| Date | Version | Details |
2010-01-17 | 5.0.9 |
Fixed doubling outgoing traffic records on Vista/Seven with mobile broadband and "dial-up" ADSL.
Fixed graph shown in taskbar when Frameless Graph Window in the hidden options was turned on.
Added Portuguese (Portugal) language.
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2010-01-03 | 5.0.8 |
Fixed a memory leak on Vista and Seven in early downloads of version 5.0.7.
Fixed displaying month names when usage chart was in the non-stacked bars mode.
Any broadcast traffic is ignored in the Ignore LAN traffic mode.
Added Windows 7 locale bug workaround where the US date format was used instead of the one chosen in standards and formats.
Added Norwegian, Slovak and Turkish languages.
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2009-12-13 | 5.0.7 |
Added 'All wireless connections' monitoring option (Vista and higher).
Fixed inability to select some network connections on Windows Vista and Seven.
Added graph fading out when the mouse is hovering and the click-through mode is turned on.
Added a few new preferences in the hidden settings (press Ctrl + O in the settings window).
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2009-11-11 | 5.0.6 |
Custom report is shown in consistent order with the daily, monthly and weekly reports.
Traceroute window is now resizeable.
Tray icon indicates the status if the current adapter becomes unavailable.
Fixed small errors shown in daily/weekly/monthly/custom reports when on-peak or off-peak view was turned on.
Usage data can now be reset fully, including data received from other computers during synchronisation.
Added last 24-hour quota and usage display. This works similarly to the daily quota/usage display, but instead uses a sliding 24-hour window in calculations.
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2009-10-20 | 5.0.5 |
Added quick access to dial-up from the main menu.
Added option to choose between bar chart and stacked bar chart.
Usage accounting made more accurate. Previously there could be a small error when recording usage data on hour's boundary.
Fixed availability of minute ticks option as it should not be available when axes are turned off.
Fixed quota usage which was miscalculated when using a dual on/off peak quota (was broken in v5.0.4).
Added Finnish, Czech, Croatian, Dutch and Japanese languages.
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2009-10-02 | 5.0.4 |
Added automatically launched applications when a dial-up connection is established.
Fixed a problem in usage synchronisation when the computer could sync with itself doubling the usage.
Enhanced on/off-peak timetable allowing to specify a day of the week.
Tray icon tooltip and hint can now be configured separately.
Minor user interface changes and improvements.
Added Bulgarian and Ukrainian languages.
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2009-09-01 | 5.0.3 |
Added drop-down month list in custom reports to quickly access monthly usage.
Added import of DU Meter Backup files (*.sqbackup) and NetMeter files (*.csv) under the Restore button in the usage report.
Added IP address manager to exclude custom networks as local traffic.
Short-term notifications now can apply in a wider range. Now 'more' conditions trigger even if they occur before time elapses
Playing a windows sound when quota overused message shown.
Some fixes related to sleep and hibernation issues when the Ignore LAN option was turned on.
Volume unit multiplier made customisable (1000 or 1024 bytes per KB).
On/off-peak hours menu item in the usage report now causes the tray tooltip to display on/off-peak usage info accordingly.
Added Korean language.
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2009-08-23 | 5.0.2 |
Fixed desk band not picked colour settings after a shell restart.
Fixed incorrect traffic accounting on Windows 7 when the Ignore LAN option was turned on.
Fixed launching more than one NetWorx instance in Fast User Switching environment.
Netstat now saves its settings between sessions.
Netstat made IPv6 aware (shows IPv6 connections and listening ports).
Added hints to on/off peak hour display to make it easier to use.
Added ability to travel along the graph up to 1 hour back using the arrow keys.
Added password protection feature. Allows to password-protect access to the settings, resetting usage data and quitting the application.
Added Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, Spanish languages.
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2009-08-05 | 5.0.1 |
Added a language selector shown upon first launch.
Fixed Explorer crash on Vista/Windows 7 when desk band is turned on.
Added Chinese, German, Polish languages.
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2009-08-02 | 5.0 |
Added multilingual support with three initial languages built-in (English, French, Russian).
Fixed finalisation order in the data collector that could have led to an Access Violation error on shutdown.
The network driver enabling NetWorx to distinguish LAN traffic now only starts when the Ignore LAN option is turned on (thus saving system resources).
Usage synchronisation module now only starts when the relevant option is turned on (thus causing fewer firewall prompts).
Desk band made compatible with Windows 7.
Ping and trace route windows made non-modal, allowing to open them simultaneously with other windows.
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2009-07-25 | 4.9.10 |
In the 'Ignore LAN' mode traffic was accounted wrongly (removed debug code multiplying by 100). Users running v4.9.9 are urged to upgrade.
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2009-07-24 | 4.9.9 |
Fixed inability to shrink the graph in the numeric mode to reasonable dimensions.
In the Speed Meter added a real "average" computed over the time lap. The old 5-second average renamed to current rate.
Added an 'at a glance' report showing recent usage broken down by users.
Added an ability to distinguish local and Internet traffic (IPv4 and IPv6 aware).
Various fixed and enhancements (usage synchronisation, database operations, error handling) to improve stability.
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2009-07-03 | 4.9.8 |
Added access to dial-up connection properties.
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.
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2009-06-28 | 4.9.7 |
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.
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2009-06-09 | 4.9.6 |
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.
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2009-05-03 | 4.9.5 |
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.
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2009-04-25 | 4.9.4 |
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.
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2009-04-21 | 4.9.3 |
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.
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2009-04-18 | 4.9.2 |
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.
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2009-04-13 | 4.9.1 |
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).
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2009-04-11 | 4.9 |
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.
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2009-04-10 | 4.8.1 |
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.
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2009-04-02 | 4.8 |
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.
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2009-03-22 | 4.7.4 |
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.
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2009-03-06 | 4.7.3 |
Fixed a race condition that might have caused the application to lock up on startup.
Cosmetic enhancements to the usage chart showing daily, weekly and monthly usage reports.
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2009-03-04 | 4.7.2 |
Showing usage reports on the tray icon's double-click.
ICMP packets in the ping and traceroute utilities are now sent with a payload. Previously ping and traceroute could have failed in some networks.
The usage graph can now be made click-through when semi-transparent.
Fixed incorrect saving/restoring the graph when it was shown without a title bar.
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2009-02-20 | 4.7.1 |
Added a volume unit option (choosing among automatic, MB, KB and bytes).
Fixed a potential issue in the installation script that might have led to inability to install NetWorx on some computers.
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2009-02-13 | 4.7 |
Tunnel and firewire interfaces are now ignored when monitoring all interfaces in addition to loopback.
Added a nice bar chart to daily, weekly, and monthly usage reports.
Enhanced tooltip can show weekly and monthly usage in addition to daily one.
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2009-02-05 | 4.6.3 |
Added option to have minute ticks on the graph.
Fixed wrong graph positioning if in two consecutive sessions graph was not brought up.
Added 'Reset graph' button to bring the graph back if it happens to be shown off-screen.
Fixed a timing issue where the program might have crashed on Windows start up.
The graph should now be properly saved and restored on multi-monitor systems.
Added option to have either numeric or graphical display when the desk band is in compact mode.
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2009-01-12 | 4.6.2 |
Fixed a sudden reporting jump that could occur if a network adapter becomes temporarily unavailable when the system enters a new power state.
Added a shell extension known as 'desk band'. It integrates with your taskbar and provides a handy tool to keep an eye on bandwidth usage. This extension is currently available on 32-bit editions of Windows only.
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2009-01-08 | 4.6.1 |
Fixed zero-length duration records that could sometimes be written to dial-up log.
Added unit selector (bytes/s or bits/s).
Added gradient to the graph.
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2009-01-05 | 4.6 |
Added option to enable/disable grid lines on graph.
Another potential issue with error message 'DB is locked' fixed.
Daily records are displayed in reversed order with newest on the top (as it was with weekly and monthly records).
Dial-up session journal added. All dial-up connections are now logged.
Long date format display is no longer available.
On-line version checking (automatic update) added.
Fixed problem with garbage displayed instead of dial-up duration in the system tray.
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2008-12-22 | 4.5.4 |
Option to hide chart axes.
Greeting shown in system tray on Windows 2000 fixed.
Load on startup option is no longer available in portable version.
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2008-12-18 | 4.5.3 |
Potential error message 'DB is locked' fixed.
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2008-11-14 | 4.5.2 |
Left to right usage history graph option.
Netstat shows processes on Windows 2000 (requires post-SP4 rollup installed).
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2008-11-10 | 4.5.1 |
Fixed usage report sorting.
Usage database optimized for performance.
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2008-11-08 | 4.5 |
Bitmap images can be used as graph's background.
Smooth graph option added.
Support of multiple users on the same machine added.
Per-user and combined usage reporting added.
Windows 98/ME/NT systems are no longer supported.
Portable version available.
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2008-10-27 | 4.4.1 |
Fixed possible error messages when the graph was undersized.
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2008-10-25 | 4.4 |
Y-axis on the graph can be fixed or automatically scaled.
Popup menu is also available from the graph in addition to the tray icon.
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2008-10-23 | 4.3 |
Fixed grid lines display in custom reports.
Graph can be shown in the system tray.
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2008-10-21 | 4.2.2 |
Usage report can be sorted.
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2008-10-13 | 4.2.1 |
Usage displayed when mouse hovers over the tray icon.
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2008-10-10 | 4.2 |
New customizable usage graph.
Automatic refresh in netstat.
Fixed occasional wrong graph positioning.
Backup/restore usage stats.
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2008-10-09 | 4.1.1 |
Fixed doubled reporting on Windows Vista with multiple connections monitored.
Dynamically plugged/unplugged adapters support.
Fixed sudden reporting jump by 4/8 GB.
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2008-10-07 | 4.1 |
Fixed wrong usage reporting with some VPN connections.
Notifications can now be fired by either or both received and sent traffic counters.
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2008-09-15 | 4.0 |
Completely reworked release.
Advanced netstat tool showing processes associated with network connections.
Improved notifications.
The software is now freeware!
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2004-11-19 | 3.2 |
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2004-01-02 | 3.1 |
Enhanced notification conditions
Configurable system tray tooltip
Minor optimizations
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2003-02-20 | 3.0 |
Minor bug fixes.
New features: ping, traceroute, netstat
Minor GUI changes
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2002-11-14 | 2.0 |
Fully rebuilt version 1.0. New engine, new interface.
This was the first published version.
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2002-06-20 | 1.0 |
This version was for internal use only, never published
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