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NetScanTools Pro
v10 revision history is here.
Version 11.50 May 14, 2013
New Tools:
-Duplicate IP Scanner: this tool scans your subnet looking
for duplicate IPs responding with different MAC addresses. If a
duplicate is found, both devices are displayed.
-Firewall Rules: this tool gives you the ability to rapidly see
the Windows Firewall Settings showing applications, ports,
protocols and blocking state. It also has a button for launching
the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security management
application without having to go through Control Panel. This
tool requires Windows Vista or newer.
Changes:
-Arp Cache Tool: Button to flush (clear) ARP Cache added.
Requires Windows Vista or later and requires Administrator
privileges.
-Arp Ping Tool: Button added to display a chart showing the Arp
Ping results as ping versus time. Chart can be saved, printed or
copied to the clipboard.
-Arp Scan Tool: Significant internal changes to the way Arp
Reply packets are handled and displayed. It no longer depends on
displaying the operating system Arp Cache (as the Arp Cache Tool
does) because the cache can be out-of-date or incorrect due to
limits placed on the size of the cache (affects Windows Vista
and later). See Microsoft KB949589 for methods of increasing the
Arp cache size.
-Framework: menu items shortcuts under Accessibility updated to
reflect new tools.
-Managed Switch Port Mapper Launcher: if using NetScanTools Pro
USB Version, it now searches for the USB version of the Managed
Switch Port Mapping Tool on the same flash drive.
-Network Neighbors: now correctly works with the Favorites
panel.
-Packet Generator: crash problem when displaying the 'sleep'
message window inside a loop fixed.
-Packet Generator: parsing of commands containing numbers
(DS_BIT3, DS_BIT4, DS_BIT5, ECN_ECT_BIT6, ECN_CE_BIT7) fixed.
-Packet Generator: parsing of CDP_IP_ONE, ARP_NET_DEST_MAC,
ARP_SENDER_MAC_FIELD and ARP_TARGET_MAC_FIELD fixed.
-Packet Generator: added two more example scripts. Press Select
Script to see them.
-Ping Enhanced Tool: Button added to display a chart showing the
Ping results as ping versus time. Chart can be saved, printed or
copied to the clipboard.
-Ping Scanner Tool: Button added to display a chart showing the
Ping results as ping versus time. Chart can be saved, printed or
copied to the clipboard.
-SMTP Server Test: Reformatted tool layout and made a small
change to the way the previous server list is memorized.
-Traceroute Tool: Button added to display a chart showing the
Traceroute timing results as hop versus time. Chart can be
saved, printed or copied to the clipboard.
-Updated SQLite to 3.7.16.2
-Updated database files.
Version 11.42 March 14, 2013
Changes:
-Network Connection Endpoints: corrected problem that caused
a crash if you used this tool on an operating system that did
not have IPv6 networking installed. Usually affected Windows XP
or 2003, later operating systems have IPv6 installed by default.
-Packet Generator: several important changes to scripting. Added
packet reset commands to set the packet to an initial state
prior to setting bits or fields in the packet - added !TCP_RESET_PACKET,
!UDP_RESET_PACKET, !ICMP_RESET_PACKET, !ARP_RESET_PACKET, !CDP_RESET_PACKET.
Errors such as failure to load a packet data file are now shown
in the new Notifications/Errors window. A checkbox has been
added to allow you to debug scripts by monitoring the processing
of each command in the same new window.
-Significant documentation updates in Packet Generator
Scripting. Revised example scripts.
-Updated WinPcap to 4.1.3 which officially supports Windows 8.
-Updated database files.
11.41 February 18, 2013
Changes:
-Registration Reminder Window: cleaned up and reduced visual
clutter.
-Add to Favorites reworked to fix several problems.
-Startup warning note added on the Welcome window if a default
system DNS IPv4 address matches the IPv4 address of a default
gateway.
-SSL Certificate Scanner: modified certificate signing bits
column and added signature type column. If MD5 is seen, the
signature type is shown in red.
-ARP Cache tool now properly shows the cache on Windows 8.
-Network Neighbors: Physical Address for Teredo now shows up
properly on Windows 8.
-DNS Tools - Core: Simple Query - IPv6 will resolve and show
IPv6 addresses for hostnames even if IPv6 is not properly
configured in the operating system.
-Ping and Traceroute: hostnames will now resolve and show IPv6
addresses even if IPv6 is not properly configured in the
operating system.
-IPv6/Show IPv6 Compatible Interfaces: results area redesigned
and now shows multiple global IPv6 addresses. Instant searching
on a column basis has been implemented. New right click menu
with more export options.
-SMTP Server Tests: added results window so that the test
results/log files are immediately shown after you send a test
message or do a relay test.
-Updated SQLite to 3.7.15.2
-Updated database files.
11.40 December 28, 2012
New Tools:
-NetScanTools SSL Certificate Scanner. This tool allows you
to gather information
about the SSL Certificates from a list of SSL enabled web
servers. It also tests
to see if the website allows weak SSLv2 connections.
Changes:
-Registration Reminder Window: the Paste button now works
properly.
-Windows 8 and Server 2012 hosted platforms are now properly
identified for internal use.
-Favorites Left Panel Control Group: added new right click
option to REMOVE a tool from the Favorites Group. You can also
uncheck the box on any manual tool labeled 'Add to Favorites'.
-Most button heights have been increased by a couple units.
-DHCP Server Discovery now allows double clicking in the list of
interfaces to start the discovery process.
-DNS Tools Core: added the MX preference to Get Basic DNS
Records.
-Maintenance Plan Expiration Date is now checked periodically
using our server to update the expiration date (you can turn
this off in Preferences). We found that after plan renewal many
users did not update the locally saved plan expiration date. Of
course, the program continues to operate even if the plan
expires, the locally saved date is there only as a reminder.
-IPv6 - Network Connection Endpoints now displays IPv6 for both
TCP and UDP.
-Network Interfaces, Wireless now has a better message if the
wireless interface is not active on Windows 8, 7 and Vista.
-Packet Flooder: improved the random target port generation and
random packet length generation. They are now thread safe.
-Port Scanner now offers to generate a report in the web browser
for Target List (multiple targets) results at the end of a scan.
-Port Scanner: added right click options to launch Telnet, FTP,
web browser to connect with the target.
-Added more Real Time Blacklist servers to the list.
-SMTP Server Tests now has a dropdown list for retaining tested
SMTP servers.
-SNMP Tools - SNMP Manager reworked and now supports using
libeay32.dll both versions 0.9.8 and 1.0.x.
-TCP Term: fixed a problem where a error message would appear if
the 'any' source port option was checked. It only affected
operation on 64 bit platforms.
-Updated SQLite to 3.7.15.1
-Updated database files.
11.32 July 13, 2012
Changes:
-Automated Reports now have the same question regarding the
handling of non-responding ports for port scan results.
11.31 July 12, 2012
Changes:
-Manual Tools Reports now has new right click option
allowing the removal of a single test result from the database.
Press Reports, then right click in the list of test results.
-Reports now ask if you want to see the non-responding ports in
port scan results. This applies to both web browser and exported
text reports.
-Exported text reports now have additional information
explaining which test results are included along with other
parameters.
-DNS Tools - Who Am I? has been completely revised to show more
information including IPv6 addresses and now shows information
grouped by interface.
-Ping and Traceroute: IPv6 error reporting has been enhanced
giving more information when a packet is not received, ie.
timeout etc.
-Internal Registration Form now correctly checks to make sure
you have entered a properly formatted email address.
-Updated SQLite to 3.7.13.0
-Updated database files.
11.30 May 8, 2012
New Tool:
-Network Neighbors: Display the IPv6 Network Neighbors table
showing the IPv6 address and physical address associations. It
is a complementary tool to the IPv4 ARP Cache tool and there are
now 'jump' buttons on each to switch between them. This tool
requires Windows Vista, 7 or 8. It does not work on Windows XP.
Changes:
-Network Interfaces - Wireless: Profile column added to the
Available Wireless Networks display. Changed Number of BSSIDs to
show the actual BSSID (mac address) of the access point even if
not connected to the access point.
-Traceroute: added IPv6 mode. Works with both physical and
tunnel interfaces like Teredo.
-Whois: IPv6 address queries now work for most global IPv6
addresses.
-Packet Flooder: improved graph response and overall performance
of tool on Windows 7.
-Results Database Creation Window: added button for defining the
default documents path for this user. Added checks for verifying
that the selected results folder is real and making sure it is
not located in c:\program files\.
-Network Shares - SMB: added identification of Windows 8
systems.
-Traceroute: fixed settings retention.
-Network Connection Endpoints: Improved Windows XPsp2+ display.
Added full process path
warning if your are not using and administrator account on
Windows Vista/7/8.
-ARP Cache and ARP Scan: IP address to hostname resolving is now
done in parallel. It is much faster.
-New Command Line Options: force activating the results database
selection window and
activate the registration window.
-SNMP Advanced: display loaded MIBs now works properly.
-Packet Generator: added new command to override the WinPcap
Interface IP selection.
-Port Scanner: pasting the end IP address when editing a target
list now works.
-TTCP: now shows the correct interface IP address as a function
of the target. This affects systems with more than one IPv4
interface.
-Incoming Connection Monitor: message removed that appeared when
you changed WinPcap
Interfaces.
-Ping - Enhanced: notation in Settings changed to reflect that
DSCP bits are active only for WinPcap ICMP/TCP/UDP modes.
-Several other internal minor fixes.
-Updated SQLite to 3.7.11.0
-Updated database files.
January 19, 2012
New Tool:
-Country to IP or ASN: Select a country from the list and find
the IPv4, IPv6 or ASN records assigned or allocated to that
country. This tool works from a local database that is updated
with each release. It is a complementary tool to the IP to
Country tool and there are now 'jump' buttons on each to switch
between them.
Changes:
-Port Scanner: now allows you to do a port scan on a list of
IPv4 addresses.
-DHCP Server Discovery: added the ability to do DHCP Discovery
on more than one network. You can now select the network
interface to do the discovery on. This would apply to a laptop
running both a wired and wireless connection.
-Whois: fixed DNS queries so that only requested records are
displayed. Same fix also added to DNS Tools Core, Advanced and
Batch, Real Time Blacklist Check.
-Packet Flooder: additional error diagnostics for when local
firewall prevents the sending of UDP packets.
-Modified delay timers to reduce the chance of using too much
CPU time.
-Export from Network Routing Visualizer Target Editor now works.
-Packet Generator: corrected ethernet header type field for RARP.
-SNMP Tools: improved error reporting when incorrect input it
entered.
-Updated SQLite to 3.7.10.0
-Updated database files.
11.11 October 14, 2011
Changes:
-Packet Generator: Packet Interval now accepts fractional time,
ie. 0.6 = 600 microseconds.
-Packet Flooder: Number of packets sent and time interval added
to the status line.
-Packet Flooder: Added Packet Flooder to the menu bar
Accessibility/Packet Level group.
-IPv6/Show IPv6 Compatible Interfaces: Now shows the presence of
IPv4 and IPv6 addresses bound to each interface.
-Maintenance Plan Expiration Date warning now works as intended.
-All menus on the menu bar are now fully expanded by default.
-The tool sourcing the 'use at your own risk' warning message
now shows in the message title bar.
-Ping Scanner: The 'use at your own risk' warning message was
added.
-Automated Tools: Pressing the Stop button before all tests are
complete now correctly ends the testing process.
-Automated Tools: Graying out of the DNS controls now works
correctly.
-Whois: ASN lookups now work correctly.
-Left Control Panel right click action menu: Adding a tool to
favorites now works better, the menu item stays active even if
you move your cursor outside the icon. Removed 'Shortcuts Bar'
option from the menu - you would be unable to select tools
without the shortcuts bar which is the left control panel.
11.10 September 22, 2011
New Tools:
-Packet Flooder: This tool allows you to send UDP packets to
a target as fast as your computer's networking system will
allow. It supports both IPv4 and IPv6. It shows the current and
historical network interface bandwidth utilization graphically.
Random and fixed data contents, data length and port number are
supported.
-Packet Generator/Packet Capture Playback Tool: allows you to
load a previously saved Packet Capture Tool or Wireshark capture
file and play it back either at the timing rate it was
originally captured at or as fast as possible.
User Interface Changes:
-Mousewheel scrolling added for all left panel panes. For
example hold the cursor over Manual Tools icons and scroll the
mouse wheel up and down. This is much faster than using the left
pane panel up/down arrow buttons.
-In the Manual Tools left panel group, right click on an icon,
then select Add Tool to Favorites.
-Added header column drag and drop for all grid based results.
To use this, run the tool to get results, then click on the
header and use drag and drop to reorder the columns. Then you
can save or print or view in a web browser. When you run the
tool again, the original column order will be restored.
-Most tools now load their settings when first viewed. This will
result in a speedup of the program startup sequence, especially
in the USB version.
-All MAC addresses show using the dash notation, ie.
01-02-03-04-05-06 instead of the other notation that allows
colon characters. This was done to avoid confusion with IPv6
addresses which require colon characters.
-Managed Switch Port Mapping Tool Launcher now properly adds to
Favorites.
-Wireshark Launcher now properly adds to Favorites.
-Routing Table IPv4: now correctly displays Favorites status
checkbox.
-Preferences: More tooltips added. New Restore Window Layout
button added.
IPv6:
-IPv6 menu item added. Show IPv6 Compatible Interfaces helps
you see the which interfaces are IPv6 compatible along with
their state and most importantly their Scope ID. The Scope ID is
necessary for using Link Local addresses with tools like Ping.
-Packet Capture: now captures IPv6 packets and provides basic
IPv6 decoding.
Other Changes:
-About NetScanTools Pro: Additional error messages added for
Update Maintenance Plan Expiration Date from our server.
-ARP Cache: Listening thread shutdown improvement.
-ARP Scan: Listening thread shutdown improvement.
-DNS Tools Batch Queries: Importing of lists speeded up.
-DNS Tools Core: Test Default DNS now grays out the buttons
after checking for an empty input field.
-IP to Country: Importing of lists speeded up.
-MAC to Manufacturer: Importing of lists speeded up.
-Ping Scan: Importing of lists speeded up.
-Ping Scan: Exporting of IP Address and/or Hostname column(s) to
text file has been added to the right click results menu.
-Ping Scan: Right click results menu item Delete Non-Responding
IPs now works correctly.
-Network Interfaces and Statistics: in the Network Interface
List, the IPv4 and IPv6 Interface Index values are shown
together. This assumes you have IPv6 on the machine.
-SNMP shutdown command was added to ExitInstance. The program
will now properly unload the MIBs that have been loaded if the
SNMP tools were used.
-SNMP Advanced: quotes have been removed from results in the
System Info and ARP Cache reports.
-Packet Generator: corrected problem where the source IP address
was not being used from the dropdown WinPcap Interface list.
-Packet Generator: timing of the start of each packet is now
much more accurate (microseconds) as defined in the Packet
Interval entry field. It is now accurate enough to use for
jitter testing when Send Continuously is selected. The floating
packet progress window was eliminated in order to add to the
accuracy. Packet Interval must be set greater than zero for
accurate send timing, recommend setting packet count at one and
using UDP for jitter testing.
-Packet Generator: burst mode has been added. If packet count is
greater than zero and the packet interval is zero, it will send
a burst of identical packets as fast as the WinPcap driver
allows. If Send Continuously is selected, bursts will be sent as
fast as possible.
-Packet Generator: TCP Options are being incrementally added.
This release adds SACK, MSS, and Window Scaling TCP options.
-Packet Generator: CDP packets now correctly go to mac address
01-00-0C-CC-CC-CC.
-Port Scanner: corrected logic for displaying messages relating
to AV programs intercepting port 25 and 110 email
communications.
-Port Scanner: Listening thread shutdown improvement.
-SMTP Server Tests: TLS mail sending command sequence has been
corrected. STARTTLS mode should now work correctly.
-Updated SQLite to 3.7.8.0
-Updated database files.
11.02 May 20, 2011
-Fixed problem with STARTTLS negotiations for SMTP Server Tests.
Added examples for a few free email services.
-Fixed problem with the rwhois initial server box not correctly
saving entries. Also replaced root.rwhois.net with
rwhois.arin.net since rwhois.net has disappeared.
-Pressing the F1 key now correctly launches the Help engine to
view the current tool.
-ARP Ping right click menu now appears.
-Autocheck for new version now correctly parses the minor
versions.
-Linkage to wininet.dll is now dynamic.
-Updated SQLite to 3.7.6.3
-Updated database files.
New
-Startup window now allows you to elect to continue using the
same database without being asked. It will go straight into the
program on startup. You can turn this off in Program
Info/Database Maintenance. Database Maintenance also now shows
some statistics for the current database.
-When you add a manual tool to the Favorites window, it appears
there immediately. When you clear all favorites from the Program
Info/Database Maintenance page, the Favorites window has all
icons removed. There is no longer a need to restart for the
Favorites window to be populated.
-Manual Tools left panel controls operate differently. The tiny
buttons used to scroll the buttons used to only scroll one tool
icon at a time, now they scroll a whole page of icons. If you
hold the button down, it scrolls quickly to the bottom or top of
the list of icons.
11.01 April 18, 2011
-Fixed problem running on color depths of less than 32 bits per
pixel. Error message was "Failed to create empty document".
-Fixed problem with Results Database Directory where if the
directory did not exist, the message "SQLITE_CANTOPEN[14]:
unable to open database file." This was because SQLite could not
create a database in a non-existant directory.
-Fixed problem in supporting programs where the wrong report
banner image name was being written to the html report source.
-Fixed problem where in Automated tools, if you entered the
wrong type of data and IP to ASN, Auth Serial Check, DNS Verify,
SRV records or IP to Country was checked, it might crash.
-Improved message that appears when WinPcap is not running. Now
includes suggestion to open a command prompt and run the command
'net start npf' to force WinPcap startup. This may require admin
privileges on Windows 7 or Vista.
-Added more string length to handle long pathnames in Network
Connections.
-Removes temporary files on exit.
11.00 April 4, 2011
-Initial release.
