These release notes provide additional information on the current
release of IP NetMonitor, 1.0c5.
Recent Changes:
Renamed tools only version from "IP NetLink" to "IP NetMonitor" to
be more descriptive.
IP NetMonitor now remembers the size of the Monitor window when you last
quit the application. If the small Monitor window was running, it will restart
automatically when you launch the application.
The Monitor tool now shows a running average in blue.
Horizontal and vertical grid lines have been added to the Monitor display.
Added 'clut' resource to specify colors for the Monitor display: background,
grid, transmit, receive, average, small background, and small grid.
If the background and grid color are the same, the horizontal graph scale is shown.
If no 'clut' resource is found, use default colors from the standard palette.
Times less than 0.1 second are now displayed to three decimal places in the
Test Connectivity window.
November 20, 1996
The Monitor tool now works with Ethernet and other data link providers.
A User Guide is now available including a tutorial on "Finding and Fixing Potholes on the Information Highway."
Added "Who Is" client. Select any destination from the Trace Route table and type Cmd-I to look up "Who Is" responsible for the corresponding top level network domain.
Invoking one tool from another transfers the corresponding data automatically. Cmd-R from the ping window will automatically start a Trace Route to the same address.
The Log Window now records each test and a summary of ping results.
Added edit fields to adjust "Limit" and "Delay" for Ping test (pings are now asynchronous).
The Monitor tool now works on 68K Macs (created ASLM version of OTModl$Proxy).
Fixed copy and paste bug in 68K version.
Fixed expiration date bug in 68K version.
October 11, 1996
Added a zoom box to the Monitor Window that shrinks the window
to use less screen space.
Added a registration screen that allows you to enter registration
data if you decide to buy the program. Once registered, the demo
startup window will no longer appear.
The package now includes a Register application you can use
to pay for the program ($10) using the Kagi Software Service.
The demo now expires 21 days after being installed.
The terms and conditions for use have been updated to reflect
the programs commercial status.
A 68K version is now available (but Monitoring won't work
until the OTModl$Proxy module is converted to ASLM).
September 24, 1996
The demo expiration has been changed to October 15, 1996.
Fixed a bug in the OTModl$Proxy STREAMs module that caused
occaisional data corruption or crashes while monitoring.
You can select the results of a Trace Route test and copy them
to the clipboard as plain text (for pasting into email messages).
If you include the first row of the table in your selection, the