Fixed a critical issue with automatic updates. In some circumstances it might have caused a number of repeating reqeusts causing bandwidth wastage. Upgrade to this version is recommended.
June 28, 2009
SoftPerfect NetWorx v4.9.7
Added peer-to-peer usage data syncronization with other NetWorx instances on the network.
Added dialing a connection on start-up (that can be used to establish an initial dial-up, ADSL or mobile broadband connection).
Several minor user interface enhancements.
June 26, 2009
SoftPerfect Network Scanner v4.2.2
Fixed broken remote registry scan (local registry was scanned due to a bug).
Added several extra predefined registry keys related to Windows information).
June 21, 2009
SoftPerfect Network Scanner v4.2.1
Maximum possible number of threads raised up to 1000.
Implemented Drag-n-Drop to rearrange MIB OIDs in the SNMP OID manager.
Added Mark All/None button in registry and remote file scan. Default items are initially unmarked.
June 15, 2009
SoftPerfect Network Scanner v4.2
Added remote registry scan. The application can connect to the remote registry of remote PCs running Windows and retrieve useful information.
Added remote file scan. Likewise, provided the administrative shares are enabled and accessible, you can pull out information about a specific file on remote computers.
June 09, 2009
SoftPerfect NetWorx v4.9.6
Fixed Cancel button. Previously it did not revert the options changed in the settings Window.
Fixed oversized hourly graph when the window is maximized.
Showing totals in the hourly usage chart, plus performance enhancements.
Hopefully fixed mad readings on Windows Vista by ignoring virtual QoS adapters.
Improved handling of single/double click on the tray icon (double-click does not launch action assigned to single click).
The 'Quota Overused' message now includes the actual percentage reached.
Fixed a minor issue with on-line checking for new versions.
May 30, 2009
SoftPerfect Network Scanner v4.1.1
Fixed showing host properties as they failed with an AV error.
Fixed showing shared folder properties as they did not work.
May 27, 2009
SoftPerfect Network Scanner v4.1
New feature: NIC vendor lookup based on the first three octets of a MAC address.
Added Windows 2008 R2 / Windows Seven detection in remote OS lookup.
Enhanced ability to copy value from any visible column to the clipboard (previously only 4 predefined columns were available).
A set of operations such as Wake-on-LAN, network messaging, remote shutdown and remote poweroff can now be performed against a set of computers rather than on a one-by-one basis.
Fixed saving to CSV if data contained quotes or commas.
Removed the redundant word 'Open' shown in the list of open ports.
May 19, 2009
SoftPerfect Network Scanner v4.0.1
Fixed overlapped toolbars when large fonts are enabled.
If an error occurs while sending a network message, the application prints error code and description.
Check whether a host is up and running before accessing it is made configurable.
May 16, 2009
SoftPerfect Network Scanner v4.0
Enhanced shared folder security scan.
Shows readers and writers of shared folders along with with the Everyone user permissions assigned.
Added WMI query manager and WMI scan support with ability to execute WQL queries against hosts being scanned.
May 16, 2009
SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager v2.9.10
Maximum queue size now can be configured on a per-rule basis.
Added a column showing used quota percentage.
Added missing check in the GUI. A quota defined with smooth decrease and dual volume limit, yet with single numeric initial and reduced transfer rates might have led to a crash.
May 09, 2009
SoftPerfect LAN Search Pro v8.4 Pro
Added extra settings for IP address discovery.
It is now possible to choose among three discovery methods (ICMP, ARP, NetBios).
Max number of threads and discovery timeout can be configured.
Discovered IP address can be resolved to user-friendly host names.
May 03, 2009
SoftPerfect NetWorx v4.9.5
The Speed Meter can now be controlled via automation.
Fixed blank hourly chart when numeric graph was chosen.
Reverted printing numeric rates on plain background. Computed colours sometimes gave adverse visual effects.
May 02, 2009
SoftPerfect LAN Search Pro v8.3.3 Pro
Search log made more verbose printing what folders are found and whether the application could search them.
Improved searching IP address ranges. It is made up to 50 times faster.
April 25, 2009
SoftPerfect NetWorx v4.9.4
Graph labels are now compactly formatted (K/M).
Added purely numeric graph display.
Hourly report made sortable.
Tray icon now has got static title if 'Hide inactive icons' Windows option is on.
Quota now shows allowance left in addition to used and total.
Added 'Enable Graph Click-Through' menu item (visible only if graph is being displayed and is semi-transparent).
Graph color selectors now offer a better choice of colors.
Added option to automatically bring up the graph when a certain condition is met.
Graph ticks are drawn with dots rather than dashes.
April 21, 2009
SoftPerfect NetWorx v4.9.3
Added option to display either a polyline or a histogram in the real-time graph.
Added 'remind me in' option in message about overused quota to make it less annoying.
April 20, 2009
SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager v2.9.8
New feature to penalize users for too many open connections in addition to penalties for long and/or large downloads.
Added dual transfer rate limit support. It is now possisble to specify different upstream/downstream rates in a single rule. Quotas also support dual limits.
Added basic e-mail notifications to alert users of their bandwidth consumption.
Easier integration of web-stats. Rule name and password can now be passed as CGI parameters (this is also used in notifications).
Setup installs more compatible NDIS IM driver on Windows XP x86 and Windows 2003 x86 rather than NDIS hooking driver.
Added suspended rules support to enable multi-level quotas. It is now also possible to implement 'you are blocked' web-page for clients who have used up their quotas.
Batch rule creator now can make multiple rules based on a list of MAC addresses.
Added option to enable/disable rules on a specific date.
Added automatic rule view refresh option.
Added total bandwidth display in the live report in status bar.
Added option to keep stats for the current month only.
Added kernel-level LAN traffic filter to enable fast local transfers with little CPU usage.
Added IPv6, ARP, PPPoE and ICMP echo protocols support
From May 01, 2009 unlimited free upgrades will no longer be offered. A license will entitle the customer to recieve free upgrades within one year from the date of purchase. All customers purchased a license before the 1st of May still receive all upgrades free of charge.
April 18, 2009
SoftPerfect NetWorx v4.9.2
Quota settings are now saved when window closed.
Fixed the hourly report when last hour of the day might have been shown wrongly.
The hourly report highlights on/off-peak hours.
April 13, 2009
SoftPerfect NetWorx v4.9.1
Fixed quota and weekly/monthly report computations.
Days 29, 30 and 31 are now allowed again as the first day of the month.
A number of minor improvements: graph opacity can be adjusted with +/- numpad keys; fixed the remaining days counter in the quota; fixed a problem with hourly report (not all hours were displayed).
April 11, 2009
SoftPerfect LAN Search Pro v8.3.2 Pro
Fixed automatic export with the /export command-line parameter. It might have failed if %date% or %time% tokens were passed in the file name.
April 11, 2009
SoftPerfect NetWorx v4.9
Monthly, weekly and daily reports now include a grand total.
Added a basic quota mechanism allowing to set a usage limit and keep an eye on it.
Added an alert mechanism when quota is used up by a set percent.
Added UL/DL volume to the hourly rate display.
The notification window now pops up topmost.
April 10, 2009
SoftPerfect NetWorx v4.8.1
Fixed on-peak/off-peak hour settings. Now only on-peak hours need to be entered. Off-peak is computed automatically.
Monthly total shown in the system tray icon's tooltip is now computed properly when the month starts not from the 1st.
Added a hot key to activate/deactivate the click-through mode.
April 02, 2009
SoftPerfect NetWorx v4.8
In the desk band placed on a vertical taskbar numbers are shown underneath. In the deskband placed on a horizontal taskbar numbers are shown at the left as before.
Usage data stored on a per-hour basis. On-peak and off-peak hours can be configured for an accurate account.
Beginning of the month and beginning of the week can be customized if it is needed.
Added a hourly bandwidth rate report. You can see your average data transfer rate in recent days and hours.
March 30, 2009
SoftPerfect Network Scanner v3.9.193
Added saving favourite IP ranges as bookmarks.
Added preliminary shared folder security scan (reading permissions for the user "Everyone").
Added a feature to send network messages to a remote host.
The scanner now logs in with user-specified credentials used in a scan when exploring a shared folder.
March 22, 2009
SoftPerfect NetWorx v4.7.4
Fixed possible crash if NetWorx was started automatically before the Windows shell was fully initialized.
Added 'Apply settings' button.
Redesigned desk band made tidy and compact.
Total usage is now shown in the tooltip in addition to download and upload.