
- =============
- Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Bug reports? Don't
- hesitate to contact us.
-
- WWW: http://www.tamos.com
- E-mail: support@tamos.com
-
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- Credits
- =======
- This program contains software licensed from Walied Othman.