WS_Ping ProPack Internet Utilities for Windows 95/98/NT/2000 Version 2.3 Release Notes Ipswitch, Inc. http://www.ipswitch.com In This File ============ - Description - What's New in Version 2.3? - Installation - Customizing the Installation - If you have the self-extracting program (WSP_Rel.exe) - If you have the zip file (WSP_rel.zip) or program disk - For More Information - Known Problems - Changes Since Last Version Description =========== WS_Ping ProPack is an integrated set of Internet diagnostic and information tools brought to you by the makers of WS_FTP Pro. WS_Ping ProPack provides an easy-to-use graphical interface to the most commonly used Internet tools, including Ping, Traceroute, DNS Lookup, Finger, Whois, LDAP, SNMP, and Scan tools. This set of tools will help you quickly track down network problems and find information about users, hosts, and networks on the Internet (or in an intranet). In addition, WS_Ping ProPack can test web addresses, synchronize your computer with a time server, and test throughput on a connection. WS_Ping ProPack runs on Windows 95 or Windows NT systems and can query any systems on a TCP/IP network, including PCs, UNIX systems, and routers. What's New in Version 2.3? ========================== Version 2.3 of WS_Ping ProPack offers minor enhancements of tools, bug fixes and updated information. Installation ============ If you have the download self-extracting file (WSP_Rel.exe), run the file to start the installation. If you have the download zip file (WSP_Rel.zip), unzip the file into a temporary directory and run install.exe. If you have the program disk, insert the disk in a drive and run install.exe. Customizing the Installation ============================ If you have the self-extracting program (WSP_Rel.exe): ------------------------------------------------------ You can run the installation program with the following parameters: - The -quiet or -silent parameters run the installation without displaying installation information on the screen. Output from the installation program is logged to the file setup.log in the directory where you launched the installation. (For example, run: wsp_rel.exe -quiet) - The -remove parameter removes a WS_Ping ProPack installation. (For example, run: wsp_rel.exe -remove) If you have the zip file (WSP_Rel.zip) or program disk: ------------------------------------------------------- You can customize the WS_Ping ProPack installation program to: - Install a subset of the available tools - Set the default program directory - Set the default Program Manager group - Do a silent install, whereby you can run the installation program from the command line without displaying any information to the screen (output is logged to the file setup.log). To customize the installation program: 1. Unzip the download directory in a temporary directory. 2. Edit the file wspingpr.inf as follows: In the [setup] section, each of the tools is shown with a corresponding number (for example, 1=ping,2=trace). Add the numbers of the tools that you do not want in the installation, and then enter the total in the applets= parameter. For example, if you do not want Traceroute and LDAP in the installation, add 2=trace plus 32=LDAP and enter applets=34 in the [setup] section. To set the default program directory, change the path in the progdir= parameter. To set the default Program Manager group, change the group name in the group= parameter. To run the silent install, set the Quiet parameter equal to 1. When you run install.exe, WS_Ping ProPack will be installed using the current settings in the wspingpr.inf file. Output will not be displayed to the screen. Output from the installation program is logged to the file setup.log in the directory where you launched the installation. 3. Run the install.exe program. For More Information ==================== For more information on using WS_Ping ProPack refer to the following: o WS_Ping ProPack help system -- describes each tool and provides how-to information. o WS_Ping ProPack page on the Ipswitch Web site at: http://www.ipswitch.com/Products/WS_Ping/index.html Known Problems ============== Install - Does not read the registry for: ProgramFilesDir and/or ProgramFilesPath. Changes Since Last Version ========================== The following changes have been made since Version 2.0 was released. ver 2.30 Fixed bug that affected LDAP Bind for some servers. Fixed bug that affected LDAP "contains" searches on some servers. Fixed a bug in displaying Ping summary. Fixed a crash in the HTML tab. Fixed a bug in Time "Select All". Fixed a bug in Traceroute handling of "Host Unreachable". Added support for LDAP Search Root. Added support for LDAP referral searches. Added support for rarer Resource Records in Lookup Zone Transfer. Updated list of Time servers. Updated list of LDAP servers. ver 2.20 Modified SNMP tools Modified HTML tool to add header and timeout options Modified Scan, Ping and Trace routines Corrected bugs in Lookup and Trace tools Increased text size limits ver 2.10 Added HTML tool. Added Time tool. Added Info tool. Added Throughput tool. Added ZONE transfers to Lookup tool. Added File->Print, Edit->Copy and Edit->SelectAll to the NetTools Added the report view to several pages (Info, Ping, TraceRoute and Throughput). Modified LDAP - made it compatible with a wider range of LDAP servers. Modified LDAP - Improved error/status message processing. Modified LDAP - Made the 'query' combos in LDAP remember their last value. Loose source routing added to Trace tool. Specify destination followed by a comma delimited list of IP addresses to route through. (www.ipswitch.com,111.111.111.111,222.222.222.222) NOTE: Not all routers allow source routing. Modified TraceRoute - Added Timeout parameter. Modified Whois - Added more servers to the default List. Modified Ping - if count == 0 then it is set to max count. Added formatting to numeric data where relevant. Added edit checking to Host Name/IP Address edit boxes. Added 'Ctrl-Key' access to menu commands. Added a visual indicator "*" to denote that a column cannot be sorted. Increased the number of entries that are memorized in combo boxes. Correction in scan routines for Windows 95 OSR-2 stack Increased speed of scans x 40 (on NT, x 3 on 95) Corrected - lookup seems to lock up system on search for invalid names